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Everyday Engineering: Understanding the Marvels of Daily Life

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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.

Syllabus

  • 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
  • By This Professor

Taught by

Stephen Ressler

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