Systems Engineering

"Understanding Systems Engineering: A Practical Guide to Today’s Technology" explores modern systems engineering with a focus on integrating disciplines to manage complex systems throughout their lifecycle. Informed by the author’s diverse experience, the book addresses challenges professionals face and offers insights into the evolving field.

Getting to the good solutions of complex management challenges can make the difference between fulfillment and frustration for teams, and, ultimately, the success or failure of companies. Will Larson's An Elegant Puzzle orients around the particular challenges of engineering management - from sizing teams to technical debt to succession planning - and provides a path to the good solutions.

In the years following her role as the lead author of the international best seller, Limits to Growth - the first book to show the consequences of unchecked growth on a finite planet - Donella Meadows remained a pioneer of environmental and social analysis until her untimely death in 2001. Thinking in Systems is a concise and crucial book offering insight for problem-solving on scales ranging from the personal to the global. Edited by the Sustainability Institute's Diana Wright, this essential primer brings systems thinking out of the realm of computers and equations and into the tangible world....

Prepare with confidence for one of the most challenging engineering licensure exams. This comprehensive guide gives you everything you need to master the Control Systems Engineering PE Exam—from core theory and system modeling to instrumentation, PLC logic, industrial networks, safety systems, and full exam simulations. Written for engineering professionals, students, EITs, and practicing controls specialists, this book provides a complete, structured path to exam success. Whether you're refreshing fundamentals or tackling advanced industrial problems, you’ll find clear explanations, ...

"Operating System Engineering" delves into the intricate world of operating system (OS) design and development, offering a comprehensive exploration that spans both foundational principles and cutting-edge advancements. This book serves as a definitive guide for students, researchers, and professionals, blending theoretical insights with practical applications to illuminate the complexities of OS architecture. Covering a broad spectrum from process management and memory allocation to security and concurrency, it provides an in-depth understanding of how operating systems function, how they ...

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2023 BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLY "Revelatory, superbly written, and pulsing with wisdom and humanity, How Infrastructure Works is a masterpiece.” —Ed Yong, author of An Immense World A new way of seeing the essential systems hidden inside our walls, under our streets, and all...

In this collection of essays and articles, key members of Google’s Site Reliability Team explain how and why their commitment to the entire lifecycle has enabled the company to successfully build, deploy, monitor, and maintain some of the largest software systems in the world. You’ll learn the principles and practices that enable Google engineers to make systems more scalable, reliable, and efficient - lessons directly applicable to your organization.

This book examines, explains, and exemplifies the mechanical and technical skills necessary for the efficient and effective operation of manufacturing plants. The text is informational and educational, and it is written for easy understanding at all reader levels.

Clean Architecture is an essential book for every current or aspiring software architect, systems analyst, system designer, and software manager - and for every programmer who must execute someone else’s designs.

Today’s 21st-century leaders face tremendous pressure in an increasingly complex and fast-changing world, where traditional leadership models have become obsolete. To transform and transcend these challenges a new type of leadership is essential. The solution? Systems Inspired Leadership (SIL): a powerful alternative for innovative leaders. Instead of an outmoded and ineffective top-down, leader-knows-all style that results in stress, pressure, and anxiety, SIL offers a fresh proven approach for achieving optimal results for your organization.

Data engineering has grown rapidly in the past decade, leaving many software engineers, data scientists, and analysts looking for a comprehensive view of this practice. With this practical book, you'll learn how to plan and build systems to serve the needs of your organization and customers by evaluating the best technologies available through the framework of the data engineering lifecycle.

You're good at what you do. You can hear the sound of a good compressor and read a flame. You know the sights, sounds, and smells of an HVAC system. Let's move this understanding to the next level. As you strive for excellence in your HVAC profession, it's good to know engineering concepts that lie behind the important work you do. You take pride in your profession and tools, but your mind is the greatest tool. This book is rigorous—it hasn't taken shortcuts or been dumbed down. These ideas don’t change with time. Lock them in and dig deep. Whether you are a residential or commercial ...

This audiobook teaches you how to build an intelligent system from end to end and leverage machine learning in practice. You will understand how to apply your existing skills in software engineering, data science, machine learning, management, and program management to produce working systems.

Author Martin Kleppmann helps you navigate the diverse data landscape by examining the pros and cons of various technologies for processing and storing data. Software keeps changing, but the fundamental principles remain the same. With this book, software engineers and architects will learn how to apply those ideas in practice, and how to make full use of data in modern applications.

As mobile and web technologies continue to evolve rapidly, there is added pressure to develop and implement software projects in weeks instead of months. Agile Project Management for Dummies can make that happen. This is the first book to provide a simple, step-by-step guide to Agile project management approaches, tools, and techniques.

In this comprehensive guide, authors Kelly Shortridge and Aaron Rinehart help you navigate the challenges of sustaining resilience in complex software systems by using the principles and practices of security chaos engineering. By preparing for adverse events, you can ensure they don't disrupt your ability to innovate, move quickly, and achieve your engineering and business goals.

The ultimate hands-on guide to modern HVAC design — packed with real-world examples, diagrams, and step-by-step workflows. Whether you’re an engineering student, HVAC designer, or field technician, this book walks you through how to design, size, and layout complete heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems using practical, example-based methods. Each chapter presents realistic system designs drawn from actual engineering practice — including small offices, retail stores, residential buildings, warehouses, schools, and industrial facilities. You’ll learn not just how to ...

Power Generation, Transmission & Distribution Systems: Application-Style with Real-World Examples This book is a practical guide to modern power systems, designed for engineers, students, and professionals who want to understand not only the theory but also the application of electrical engineering in real projects. Unlike purely academic texts, this book is structured in a case study and example-driven style. Each chapter introduces a concept, walks through real-world use cases, provides step-by-step analysis, and includes diagrams, standards references, and key takeaways. Inside, you’ll...

✔️ Check ‘Systems Science and Social Systems: (Towards a Formal Theory of Social Systems)’. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F14YXJL7 Current Book: A New Look! A Fundamental Approach! 'System' is used for many objective or subjective things and carries a 'concept' with itself than a name for 'computer'. Evidences show that we are living in a world of 'objects' and related 'events'. Objects are the 'things' that have their 'order' or properties in the 'space'. Events are the 'happenings' in relation to the things that have their 'rule' or methods in the 'time'. 'News' as 'hot' subjects ...

Become a certified Fire Alarm Technician with confidence. This comprehensive exam-prep guide gives you everything you need to pass the NICET Fire Alarm Systems Level I certification exam—whether you are brand new to the industry or strengthening your foundational life-safety skills. Designed by the Practicing Engineers Network (PEN), this book delivers clear explanations, blueprint-style diagrams, hands-on fundamentals, and realistic practice questions that mirror the official NICET exam domains. A Complete Training and Exam-Prep System This book includes: Step-by-step explanations of ...