All About Mechanical Engineering

All About Mechanical Engineering is an expository nonfiction text that explains concepts such as Newton’s Laws, measurement, motion, center of mass, and fluid mechanics.  The text uses contemporary examples such a roller coasters, surfing, and juggling to complement the theoretical information.  A lab in procedural language concludes the book.  The style is informational and conversational.

The book has a table of contents and is divided into seven sections. Captioned photographs, sidebars, a flowchart, a diagram, and a timeline support and enhance the text.  A variety of sentence types are used.  Bold face is used for specialized vocabulary.  Phonetic pronunciation of words is given in parentheses.  A glossary and index are provided.

Unfamiliar words and specialized vocabulary are defined in context and in the glossary.

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