Excerpt from Elementary Physics for Engineers: An Elementary Text Book for First, Year Students Taking an Engineering Course in an a Technical Institution The importance of Physics to the engineer is in-estimated but the student of engineering does not often recognise the fact. This little volume is intended to appeal to him firstly because it is written specially for him and secondly because the author has attempted to present some essential facts of elementary physics as briefly and straightforwardly as possible without any pedantry or insistence upon details of no practical importance. He has also avoided all reference to historical determinations of physical constants and has described in all cases the simplest and most direct methods, merely indicating the directions in which refinements might be made. At the same time he has endeavoured to make no sacrifice of fundamental principle and no attempt has been made to advance with insufficient lines of communication. The author frankly admits that he has tried to be interesting and readable, and in case this should be regarded as a deplorable lapse from the more generally accepted standards he pleads the privilege of one who has had considerable experience with students of engineering in Technical Institutions. He hopes by this little volume to induce a greater number of engineering students to recognise that Physics is as essential to engineering as is Fuel to a Steam Engine. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.