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Have fun engineering with your family
“Hey grandpa,” Grandson said, “let’s play marble track.” “Hey grandson,” engineer Grandpa said, “let’s be engineers today and invent our own marble track. We can learn about engineering, science, and kinetic energy.” “Yes!” grandson responded. So grandpa and grandson went … Continue reading
My Journey to Engineering – Part 3 “From College to Industry”
(Continued from Part 2) “What are these photo’s you brought?” The interviewer asked during my senior year at the university. I was applying for my first engineering job and I brought pictures of the devices I had made for my … Continue reading
First Flight for a Child
Have you ever watched small children on their first flight in a commercial aircraft? For those who love children, it is a pleasure. One day, I was departing Austin Texas sitting across the aisle from a small family; two children … Continue reading
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Linear Algebra
I was in tears as I left the math building that warm June day. Summer on college campus was relatively quiet, but my mind was clamoring with the noise of theorems and derivations, and proofs drumming away at my … Continue reading
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Tagged eigenvector, graphic, linear algebra, matrices, transformation, vector
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My Journey to Engineering – Part 2 “Drafting to Engineering”
(Continued from Part 1) I was ten and a half years old when Neil Armstrong stepped onto the lunar dust and into the history books. Wow, I thought, looking up that evening at the moon, half illuminated by the setting sun, … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood, Creativity, curiosity, Design, Mechanical Engineering, Problem Solving
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My Journey to Engineering – Part 1 “Toddling and Tinkering”
“We have to watch him constantly… He takes things apart and puts them back together, turns knobs and pushes buttons, and mimics the other kids…” Such was my mothers account of my first years of life experimenting with my new … Continue reading
It’s time for Feedback
My objective in writing Engineering Stories is to encourage students to consider or continue careers in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM), show what it may be like, dispel a myth or two, and encourage creativity, problem solving, and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Creativity, Engineering Story, Feedback, Mechanical Engineering
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A Life, or a Galaxy; Either way, you’ll make a difference
Engineering projects are not all rocket science, but a few are; Engineering designs are not all mathematical, but some are; Engineering teams are not all experts, but many are. As an engineer, you might create a satellite to measure solar … Continue reading
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Tagged Creativity, Machine Design, Mechanical Engineering, Problem Solving
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