This textbook fosters information exchange and discussion on all aspects of introductory
matters of modern mechanical engineering from a number of perspectives including: mechanical
engineering as a profession materials and manufacturing processes machining and machine tools
tribology and surface engineering solid mechanics applied and computational mechanics
mechanical design mechatronics and robotics fluid mechanics and heat transfer renewable
energies biomechanics nanoengineering and nanomechanics. At the end of each chapter a list
of 10 questions (and answers) is provided.
