K. Donaldson

Overview

Attrition in the Engineering disciplines at all Universities is a huge problem. This text, in its first edition, promised to educate all interested in the Engineering area as a whole. Educators and students bought this book because of their great interest in seeing engineers thrive and made it wildly successful. In this edition more information about engineering careers and the discipline generally is to be included. This practical approach is edging out the voluminous, traditional introduction to engineering books. In this second edition of The Engineering Student Survival Guide, Chapter 2 has been heavily revised with a completely new section entitled, "Ten Tricks of the Old-Timers (Upperclassmen)". Much of the information pertaining to the time before a freshman's first class begins has been deleted. This book is part of the B.E.S.T. (Basic Engineering Series and Tools) Series, which consists of modularized textbooks offering virtually every topic and specialty likely to be of interest to engineers. All the texts boast distinguished authors and the most current content. The goal of this series is to provide the educational community with material that is timely, affordable, of high quality, and flexible in how it is used.

Table of Contents

1 Let's Take a Shot at Defining Success

2 Covering Your Bases

3 The Undergrad Engineering Experience

4 Choosing a Major and Selecting Classes

5 In Class--More to Staying Awake than Taking Notes?

6 Outside the Classroom--Workload and Studying

7 Quizzes, Tests, and Exams

8 A Crash Course in Engineering

9 When the Going Gets Tough...Dealing with Ruts and Unmarked Pitfalls

10 Balancing It All

11 Beyond the Bachelor's Degree--Things to Think about Midway Through

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