Do-It-Yourself Engineering

Offered By: The Great Courses Plus

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Engineering Courses Aerodynamics Courses Mechanics Courses

Course Description

Overview

Master the principles of engineering with 17 hands-on projects you can do yourself taught by a West Point engineer.

Syllabus

By This Professor
01: Why DIY Engineering?
02: Exploring the Science of Structure
03: Design and Build a Cardboard Tower
04: Bridging with Beams
05: Make a Suspension Bridge
06: Design a Concrete Sailboat
07: Set Sail!
08: Make a Radio-Controlled Blimp
09: Exploring Aerodynamics
10: Build a Model Airplane
11: Take Flight!
12: Build a Model Helicopter
13: This Is Rocket Science
14: Build a Rocket
15: Make an Electric Launch Controller
16: Let's Do Launch!
17: A Tale of Three Catapults
18: Build a Ballista, Onager, and Trebuchet
19: Design a Hydraulic Arm
20: Make a Water Turbine
21: Design a Gear Train
22: Make a Mechanical Clock
23: Design a Motor-Powered Crane
24: Creative Design: A Tribute to Rube Goldberg

Taught by

Stephen Ressler

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