Engineering Economic Analysis

By Jerome P. Lavelle, Donald G. Newnan, Ted G. Eschenbach

Book Overview

Now in a ninth edition, Engineering Economic Analysis offers comprehensive coverage of financial and economic decision-making for engineering projects, with an emphasis on problem solving, life cycle costs, and the time value of money. The spreadsheet material from the previous edition has been expanded, allowing students to create and analyze more realistic cash-flow models. The authors' concise, accessible writing style and practical emphasis make this text ideal for undergraduate engineering economy courses.

Features of the Ninth Edition
BLNew pedagogical features include:
--Chapter-opening vignettes
--Chapter objectives
BLThe interior design will improve readability, generate student interest, and facilitate comprehension of the material.
BLA new chapter has been added: Chapter 18, Accounting and Engineering Economy.
BLChapter 10, Probability and Uncertainty, has been completely rewritten to emphasize how to make good choices by considering the uncertainty that is part of every engineering economy application.
BLChapter 13, Replacement Analysis, has been rewritten to clarify the comparison of existing assets with newer alternatives.
BLAppendix 7A, Difficulties Solving for an Interest Rate, has been thoroughly revised to use the power of spreadsheets to solve problems.
BLEnd-of-chapter problems are reorganized and updated throughout.
BLA companion website is available: http: //www.oup.com/us/engineeringeconomy.

Enhanced Student Support
Packaged with every copy of the text:
BLStudy Guide, by Edward Wheeler
BLCD featuring interactive Excel(R) spreadsheets and tutorials

Enhanced Instructor Support
BLCD containing exam files by Meenakshi Sundaram, Excel(R) spreadsheets, and PowerPoint(R) slides
BLSolutions Manual

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195168070
• ISBN13: 9780195168075
• Release Date: February 2004
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 624 Pages
• Weight: 2.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 1.6" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

great CD!

The CD is great! It is full of songs that are amusing and the lyrics teach me a lot.

Hearsay

I'm taking this class right now. My prof said that this text is even better than the one he (my prof) wrote. He also said there's an interesting backstory to this text: apparently Newnan wrote the book and no one would publish it, so he published it himself. I'll write my own review at the end of the semester.

Clear, easy

Very clear explanations. Found it really easy to understand and apply to my own business. You could breeze through this book in a week by spending a few hours on it a day.

Change of Pace

This book explores a whole different side of chemical engineering. Useful as a reference but some of the problems are extremely difficult. Overall good book

An excellent resource.

This is a well written text on the subject with the subject matter well presented. Another feature is the CD. Excellent spreadsheets.