Instructional and educational works -- Textbooks
Subject
Subject Source: Loc Genre/Form Terms For Library And Archival Materials (Lcgft)
Scope Note: Books used as standard works for the formal study of a particular subject. Also any book that gives the first principles of a subject or basic instruction for beginners.Variants: Instruction books // Primers (Textbooks) // School books // Schoolbooks // Text books
Broader: Instructional and educational works
Found in 57 Collections and/or Records:
Advanced Mechanics of Materials (Second Edition), 1952, 1961-08
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 019, Call No.: TA 350 .S452 1952
Identifier: 20061127
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical).Purpose: Training and Education.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope (Preface to Second Edition and Preface to First Edition)
"Many important contributions have been made to the subject of mechanics of materials since the first edition of this book appeared twenty years ago. Likewise, more students and engineers are adequately prepared for the study of advanced topics in this field of knowl-edge, and a...
Dates:
Copyright: 1952; Printed: 1961-08
Aerodynamics, 1944, 1944
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 038, Call No.: TL 570 .P26
Identifier: 20061122
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical).Purpose: Training and Education.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope (from Preface):
"THE SUBJECT of aerodynamics is very involved. Because exceptions prevent all-encompassing statements, simplicity with retention of factual data is difficult to obtain. This book briefly presents both elementary and advanced phases of the science of flight as encountered by the practical designer and it will serve as an...
Dates:
Copyright: 1944; Publication: 1944
Aerodynamics (First Edition), 1946, 1946
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 039, Call No.: TL 570 .S46
Identifier: 20061107
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical).Purpose: Training and Education.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope (from Preface):
"In this book, an effort has been made to cover the more practical phases of both theory and experiment. Unusual emphasis has been placed on the physical aspect of the theory in order to cultivate the interest of the student and to provide a general background suitable for later more intensive mathematical work in the...
Dates:
Copyright: 1946; Publication: 1946
Aerodynamics of the Airplane, 1941, 1941
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 041, Call No.: TL 570 .M46
Identifier: 20061171
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical).Purpose: Training and Education.Authority: Author Expertise.Series: Galcit Aeronautical SeriesScope (from Author's Preface):
"The material in the volume has been presented in a form suitable for students whose knowledge of engineering or physics includes only a familiarity with the elements of mechanics, and whose mathematical experience extends only to the simplest fundamentals of...
Dates:
Copyright: 1941; Publication: 1941
Aeroelasticity, 1955, 1955
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 034, Call No.: TL 570 .B56
Identifier: 20061103
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical).Purpose: Training and Education.Authority: Author Expertise.Series: Addison-Wesley Series in MechanicsScope (from Preface):
"The objective of the authors in writing Aeroelasticity has been to provide both a textbook for advanced engineering students and a reference book for practicing engineers. In selecting material for the book it was the authors' conviction that not only the practical...
Dates:
Copyright: 1955; Publication: 1955
Aircraft Drafting, 1946, 1946
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 054, Call No.: TL 671.25 .K3
Identifier: 20060363
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical).Purpose: Training & Education.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: Illustrated textbook and reference book written by Hyman H. Katz, "Engineer, Republic Aviation Corp.; Former Engineer and Instructor, Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft Corp.; former Instructor, Aircraft Drafting, Texas Technological College, and the University of Texas."From Preface: "This volume is intended as a text...
Dates:
Copyright: 1946; Publication: 1946
Aircraft Gas Turbine Engine Technology (2d Edition), 1979, 1979
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 122, Call No.: TL 709.5 .T87
Identifier: 20160506
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical).Purpose: Training & Education.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope (from the Preface): "Although the gas turbine, or jet engine, is a relative youngster to aviation, its growth and refinement have not only given new life to this industry, but also have been so rapid that keeping abreast of developments in this area has become very difficult. A great deal has been written about the gas turbine engine...
Dates:
Copyright: 1979; Publication: 1979
Aircraft Power Plants (Revised Edition), 1955, 1955
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 147, Call No.: TL 701 .N6 1955
Identifier: 20121106
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical).Purpose: Training and Education.Authority: Author Expertise.Series: Northrop Institute of Technology SeriesScope:
"Aircraft Power Plants has been prepared to provide the stu-dent, mechanic, and aviation technician with a well-rounded background of information on aircraft engines, engine accessories, and power-plant systems. Aircraft Power Plants is one of a series of three texts prepared by...
Dates:
Copyright: 1955; Publication: 1955
Airplane Aerodynamics, 1951
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 040, Call No.: TL 570 .D58
Identifier: 20061110
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical).Purpose: Training and Education.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope (from Preface):
"This book is designed with the fundamental purpose of creating an understanding of the "how" and "why" of modern aerodynamics. It is designed for students having a background in college physics, mathematics, calculus, mechanics, and dynamics. It is not a treatise on mathematical methods, nor a...
Dates:
Publication: 1951
Airplane Design Manual (First Edition), 1939, 1939
Item — Special collection MC-19, Book: 059, Call No.: TL 671.2 .T4 1939
Identifier: 20061108
Scope and Contents
Document Type: Textbook (Technical).Purpose: Training and Education.Authority: Author Expertise.Scope: Textbook written by Frederick K. Teichmann, Associate Professor of Aeronautical Engineering, Daniel Guggenheim School of Aeronautics, College of Engineering, New York University. Teichmann was also "Sometimes Exchange lecturer -- University of Minnesota and member of I. Ae. S., S.P. E. E and A. S. M. E, and N. A. A.(from Introduction): "This...
Dates:
Copyright: 1939; Publication: 1939