Engineering Economy

by Leland T. Blank and T. Blank Leland

Book Overview

Engineering Economy presents a crisp, bold new design using color, highlighting and icons to focus on important concepts, terms, equations and decision guidelines. There are new features, new topics... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0072432349
• ISBN13: 9780072432343
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math
• Length: 768 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.4" x 1.4" x 7.5"

Customer Reviews

In Great Condition

I ordered a textbook and it was in great shape with a quick response time for getting it shipping.

awesome!!!!! as described!!!

awesome!!!!! as described!!! note to others, when sending texts APO/FPO addresses. DO NOT SEND MEDIA MAIl!!!. takes 2 months. send priority! v/r AA

Straightforward, simple, and clear

This book is being given an unearned bad name. I don't know for certain why, but I could speculate if I were feeling uncharitable. In truth, this book does a fine job of laying out this subject point-by-point, complete with formulas, examples, practice problems, and then EVEN MORE examples, just in case you missed the first ones, followed by actual homework problems. I was assigned to teach this course having never taken it myself, which means I was forced to teach myself the subject so that I could teach it to a class of 70 students. With only the book and no other personal instruction, I was able to learn the material and teach it well enough to feel very comfortable with the material and to get very good student reviews. This is a testament to the clarity and completeness of the book, rather than my own innate understanding of the material, which was extremely limited. If I had to name a criticism of this text, I would say it is too monochromatic. They need to throw in some more color to break up all the green. Also, I think this book is too expensive. I would have an easier time justifying using this book for my class if it were, say, $90, instead of $130+. Still, I like it at least as well as the other texts publishers keep sending me, and better than most. 4/5 stars for bland green look and high price.

A comprehensive and easy going book!

This text is superb. It contains the basic principles of the economic analysis for its application in decision take process, with a conscientious and dynamic presentation of ever chapter, carefully designed with appropriate problems that permit to capture the real essence of the whole containment.

Eng Econ 6th edition

Much better than the 5th edition - problems are worked by hand, formula and Excel. Not for the faint of heart however - works fine with a class presentation and using the accompanying website which has detailed Powerpoints and examples for every chapter. In combination with the web site - it is an excellent, math intensive text. Covers lots of ground and examples are current - a failing in many other texts.