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Autodesk Inventor eBook
Author(s): Wally Baumback, Vancouver Community College
Updated: Dec 4, 2020
Description: This eBook contains self-paced learning modules that were written as a tool to guide and teach students to master Inventor. No two students learn at the same pace, therefore, the modules were written as competency-based bite-size pieces to allow students to work at their own pace. This book can be used in correspondence courses, online courses, instructor-lead classes, or by individuals teaching themselves to use Inventor in their own home or office. An editable, Pressbooks version of this res...[more]
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AutoCAD 2D eBook
Author(s): Wally Baumback, Vancouver Community College
Updated: Dec 4, 2020
Description: The AutoCAD 2D eBook was written as a tool to guide and teach you to master AutoCAD. No two students learn at the same pace, therefore the eBook was written with competency-based modules. The competency-based modules are bite-size pieces that allows you to work at your own pace. They can be used to learn by distance education, correspondence, online, instructor-lead classes, or by individuals teaching themselves to use AutoCAD in their own home or office. This eBook was designed to be used on A...[more]
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Notes on Diffy Qs: Differential Equations for Engineers
Author(s): Jiri Lebl
Updated: Aug 5, 2020
Description: A first course on differential equations, aimed at engineering students. The prerequisite for the course is the basic calculus sequence. This OER is usable as a standalone textbook or as a companion to a course using another book, such as Edwards and Penney, Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems: Computing and Modeling or Boyce and DiPrima, Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems (section correspondence to these two is given). The author developed and used thi...[more]
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A Brief Introduction to Engineering Computation with MATLAB
Author(s): Serhat Beyenir, British Columbia Institute of Technology
Updated: May 9, 2019
Description: A Brief Introduction to Engineering Computation with MATLAB is specifically designed for students with no programming experience. However, students are expected to be proficient in First Year Mathematics and Sciences and access to good reference books are highly recommended. Students are assumed to have a working knowledge of the Mac OS X or Microsoft Windows operating systems. The strategic goal of the course and book is to provide learners with an appreciation for the role computation plays ...[more]
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Sim Labs for Thermodynamics and Thermal Power Plant Simulator
Author(s): Serhat Beyenir, Sanja Boskovic; British Columbia Institute of Technology
Updated: May 9, 2019
Description: This Simulator laboratory (SIMLAB) book was created to provide ancillary resources for Thermodynamics and Thermal Power Plant Simulator courses. It is intended to act as a collection of exercises to help our students merge the theory covered in the classroom with the practice performed in the labs.
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Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering I
Author(s): Don Johnson, Rice University
Updated: May 9, 2019
Description: The textbook focuses on the creation, manipulation, transmission, and reception of information by electronic means. Elementary signal theory; time- and frequency-domain analysis; Sampling Theorem. Digital information theory; digital transmission of analog signals; error-correcting codes.