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Pearson+ gives you access to much more than your eTextbook. Most titles also include audiobooks, study notes, flashcards and more to help you thrive in the classroom. For courses in Machine Design. An integrated, case-based approach to machine design Machine Design presents machine design in an up-to-date and thorough manner with an emphasis on design. Robert Norton draws on his 50+ years of experience in mechanical engineering design, with 40 of those years as a university instructor. Aimed at junior- to senior-level mechanical engineering students, the text emphasizes failure theory as well as the design aspects of machine elements. The 6th Edition points out the commonality of the analytical approaches needed to design a variety of elements and emphasizes the use of computer-aided engineering.