by pm | Nov 6, 2016 | Engineering
Ultrabasics: Pin the Menubar: Upper left of the screen, Solidworks logo, hover on the black triangle to the right of the logo to expand the menu. On the right end of that menu bar, there is a grey pushpin. Click it to pin the Menubar open. Start a New Part: File,...
by pm | Oct 29, 2016 | Engineering
4B pencil, paper, alligator leads, volt meter = position sensor voltage, resistance, current: a bucket brigade to transfer energy into a digital input. more like 5V, or more like 0V? a variety of switches, pull up resistors analog input from the position sensor analog...
by pm | Oct 28, 2016 | Engineering
What is stability? Center of mass, center of support play with shampoo bottles in water. Define upright, then identify righting moment by speed of return. Add steel rods, experiment. Diagram. Center of buoyancy = center of support. Center of mass below center of...
by pm | Oct 25, 2016 | Engineering
Introduction to Mechanisms, part 1. Wooden Toy Mechanism. Students assemble mechanism from kit. There are only a couple of ways to do it, see what makes sense. How do we describe, and thus come to understand, this mechanism? Simple Machines: Base: The platform on...
by pm | Sep 14, 2016 | Engineering, Science, Society
“In a country convinced it can innovate or spend its way out of any challenge, the simple idea that humans need to relocate is a profoundly challenging vision. It’s perhaps politically braver than many of the alternatives, even if it might seem obvious in a...
by pm | Sep 12, 2016 | Engineering, Science, Society
“Studies suggest that regenerating soil by turning our backs on industrial farming holds the key to tackling climate change” “The science on this is quite exciting. A study published recently by the US National Academy of Sciences claims that...
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