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Reference Books
Automotive Engineering
R.K Rajput, A Text Book of Automobile Engg, Laxmi Publications, New Delhi
2007.
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/ can be referred for more information.
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/ can be referred for definitions.

Introduction to Automobile & IC Engines

Automobile: Evolution, Purpose, Construction.
Function of various parts in an Automobile
Concept behind Combustion
Internal Combustion Engine : Construction & Working
Comparison of Gasoline & Diesel Engines.
Modern Trends in Automobile: Hybrid, EV and use of other non-fossil
energy sources etc

Avadhanulu M N & Kshir Sagar P G, A Text Book of Engineering Physics,

S.Chand & Company Ltd, New Delhi 2007.
Kannan M D & Balusamy V, : Engineering Physics, Vikas Publishing House, New
Delhi 2003.
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/ can be referred for definitions.
Active & Passive Components-Principle, Construction & Working in Robert L Boyelstad & Nashelsky Louis, Electronic Devices & Circuit Theory,
Prentice Hall, New Delhi 2002.
Detail
David A Bell, Electronic Devices & Circuits, Prentice Hall, 2003.
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/ can be referred for definitions.
http://www.electronics-tutorials.ws/ can be referred.
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/tech can be referred.
Software Engineering
Kernighan B W & Ritchie D M, C Programming Language(ANSI C), Sixth Edition,
C-Programming
McGraw Hill International, Singapore 2006.
C-Character Set
Herbert Schildt, C- The Complete Reference, McGraw Hil, 2001.
Data types, variable & Constants
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/ can be referred for definitions.
Operators & Expressions in C
http://www.cprogramming.com/tutorial.html can be referred for more information.
Control Statements
Functions & Arrays
Pointers, Structures & Unions
Files
C++ - Programming
Herbert Schildt, C++: The complete reference, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi 2003.
Principles of Object Oriented Programming
Bjarne Stroustrup, C++ Programming Language, Pearson Education, NewDelhi
Classes & Objects
2001.
Constructors & Destructors
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/ can be referred for definitions.
Functions
http://www.cprogramming.com/tutorial/c++-tutorial.html can be referred for more
Inheritance, Polymorphism & Operator Overloading
information.
Roger. S. Pressman, Software Engineering A Practitioners Approach, Sixth
Basics of Software Engineering:
Edition, McGraw Hill International, Singapore 2006.
Basic terminologies related to Software Engineering.
Wikipedia: http://www.en.wikipedia.org/ can be referred for definitions.
Introduction to SDLC.
Waterfall Model, V- Model, Prototype Model, Incremental, SCRUM &
Spiral model.
Basic Physics Concepts needed for Automotive Applications: Space,
Time, Force, Displacement, Distance, Velocity, Speed, Acceleration,
Momentum, Spring, Damper, Work, Energy & Power.

Basic Electrical Engineering Concepts:

Voltage, Current, Power, Motor, Generator, Motor & Alternator.

Electronics Engineering
Murugesh Kumar K, Basic Electrical Science & Technology, Vikas Publishing
House Pvt Ltd, New Delhi 2002.
Vincent Del Toro, Electrical Engineering Fundamentals, Prentice Hall, New Delhi
1999.
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/ can be referred for definitions.

Basic Digital Electronics Concepts:

Logic Gates, Number system & Boolean Algebra, Flip-flops, Counters &
Programmable Logic Devices.
Microcontroller Basics
What is a Microcontroller?
Functions of a Microcontroller?
Block Diagram of a Microcontroller
Function of various blocks in a Microcontroller
Difference between a Microprocessor & a Microcontroller.
Various Microcontrollers used in Automotive Industry.

Morris Mano M, Digital Logic & Computer Design, Prentice Hall, New Delhi 2001.
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/ can be referred for definitions.
http://www.electronics-tutorials.ws/ can be referred.
Muhammad Ali Mazidi & Janice Gillispie Mazidi, 8051 Microcontroller & Embedded
Systems, Second Edition, Pearson Education, New Delhi 2004.
Kenneth J Ayala, 8051 Microcontroller: Architecture, Programming & Applications,
Third Edition, Penram International India, New Delhi, 1997.
http://www.en.wikipedia.org/ can be referred for definitions.