Fields and Their Scope building construction-The technology of assembling materials into a struc- ture, especially one designated for occupancy chemical engineering-A branch of engineering which involves the design and operation of chemical plants civil engineering-The planning, design, construction, and maintenance of fixed structures and ground facilities for industry, for transportation, for use and control of water, for occupancy, and for harbor facilities control systems-The study of those systems in which one or more outputs are forced to change in a desired manner as time progresses engineering-The branch of engineering concerned with the design roduct or facility according to generally accepted uniform standards and lures, such as the specification of a linear dimension, or a manufacturing ce,such as the consistent use of a particular size of screw to fasten covers electricity-The science of physical phenomena involving electric charges and their effects when at rest and when in motion electronics-The technological area involving the manipulation of and electric currents through the use of various devices for the pu performing some useful action with the currents and voltages; this generally divided into analog electronics, in which the signals to be lated take the form of continuous currents or voltages, and digital electronics in which signals are represented by a finite set of state engineering-The science by which the properties of matter and the sources of power in nature are made useful to humans in structures, machines, and products engineering S-The field of that deals with the prodi e of sound by devices, including the ion of such th phones, loudspeakers. recorders and reproducers, and publ ss sytems. industrial engineering-A branch of engineering dealing with the development, and implementation of integrated systems of humans, ma and information resources to provide products and services. Copyright 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Click Here for Terms of Use.Fields and Their Scope building construction—The technology of assembling materials into a struc￾ture, especially one designated for occupancy. chemical engineering—A branch of engineering which involves the design and operation of chemical plants. civil engineering—The planning, design, construction, and maintenance of fixed structures and ground facilities for industry, for transportation, for use and control of water, for occupancy, and for harbor facilities. control systems—The study of those systems in which one or more outputs are forced to change in a desired manner as time progresses. design engineering—The branch of engineering concerned with the design of a product or facility according to generally accepted uniform standards and procedures, such as the specification of a linear dimension, or a manufacturing practice, such as the consistent use of a particular size of screw to fasten covers. electricity—The science of physical phenomena involving electric charges and their effects when at rest and when in motion. electronics—The technological area involving the manipulation of voltages and electric currents through the use of various devices for the purpose of performing some useful action with the currents and voltages; this field is generally divided into analog electronics, in which the signals to be manipu￾lated take the form of continuous currents or voltages, and digital electronics, in which signals are represented by a finite set of states. engineering—The science by which the properties of matter and the sources of power in nature are made useful to humans in structures, machines, and products. engineering acoustics—The field of acoustics that deals with the production, detection, and control of sound by electrical devices, including the study, design, and construction of such things as microphones, loudspeakers, sound recorders and reproducers, and public address sytems. industrial engineering—A branch of engineering dealing with the design, development, and implementation of integrated systems of humans, machines, and information resources to provide products and services. ix Copyright 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Click Here for Terms of Use