BTEC National Engineering

All the mandatory units of the 2010 BTEC Level 3 Engineering specification, plus selected popular optional units



Clear, full colour layout and numerous activities, worked examples and questions with answers, make it easy for students to learn and revise for their examsContent you can trust – written by two lecturers with over 50 years combined experience of designing and delivering engineering qualificationsFree student website with interactive quizzes, downloads and additional material o support learningThe third edition of this bestselling textbook ensures that all the mandatory units of 2010 BTEC Level 3 Engineering specification are fully covered in a way that encourages students to explore engineering for themselves, developing the expertise and knowledge required at this level.

Key points and definitions highlight the most important concepts and hundreds of activities and worked examples help put theory in context. Questions throughout the text, with answers provided, allow students to test their knowledge as they go, while end of unit review questions are ideal for exam revision and set course work.

For lecturers a Tutor Support DVD-ROM is available to help with the delivery of the programme: BTEC National Engineering Tutor Support Material, ISBN 978-0-08-096683-0.

Units covered: Unit 1 – Health and Safety in the Workplace, Unit 2 – Communications for Engineering Technicians, Unit 3 – Engineering Project, Unit 4 – Mathematics for Engineering technicians, Unit 5 – Mechanical Principles and Applications, Unit 6 – Electrical and Electronic Principles, Unit 7 – Business Operations in Engineering, Unit 8 – Engineering Design.

A free student website, including answers to all activities, is available at http://www.key2study.com/btecnat and features:



Interactive quizzes with automatic marking and feedbackA free comprehensive 2D CAD package for downloadingA variety of spreadsheet tools for solving common engineering problemsUseful engineering data summariesExtensive Visio symbol libraries for engineering drawing/CADDrawing templates and sample drawings in industry-standard formatAdditional material to support learning activities and assignmentsBook chapter: Arithmetic and Trigonometric Fundamentals‘Test your Knowledge’ and ‘End of Unit Review’ questions