Introduction to Biosystems Engineering is a 570-page, 23 chapter open textbook which can be used as a customizable text for university-level undergraduate introductory courses in Biosystems Engineering.
Written by an international team of authors, the book is divided into six sections aligned with technical communities within Biosystems Engineering: Energy Systems; Information Technology, Sensors, and Control Systems; Machinery Systems; Natural Resources and Environmental Systems; Plant, Animal, and Facility Systems; and Processing Systems. Within the sections, individual chapters focus on discrete topics that can be covered in one week of class. Each chapter contains the expected learning outcomes, key concepts, applications of the concepts, and worked examples.
Introduction to Biosystems Engineering is available in print, PDF, and ePub. The online version is freely downloadable as a complete work and as individual, stand-alone chapters. In addition, a parallel resource is in development—The Biosystems Engineering Digital Library (BEDL)—which will provide more teaching and learning materials for instructors to use in the classroom (ASABE.org/BE).
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Read more about the book here: https://blogs.lt.vt.edu/openvt/2021/02/19/announcing-open-textbook-introduction-to-biosystems-engineering
- Subject:
- Engineering
- Material Type:
- Textbook
- Provider:
- Virginia Tech
- Provider Set:
- VTech Works
- Author:
- Cummins Enda J
- Holden Nicholas M
- Ogejo Jactone Arogo
- Wolfe Mary Leigh
- Date Added:
- 06/03/2021