Textbook

Introduction to Chemical Engineering: Tools for Today and Tomorrow, 5th Edition

ISBN: 978-0-470-88572-7

Paperback

256 pages

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Relevance: The text helps students recognize how what they are learning in their engineering, chemistry, and physics courses applies to professional practice and how chemical engineering will play a critical role in solving important global challenges.
Problem-Solving: The content helps beginning students develop problem-solving skills, including the ability to solve quantitative problems appropriate for students at their level.
Introduction to Design: Following the central story line throughout the book, students are led step-by-step through a chemical engineering design project, and perform a variety of design calculations as a basis for design decisions.
Homework Problems help students practice the skills that they’ve learned and Assessment, Practice and Self-Study Resources help students learn the concepts and skills presented.
Case Studies give students the opportunity to apply what they’ve learned in a number of areas to the solution of a design problem.
Spreadsheets: Students are introduced to spreadsheets, and homework problems throughout the book give the students practice with this tool.
Engineering Teamwork, Ethics, and Creative Problem-Solving: These topics begin building the student’s ability to guide teams of peers to creative and ethical solutions.
Introduction and Integration of Chemical Engineering Topics: The text provides an integrated, holistic view of the chemical engineering discipline.