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The Art of Engineering: Fundamentals and Principles provides the technical aspects, fundamental definitions, and philosophical foundations of engineering, offering a coherent framework that connects engineering concepts across all disciplines. Including detailed discussions on the philosophy of science, fundamentals of design, engineering ethics, and the evolving role of engineers in society, the book works through comprehensive coverage of engineering principles with a gradual introduction of theory. The book features numerous real-world examples to illustrate engineering concepts and highlight underlying patterns. It covers modern educational methods, creative thinking techniques, and future prospects of engineering disciplines. This book is intended for first-year engineering students taking an Introduction to Engineering or Fundamentals of Engineering course. Instructors will be able to utilize Lecture Slides, Videos, and Figure Slides for their courses.

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Jafar Ghazanfarian has been an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Zanjan, Iran since 2016. He holds a PhD and MSc degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran (Tehran Polytechnics) and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from University of Tehran, Iran. He has published more than 45 full papers in WOS-indexed journals, 40 conference papers, and 2 book chapters. He is also the author of the textbook Applied Continuum Mechanics for Thermofluids (CRC Press, 2024). Dr. Ghazanfarian chairs the “Complex Heat and Flow Simulation (CHFS)” research group and is a member of the Planning and Achievement Monitoring Committee of Iranian Society of Engineering Education as well as the Education Committee of Zanjan’s Building Engineering Organization. He has also presented a TEDx talk about the connection between Mathematics and Art.

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