Introduction to Agricultural Engineering Technology: A Problem Solving Approach - Softcover

Field, Harry L.; Long, John M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3319696785 ISBN 13: 9783319696782

Verlag: Springer, 2018

Inhaltsangabe

<P>THE THIRD EDITION OF THIS BOOK EXPOSES THE READER TO A WIDE ARRAY OF ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES AND THEIR APPLICATION TO AGRICULTURE. IT PRESENTS AN ARRAY OF MORE OR LESS INDEPENDENT TOPICS TO FACILITATE DAILY ASSESSMENTS OR QUIZZES, AND AIMS TO ENHANCE THE STUDENTS' PROBLEM SOLVING ABILITY. EACH CHAPTER CONTAINS OBJECTIVES, WORKED EXAMPLES AND SAMPLE PROBLEMS ARE INCLUDED AT THE END OF EACH CHAPTER. THIS BOOK WAS FIRST PUBLISHED IN THE LATE 60'S BY AVI. IT REMAINS RELEVANT FOR POST SECONDARY CLASSES IN AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY AND AGRICULTURAL MECHANICS, AND SECONDARY AGRICULTURE TEACHERS.</P>

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Reseña del editor

This book exposes the reader to a wide array of engineering principles and their application to agriculture. It presents an array of more or less independent topics to facilitate daily assessments or quizzes, and aims to enhance the students' problem solving ability.

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Introduction to Agricultural Engineering Technology: A problem Solving Approach is an invaluable text for agriculture students at the introductory level. The fourth edition has been thoroughly updated and reorganized to meet the current units and standards of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE).

The book aims to:

• Familiarize students with a wide range of applications of engineering principles to agriculture
• Discuss a selection of independent but related topics
• Advance students' problem solving abilities

Each chapter lists education objects, introductory material, and example problems where appropriate. In addition problems using ISO (metric) units, are now included. The authors have added a new chapter on precision agriculture.

About the Authors:

Harry L. Field is an Associate Professor of Agricultural Mechanics in the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering at Oklahoma State University.

John Long is an Assistant Professor of Biological Engineering in the Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering at Oklahoma State University.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Springer
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
• ISBN 10: 3319696785
• ISBN 13: 9783319696782
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Auflage: 4
• Anzahl der Seiten: 476