The goal of this ETP is to expose students to the industry project management procedures while working on the classic Egg Drop Project in a Physics Classroom.
When my students think about mechanical engineering they probably envision car designs, robots, or helicopters: however, the structures engineered by researchers in my summer fellowship are rarely larger than a grain of sand.
Students of general physics II or higher will work in teams to apply a solar battery charger circuit to charge using a solar panel. Students will find the maximum efficiency of the solar panel.
We usually navigate our worlds using limited “tools” like our eyes, hands, feet, and ears. As such we typically surround ourselves with object sizes that are within 3-4 orders of magnitude to our own bodies and participate in events that typically take seconds, maybe hours.
Quantifying the settling velocity (terminal velocity) of a spherical particle in a liquid is of importance because it relates to areas in industry that process and transport suspensions of particles.
As part of a mini-unit on Introduction to Quantum Mechanics, I will first conduct a brief survey of students’ attitudes toward the relevance of quantum physics. I will then discuss with the students the usefulness and practical applications of quantum mechanical tunneling.
Some of the greatest scientific discoveries in history came about when scientists diverged from the traditional linear scientific method we find in almost every textbook, such as Alexander Fleming’s accidental discovery of the remarkable antibiotic qualities of penicillin.
Coral reefs are one of nature's most spectacular examples of biodiversity, largely due to the symbiotic relationship between algae and colonial polyps, the organisms that secrete the calcium carbonate shell that make up the coral reef.
Biotechnology is a broad unit in Biology which has the opportunity to captivate students with hands on activities and real world connections as well as allow students to discover new career opportunities in this new trench in 21st century science.