This document provides an introduction to internal combustion engines, including their basic components and classifications. It discusses the four main components of heat engines and describes the four stroke cycles of both gasoline and diesel engines. It also summarizes the differences between two-stroke and four-stroke engines as well as spark ignition and compression ignition engines. The key points covered are: the basic operation and components of IC engines, the thermodynamic cycles that heat engines rely on to convert heat to work, the differences between 2-stroke and 4-stroke engine cycles, and classifications of IC engines based on ignition type, valve arrangement, cooling method and more.