Fundamentals of Automotive Technology

 Automotive  technicians must learn how to safely and effectively maintain,  diagnose, and repair every system on the automobile. Fundamentals of  Automotive Technology: Principles and Practice, Third Edition is a  comprehensive resource that provides students with the necessary  knowledge and skills to successfully master these tasks. With a focus on  clarity and accuracy, the Third Edition offers students and instructors  a single source of unparalleled information, covering fundamentals and  advanced topics for all automotive systems. This text has been fully  updated to the 2022 ASE Foundation standards and reorganized based on  feedback from current users, as well as a comprehensive review from a  broad base of automotive instructors. With these updates, the revised  format enhances student comprehension, encourages critical thinking, and  fully immerses learners into the constantly-evolving automotive field.  New to the Third Edition Streamlined and reorganized content into 75  easy-to-follow chapters that help students understand and master the  material Revised Learning Objectives that act as guideposts throughout  the text, ensuring that students recognize important topics and  takeaways Updated content, tailoring the language to an 8th & 9th  grade reading level and adding information on present-day technology,  procedures, and equipment Incorporated a suite of new photos and  illustrations that visually enhance every chapter Added digital tools to  the previously print-only package: each new print copy of the text  comes with an eBook that includes two online-only chapters (Chapter 74:  Electric, Hybrid, and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles and Chapter 75:  Alternative Fuel Systems), as well as search functions and  text-to-speech capabilities Dynamic Technology Solutions: The Third  Edition is full aligned with Fundamentals of Automotive Technology,  Third Edition: Online Course. The Online Course uses the textbook  content as an instructional framework, incorporating additional  interactive and media resources to enhance student learning. These  resources are integrated with the text to create a seamless presentation  of related content that appeals to diverse styles of learning. For  additional details on the resources included in this package, please  refer to the list below. Online Resources Include: 1,000+ instructional  videos on common procedures and practices 250+ interactive animations  that allow users to engage with the content 20 NEW 3D animations that  walk through common scenarios Integrated quizzes and tests that measure  students’ knowledge Sophisticated grading and analytics tools to help  gauge students’ progress 400 writeable tasksheets that align to the 2017  ASE Foundation Standards Mobile-ready course materials that make it  easier to learn on-the-go Audiobook and eBook versions of the text.