Library: Mechanical Engineering: Learning at Bath

Past exam papers

Past exam papers
The Library provides you with access to Semester 1 and Semester 2 exam papers from the last 5 years, to help with revision. If you can't find the paper you are looking for it may be because:
• The unit code has changed
• It has been restricted by your Department
Please be aware that older papers might not be relevant to current course content.

Academic Skills

Skills for Study This link opens in a new window
Description: Interactive tutorials with activities and tests covering: academic study skills, reading and note-making, critical thinking skills and referencing and understanding plagiarism.

Academic writing skills
Courses and one-to-one sessions for all students are provided by the Skills Centre.
Mathematics Resources Centre (MASH)
MASH helps all students at the University with mathematics and statistics problems.
Library training events for researchers
Library training sessions provided for Postgraduate Researchers and Staff. These workshops cover a range of topics including finding engineering literature and data, management and company databases, research data management and much more. PhD registration is through MyDoctoralDevelopment.

Skills training and support

Boost: Maths for Engineers This link opens in a new window
Database of hundreds of mathematical theory and tutorial videos plus practice questions, tailored for engineers.

LinkedIn Learning Guide
An online skills platform offering an extensive library of over 21,000 high-quality video courses in business, technical, creative and personal development skills. Free access to all current staff/students is provided by the University of Bath Library. Trial access until 30 Nov 2025. Detailed guidance on using the platform with suggested video courses for staff and students e.g. study skills, career development, employability, wellbeing, GenAI and many more.
LinkedIn Learning - register and access
SU skills
Aimed at undergraduates and Masters students.
DoctoralSkills
Workshops and courses for doctoral students, organised by The Doctoral College and delivered by specialist university staff or external trainers.

Guide to using EndNote Online for Engineers

MIT OpenCourseWare - Electrical Engineering
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) provides access online to its learning materials for Electrical Engineering and other courses - featuring syllabus, lecture notes, assignments, links and more.
MIT OpenCourseWare - Mechanical Engineering
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) provides access online to its learning materials for Mechanical Engineering and other courses - featuring syllabus, lecture notes, assignments, links and more.
Web search guide
A guide to using internet search engines, Google databases and alternative tools.

Educational videos

JoVE (Journal of Visualised Experiments) This link opens in a new window
JoVE provides 12,000+ science and engineering videos. These cover core concepts and experimental techniques, divided between its Science Education platform and peer-reviewed, video research Journal. Itincludes a number of engineering topics and resources.

JoVE engineering videos
The current list of engineering videos are available via this link.
JoVE Mechanical Engineering videos
JoVE Aeronautical Engineering videos
JoVE Materials Engineering videos
JoVE Electrical Engineering videos
JoVE Bioengineering videos
JoVE Biomedical Engineering videos
JoVE Chemical Engineering videos
JoVE Structural Engineering videos

Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI)
ATI is an organisation that develops technology strategy for the UK aerospace sector and funds world-class research and development. The publications, offered on the website, include the ATI FlyZero reports.
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Some FlyZero reports are restricted and must be requested via the Library. Please e-mail library@bath.ac.uk and use the subject heading "ATI Restricted reports."
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AiAA)
Website of the US professional society for aerospace engineering. Includes details of the society's activities, research, and publications.
American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Website of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Includes searchable/browsable engineering news and articles on a broad range of topics, as well details of the society's activities and publications.
ASTM International
Website of ASTM International, formerly known as the American Society for Testing and Materials. ASTM International is a leading international standards development orgnanization, and the site includes basic information on ASTM standards.
Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)
The website for the UK's independent specialist aviation regulator. Its activities include economic regulation, airspace policy, safety regulation and consumer protection. CAA publications are made available in an electronic format. Publications include Airworthiness Requirements documents for various types of flying vehicles. Use the Publications shortcut on the CAA homepage to search for specific documents.

DieselNet This link opens in a new window
DieselNet is an independent online information service covering technical and business information on diesel engines, emissions, fuels, and other technologies required by the clean and efficient diesel engines of the future. With a technical focus, DieselNet is addressed to engineers, researchers and students working with diesel engines, as well as to diesel engine users who deal with emission problems.

Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Information about the Institution, including publications, membership, events and careers. Student membership allows access to IET Library services and the site has a dedicated student zone.
Institution of Materials, Minerals & Mining (IOM3)
Website of IOM3, a major UK engineering institution whose activities encompass the whole materials cycle. Includes materials information and publications, membership, conferences, jobs, professional development, library and Materials Information Service.
Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE)
Website of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Includes information on student membership which allows access to IMechE library services, as well as career advice, guidance on writing project reports, and more.
Institute of Physics (IoP)
Information about the Institute and its activities, especially that of its active publishing division. The IOP publishes major research journals in pure and applied physics, including materials science, microengineering, semiconductors and biophysics.
Royal Aeronautical Society
A professional body serving the international aerospace community in the advancement of aeronautical science and engineering.
Royal Aeronautical Society student membership Free affiliate membership is offered to full-time students for the duration of their studies. A reduced fee is offered to part-time students.
SAE International
Website of SAE International, a global association of engineers and related technical experts in the aerospace, automotive and commercial-vehicle industries. Access full text SAE publication via SAE Mobilus.
SAE Mobilus
Transport Research Laboratory (TRL)
Website of TRL including publlcations, providing research, consultancy, advice and testing for all aspects of transport. Core areas of expertise include transport safety; vehicle engineering & simulation; investigations & major incident forensics; human factors & behavioural science; intelligent transport systems; infrastructure asset management; and sustainability & climate change.

AERADE
A gateway linking to quality aerospace and defence resources on the Internet - you can search by keyword, or browse the resources alphabetically or by subject group.
How stuff works
An award-winning source of credible, unbiased, and easy-to-understand explanations of how machines, mechanisms and processes work. The resource is mainly geared toward school-age users with science and technical projects. However, the simplified explanations and illustrations may help as an introduction to new topics. This is a commercial website, please take care to avoid the banner advertising links.
Intute Virtual Training Suite: Mechanical Engineering
Free tutorial for developing internet search skills and awareness of important high-quality sites and sources online.
SubsTech
Materials Engineering resource, containing a wide range of illustrated articles on metals, ceramics, polymers, composites and lubricants including their properties, applications and technologies for manufacture. Each article includes its own list of useful related links.
TechXtra
TechXtra is a search interface providing access to freely available full-text content from articles, websites, theses and dissertations, books, industry news, new job announcements, technical reports, e-prints, learning and teaching resources and the latest research, in engineering, mathematics and computing.