Table of Contents
Part One: General Engineering Science
Chapter 3: Scalar and vector quantities
Chapter 4: Standard quantity symbols and their units
Part Two: Electrical Engineering Science
Chapter 5: Basic d.c. circuit theory
Standard symbols for electrical components
Electrical measuring instruments
Wiring lamps in series and in parallel
Chapter 6: d.c. circuit analysis
The electrolysis of dilute solutions of acids, alkalis and salts
The electrolysis of molten salts and concentrated solutions
Industrial applications of electrolysis
Faraday’s laws of electrolysis
Faraday’s laws and the mole concept
Chapter 8: Electrode potentials, cells and corrosion
Chapter 9: Capacitors and capacitance
Chapter 10: Electromagnetism and magnetic circuits
Principle of operation of a d.c. motor
Comparison between electrical and magnetic quantities
Chapter 11: Electromagnetic induction and inductance
Chapter 12: Alternating currents and voltages
Chapter 13: Single phase series a.c. circuits
Chapter 14: Single phase parallel a.c. circuits
Chapter 15: a.c. circuit analysis
Chapter 16: Semiconductor diodes
Chapter 18: Three-phase systems
Transients in series connected C-R circuits
Transients in series connected L-R circuits
The effects of time constant on a rectangular wave
Chapter 20: Single phase transformers
Transformer principle of operation
Transformer no-load phasor diagram
Shunt-wound motor characteristics
Series-wound motor characteristics
Shunt-wound generator characteristics
Series-wound generator characteristic
Chapter 23: Electrical measuring instruments and measurements
Principle of operation of a moving coil instrument
Principle of operation of the moving iron instrument
Part Three: Mechanical Engineering and Physical Science
Chapter 24: Speed and velocity
Chapter 25: Acceleration and force
Chapter 26: Linear momentum and impulse
Chapter 27: Linear and angular motion
Advantages and disadvantages of frictional forces
Characteristics of sound waves
Chapter 30: Interference and diffraction
Chapter 32: The effects of forces on materials
Chapter 33: Hardness and impact tests
Chapter 34: Centre of gravity and equilibrium
Chapter 35: Coplanar forces acting at a point
The resultant of two coplanar forces
The resultant of more than two coplanar forces
Chapter 36: Simply supported beams
Shearing force and bending moments
Chapter 37: Work, energy and power
Power transmission by belt drives
Principle of operation of a refrigerator
Conduction, convection and radiation
Practical applications of conduction
Practical applications of radiation include
Use of insulation in conserving fuel
Chapter 42: Measurement of temperature
Chapter 44: Pressure in fluids
Chapter 45: Surface tension and viscosity
Chapter 47: Properties of water and steam
Chapter 49: Measurement of fluid flow
Float and tapered-tube flow meter
Chapter 50: Simple harmonic motion and natural vibrations
Chapter 51: Atoms, molecules, compounds and mixtures
Chapter 52: The laws of chemical combination
Law of chemical combination by volume
Chapter 53: Relative atomic masses, molecular masses and the ‘mole’ concept
Chapter 54: Atomic structure of matter
Half-life values of radioactive isotopes
Chapter 56: Chemical bonding of the elements
Chapter 57: Chemical bonding in compounds
Chapter 58: The kinetic theory of matter
The relationship between pressure, volume and the velocity of particles
Dalton’s law of partitial pressures
The distribution of molecular velocities
Chapter 59: Chemical reactions
Double decomposition of salt solutions
Reduction:oxidation reactions or Redox reactions
Displacement of metals from solutions of their salts
Transition metal compound reactions
Chapter 60: Rates of chemical reaction
The collision theory of chemical reactions
The role of catalysts in chemical reactions
Chapter 61: Energy of chemical reactions
The internal energy of a monatomic gas
The energy changes in chemical reactions
Exothermic and endothermic reactions
Some definitions of standard ethalpy changes
The Born-Haber cycle for ionic solids
Measurement of enthalpy changes
Chapter 62: Chemical equilibrium in liquids and solutions
Chapter 63: Chemical equilibrium in gaseous reactions
Chapter 64: Ionic equilibrium reactions
The ionic product of water, Kw
Chapter 65: The structure of materials
Imperfections in metal structures
Reactions of the aryl hydrocarbons
The alkyl halides or halogeno alkanes