Mechanical design is a complex process, requiring many skills. Extensive relation- ships need to be subdivided into a series of simple tasks. The complexity of the process requires a sequence in which ideas are introduced and iterated. We first address the nature of design in general, and then mechanical engineering design in particular. Design is an iterative process with many interactive ph…
Software engineering is about the creation of large pieces of software that consist of thousands of lines of code and involve many person months of human effort. One of the attractions of software engineering is that there is no one single best method for doing it, but instead a whole variety of different approaches. Consequently the software engineer needs a knowledge of many different techniq…
Opinions about Bitcoin are highly polarized between enthusiasts and skeptics. The au- thor believes that the point of view of the skeptics is easier to grasp for someone not familiar with Bitcoin’s technology. The objective of this book is to present the technology and arguments from both sides of the divide so that readers can form an informed opin- ion of their own. What drives the passion …