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Contemporary Engineering Economics (4th Edition)

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4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

This book provides a solid foundation for the practicing engineer involved with the econmic evaluation of engineering projects, an area which determines for the greater part, whether projects should be progressed or aborted. The principles are well defined and the examples are easy to follow, rightfully stimulating thinking and not substituting for it, since as we are well aware, engineering projects may vary in size, scope and complexity. I would recommend this book to any engineering student or practicing engineer. Consulting the work of other authors (eg Sullivan) would supplement understanding and appreciation of the subject matter. I gave the book a 4 star rating because of the errors within the examples provided. The principles however, are conveyed so effectively in the text that identification of these errors become easy.

I know the author personally and I think the book is not bad. I took him for 2 semester and I enjoyed it, albeit tough. I know the book has gotten fairly bad reviews on multiple sites but it is written with an IE perspective. With that said, I think it is pretty good for a somewhat experienced person.

a very efficient book which has several useful case studies and assignments, it has free FE exam tests, at the beginning and end of the book you can find useful Excel functions and the summery part at the end of each chapter is very helpful to refresh you memory.

The book was as described and for a great price. Saved me a lot of money, which is important for a college student. I will look to them for all my books now.

Used the book on Engineering Economy and Advanced Engineering Economy courses. This book is a keeper. Excellent information that will be useful well into one's career. Good examples, well-structured. Highly recommended.

The topic(s) of this book are highly valuable, but the book itself is full of math errors. Be sure to check the website for revision information. It would be much more useful if the sample problems would have an answer key.

A decent enough textbook to get by with. Some examples are unnecessarily complex, but for the most part it does a good job of explaining everything. Overall, though, if you're an engineer the subject of introductory economics is so easy it doesn't really matter how good your textbook is.

This is an excellent text for an engineering economics class. It concisely explains and demonstrates basic ideas and financial concepts in a logical manner. The only draw back I could detect was the author's nomemclature, which he introduces at the first of the text. If you don't memorize it early on, it becomes difficult to understand quickly. The professor who taught the Engineering Economics class I took was none other than Chan Park himself (guess what the required text was!).

This is a required textbook for a class I am taking. Most of the examples are helpful. A few could use a little more detail. Being a required book, I assume most folks would be buying this for the same reason, required, not an optional purchase. That makes it hard for me to recommend, (or not.) Not bad for the type of book it is.

Not the best textbook I have read. Examples in the text not as clear as I would want it them to be in illustrating concepts. Examples could include more steps that are sometimes left out.