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Principles of engineering will help your students better understand the engineering concepts, mathematics and scientific principles that form the foundation of the project lead the way (PLTW) principles of engineering course. Important concepts and processes are explained throughout using full-color photographs and illustrations. Appropriate for high school students, the mathematics covered includes algebra and trigonometry. The strong pedagogical features to aid comprehension include - case studies, boxed articles such as fun facts and points of interest, your turn activities, suggestions for off-road exploration, connections to STEM concepts, career profiles, design briefs and example pages from engineers' notebooks. Each chapter concludes with questions designed to test your students' knowledge of information presented in the chapter, along with a hands-on challenge or exercise that compliments the content and lends itself to exploration in the classroom. Key vocabulary terms that align with those contained in the PLTW POE course are highlighted throughout the book and emphasized in margin definitions. Features - This text is designed to serve as an information resource to help your POE students develop a greater understanding of the POE curriculum concepts and achieve the POE curriculum performance objectives.Written by a POE master teacher and reviewed by professional engineers, POE teachers and PLTW curriculum writers, it provides comprehensive coverage and support of the topics contained in the PLTW POE curriculum as no other textbook on the market does.Allows learning to extend beyond the classroom by providing standard and detailed technical information on the topics that serve as the foundation for the premiere STEM-based, pre-engineering curriculum in the U.S.Packed with step-by-step examples of applied mathematics and physics that are algebra- and trigonometry-based.Applications of engineering principles are plentifully illustrated with full-color graphics.Your turn activities and extra mile exercises in every chapter give your students the opportunity to apply what they are learning and extend their education through hands-on projects.Engineering career profiles throughout the chapters provide role models and inspiration for aspiring students.An accompanying student workbook provides additional skill-building activities to support PLTW's hands-on projects.