Everyday Engineering: Understanding the Marvels of Daily Life

Explore the workings of the fascinating buildings, devices, and public utilities that we use almost every minute of the day, in this course taught by an award-winning professor.

• By This Professor
• 01: Engineering and Technology in Your World
• 02: Your House as an Engineered System
• 03: Three Structural Systems for Load Bearing
• 04: Platform-Framed Housing Construction
• 05: The Building Envelope
• 06: Site Design and Storm Runoff
• 07: Dam, Reservoir, and Aqueduct Design
• 08: Water Treatment and Distribution
• 09: Wastewater Disposal and Treatment
• 10: Fossil Fuels: Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas
• 11: Power Generation from Coal
• 12: Oil, Gas, and Nuclear Power
• 13: Renewable Sources of Electricity
• 14: Electrical Power Transmission: The Grid
• 15: Electrical Power Distribution
• 16: Everyday Thermodynamics: Refrigeration
• 17: Heating, Ventilating, and Air-Conditioning
• 18: Home Energy Efficiency
• 19: Passive Solar and Net-Zero-Energy Homes
• 20: The Plain Old Telephone Service
• 21: The Global Telecommunications Network
• 22: Cellular Phone Technology
• 23: Satellites and Satellite Communications
• 24: Simple Machines around the House
• 25: User-Centered Design
• 26: The Internal Combustion Engine
• 27: Torque, Power, and Transmission
• 28: The Drivetrain
• 29: Suspension, Steering, and Braking
• 30: Highway Engineering
• 31: Traffic Engineering
• 32: Everyday Bridges
• 33: Tunnel Engineering
• 34: The Railroad
• 35: Solid Waste Disposal and Recycling
• 36: The Future: Engineering for Sustainability