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Organized to follow the textbook on a chapter-by-chapter basis, providing questions to help the student review the material presented in the chapter. This supplement is a consumable resource, designed with perforated pages so that a given chapter can be removed and turned in for grading or checking.
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I'm a girl. I say this only to illustrate the fact that, although my Dad and stepbrother restore cars, my stepdad was a Cadillac mechanic and my brother went to WyoTech, I was not taught anything other than how to jump a vehicle and change a tire.
This book starts with the very basics. How awesome! This may be tiresome for some readers, but it really helped me to understand what an engine does and how all the parts actually worked together. It is Fundamentals, after all.
I have been supplementing the text with websites and actual questions and demonstrations from the men in my life, and I am getting a pretty good grip on things. Now I can check all my fluids, change my own oil and filter, and know how to bleed the brakes. My 454 threw a rod, so we replaced it with a 350, and I learned about automatic vs manual transmissions, and engine 'anatomy.' This book helped my feel not quite so much like a dummkopf in the garage!
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I started this book not knowing much about cars and ended with a vast amount of knowledge. The book goes through basically every system under the hood of a car. It starts of extremely basic and works upwards in complexity as the book and chapters progress.
Before reading this book it would be helpful to have the following:
1. Knowledge of Physics, most importantly electricity and magnitism. There are a number of different applications inside a car that make use of solenoids, magnetic fields, inductance, AC/DC current, and many more concepts in this field. Knowledge and understanding of circuit diagrams also would help into understanding how things work.
2. Principles of hydraulic systems.
Thats basically it, being a Physics student I had these at my disposal so it wasn't too bad for me. The book DOES have explanations of all of these concepts, but it still would make understanding easier if you had the knowledge prior.
Here are the pros and cons of this book:
PROS:
-Starts concepts off in a very basic manner but progresses into complexity. This helps satisfy people who may just be learning, and people who want to know the hardcore details of things.
-VERY informative. There is so much information in this book that it is pretty much assured you will finish with a thorough understanding of the way cars work and run. It will most definitely help you diagnose complicated problems that you might be having with your car.
-The end of each chapter provides questions and key words that are essential for understanding.
CONS:
-Many times in this book, it will refer to a system in a car that it has not yet been defined. For example, it may reference the differential in a suspension system, yet it has not said what a differential is. It would probably help (it did for me at least) to know a SMALL amount of information about each system in the car before you read this book. Articles on "ehow.com" are excellent in providing a good amount of information in a short concise article.
-There are no answers to the questions at the end of each chapter. I guess there is a teachers edition or something out there, but the book I had had no answers for the questions. Which means you really do not know if you are right or not when you answer the questions.
-The information on Anti-Lock breaks was extremely lacking. I found it strange that every other chapter of the book went into great detail except for on Anti-Lock breaks.
Thats really all there is to say. I fully enjoyed this book. It has an incredible amount of information and you will definitely finish with an extensive knowledge about cars. VERY VERY please with this purchase! :D
I teach and intro to auto technology class to liberal arts college students. I tried a few different books including the "Auto Repair for Dummies." That one was, well, for dummies. I mean, genuine, honest-to-goodness dummies. This is a book that explains the important concepts in a way that a non-technical person can understand. If you want to understand the basics of what is happening inside your car, this book is a great place to start. The illustrations are well-done, the information is presented in a logical manner and it is relatively up-to-date.
I received this item in a timely fashion and it was in great condition. This is a text book, not a how to book. So depending on your learning style you may or may not be able to get a lot out of it. I was looking for information on different types of suspensions, engines, etc. so this book was perfect. It goes into detail about how a combustion engine works from beginning to end.
If you are looking for an overall knowledge of cars and do well with books written in a text book format (there are illustrations and diagrams as well), this is a good place to start. Look elsewhere for a step by step how to do this or that.
A nice book.
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