A variety of household appliances and consumer products are dissected and analyzed including:
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Students will also work in small groups to create a Wiki page discussing the global, economic, environmental, and societal issues involved with designing a large appliance (e.g., refrigerator, dish washer, washing machine).
- Appliance Dissection Handout <DOC>
Appliances Dissection Schedule:
| Feb. 12 & Feb. 14 | Lecture: Drills, Bearings, and Motors Build Your Own Motor Drill Dissection Mixer Dissection | — — — |
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| Feb. 19 & Feb. 21 | Lecture: How Telephones Work
Telephone Dissection Mobile Phone Dissection (Reference) Hand in journals |
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| Feb. 26 & Feb. 28 | Lecture: How Rice Cookers Work Rice Cooker Dissection Introduction to Appliance Wiki project Hand in journals |
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| March 5 & March 7 | NO CLASS - SPRING BREAK | ||
| March 12 & 14 | Lecture: Stapler Wars Stapler Dissection |
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15 pts |
| March 19 & 21 | Lecture: How Cameras Work Camera Dissection Hand in journals |
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