An Introduction to Mechanical Engineering, Enhanced Edition

Discover today's fascinating, challenging, and constantly changing field of mechanical engineering with Wickert/Lewis' ENHANCED EDITION OF AN INTRODUCTION TO MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, 4th Edition. This engaging book helps you master technical problem-solving skills as you gain a balanced understanding of the latest design, engineering analysis, and advancements in engineering-related technology. The authors use their expertise to present engineering as a visual and graphical activity. Nearly 300 photographs and illustrations give you an exciting glimpse into what you will study in later courses and practice in your career. Meaningful content, interspersed with numerous real-world applications and interesting examples, helps you develop the solid foundation in mechanical engineering that you need for future success.

A professor of mechanical engineering, Jonathan Wickert teaches and conducts research in dynamics and mechanical vibration. As a researcher and consultant, he has worked with companies and federal agencies on the engineering of data storage systems, the manufacture of sheet metal, fiberglass, polymers, and industrial chemicals, automotive brakes, radial flow gas turbines, and various consumer products. He served as Iowa State’s provost, dean of engineering, and chair of mechanical engineering, and was an engineering professor for 17 years at Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Wickert is the author of over 100 technical articles, and he received awards from the Society of Automotive Engineers, the American Society for Engineering Education, and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. He is a fellow of both the ASME and the National Academy of Inventors. Dr. Wickert earned B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.

As Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at the University at Buffalo - SUNY, Kemper Lewis teaches and conducts research in the areas of mechanical design and optimization. As a researcher and consultant, he has worked with companies and federal agencies to address a broad range of engineering design challenges. He served on the National Academies Panel on Benchmarking the Research Competitiveness of the United States in Mechanical Engineering and has received teaching and research awards from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Society of Automotive Engineers, the American Society for Engineering Education, and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He is a fellow of both the ASME and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Dr. Lewis earned his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Duke University and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.