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Benefit Without Cost in a Mechanics Laboratory
Author(s) -
Butterfield Roy
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.896
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 2168-9830
pISSN - 1069-4730
DOI - 10.1002/j.2168-9830.1997.tb00304.x
Subject(s) - simple (philosophy) , similarity (geometry) , block (permutation group theory) , space (punctuation) , interpretation (philosophy) , stability (learning theory) , mathematics education , computer science , simulation , engineering , psychology , mathematics , artificial intelligence , epistemology , machine learning , programming language , philosophy , geometry , image (mathematics) , operating system
This paper describes, in some detail, a very simple “building block” experiment designed to motivate students towards the mastery of the basic principles of stability, dimensional similarity and the interpretation of practical measurements. The experiment consumes very little of either money, space, or time and can easily be adapted to challenge students of widely different abilities.