Common law contracts -- Sales contracts under the Uniform Commercial Code -- Contracts of special interest to engineers -- Intellectual property : emphasis on patents -- Patent processes -- Copyright -- Trade secrets -- Trademarks -- Standards, codes, and regulations -- Standard…
Sur la 4e de couv. : "Ideal for a one-semester course, this concise textbook covers basic electronics for undergraduate students in science and engineering. Beginning with the basics of general circuit laws and resistor circuits to ease students into the subject, the textbook th…
The "great divide" between the approaches of systems developers and those of social scientists to computer supported cooperative work has been vigorously debated in the systems development literature. In spite of their differences in style, the two groups have been cooperating m…
"Is the United States falling behind in the global race for scientific and engineering talent? Are U.S. employers facing shortages of the skilled workers that they need to compete in a globalized world? Such claims from some employers and educators have been widely embraced by m…
"Once, civil engineers were esteemed by the public as both visionaries and leaders in a noble profession essential to the welfare of humankind. Today, though, civil engineers are often seen as mere advisors and technicians. The 21st-Century Engineer argues that this situation mu…
The decision makers: ethics for engineers
by Robinson, Simon, Armstrong, James, Dixon, Ross