Engineering has stretched into different frontiers of our lives promising ever increasing bundles of opportunities and challenges. Engineering Chemistry plays an inevitable role in providing a fundamental as well as broad knowledge of theoretical, applied and experimental chemistry to the budding engineers to enable them to embark on professional careers of their choice.
The concise textbook is intended to cater to the needs and aspirations of both 1st and 2nd semester engineering students of Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU).
Some key features to note are:
– Attractive pictures or cartoons which help students to learn with fun
– Simple and lucid style of writing
– Linking of topics and sizing according to the scheme of evaluation followed by VTU
– Highlights of latest developments on relevant topics in appendix
– Solved and unsolved problems to enhance problem solving skills
– Points to remember at the end of each module
– Review questions based on recent VTU question papers, including June 2016.
Contents –
1. Electrochemistry and Battery Technology
2. Corrosion and Metal Finishing
3. Fuels and Solar Energy
4. Polymers
5. Water Technology and Nanomaterials
