From sound effects in video games and movies to surround-sound theatres, this fact-filled book explores the many ways audio engineers apply the science of sound. Readers will explore how sound travels and the characteristics of sound waves. Readers will also learn how to combine their understanding of sound science and the engineering design process to tackle a design challenge of their own.

Discover how engineers use the principles of flight to design and innovative aeroplanes, rockets, and other flying instruments and inventions. Follow the steps in the engineering design process.

This timely book explores how agricultural engineers design methods, as well as machinery for growing and harvesting crops, to make farming more efficient. Real-life examples and an overview of the engineering design process help readers apply the same steps to an agricultural engineering challenge of their own.