BTEC National Engineering: Core units for all BTEC National Engineering pathways

The second edition of this bestselling textbook ensures all the core units of the 2007 BTEC National Engineering syllabus are fully covered in a way that encourages students to explore engineering for themselves, developing the expertise and knowledge required at this level.

Units covered:
Unit 1 – Business Systems for Technicians
Unit 2 – Communications for Technicians
Unit 3 – Engineering Project
Unit 4 – Mathematics for Technicians
Unit 5 – Electrical and Electronic Principles
Unit 6 – Mechanical Principles and Applications

The look of this new edition has been radically improved and colour has been added to make the book more accessible for students. Key points and definitions highlight the most important concepts and hundreds of activities and worked examples help put the theory in context. Questions throughout the text, with answers provided, allow students to test their knowledge as they go, while end of unit review questions are ideal for exam revision and set course work.

For lecturers a Tutor Support DVD to help with the delivery of the programme is available for purchase: BTEC National Engineering Tutor Support Material, ISBN 978-0-7506-8520-7.

A free student website is available at http://www.key2study.com/btecnat and features:

• Interactive quizzes with automatic marking and feedback


• A free comprehensive 2D CAD package for downloading


• A variety of spreadsheet tools for solving common engineering problems


• Useful engineering data summaries


• Extensive Visio symbol libraries for engineering drawing/CAD


• Drawing templates and sample drawings in industry-standard format


• Additional material to support learning activities and assignments

* Clear, full colour layout and numerous activities, worked examples and questions with answers make it easy for students to learn and revise for their exams
* Content you can trust - endorsed by Edexcel and written by two lecturers who jointly have over 40 years experience of designing and delivering engineering qualifications
* Supported with a free student website and a Tutor Support DVD for purchase

Mike Tooley is Vice Principal at Brooklands College in Surrey, England. He is responsible for the delivery of learning to over 10,000 Further and Higher Education students increasingly by flexible, open and on-line distance learning. Mike is the well-known author of a number of popular electronic and related text books, including widely adopted course texts for BTEC Higher National Engineering, AVCE Engineering and GNVQ Intermediate Engineering. Mike's hobbies include astronomy, amateur radio and electronic circuit design and construction. Lloyd Dingle is a Lecturer at the Farnborough College of Technology in England. He is also of member of the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS) Non-Corporate Accreditation Committee and a BTEC Aircraft Engineering Adviser.