This revision list is based on the topics presetented in the text book.  You will need a knowledge of each of these topics.

1. Engineering sectors and products

1. Types of products & engineering sectors:
2. Aerospace
3. Automotive
4. Communications
5. Electrical/electronic
6. Mechanical
7. Biomedical
8. Chemical

2.  Mechanical and electrical/electronic engineering processes:

1. Machining processes
2. Turning
3. Milling
4. Drilling
5. Safety

3.  Forming processes

1. Casting
2. Forging

4.  Fabrication processes

1. Welding (MIG; Oxy-acetylene; Spot)
2. Shearing

5.  Electrical/electronic processes

1. PCB manufacture
2. SMT technology

6.  Scales of production

1. One-off production
2. Batch production
3. Mass production
4. Continuous production

7.  Modern production methods

1. Robots
2. CNC machinery

8.  Materials and their processing in engineering

1. Materials
2. Modern composite
3. High performance
4. Smart
5. Metallic foams and their uses
6. Powder metallurgy

9.  New technologies in engineering

1. Optical fibres
2. Hydrogen fuel cells
3. Surface nanotechnologies
4. Telematics
5. Blended wing bodies
6. Bionics

10.  Sustainable engineered products

1. Life cycle assessment

11.  Minimising waste production in engineering

1. The four Rs
2. Lean manufacturing
3. Just-in-time manufacturing
4. Kaizen
5. Poka-Yoke

12.  Renewable sources of energy in engineering

1. Wind energy
2. Solar energy
3. Hydro energy
4. Geothermal energy