2009 Course Catalog

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Designing Mobile Machines: Robot Rover Derby (EN900-3A)

Program: Pre-College

Robot Rover Derby is our framework for you having an experience of what it is like to be an engineer.

Engineers design useful or desirable objects, using scientific principles,... (more »)

3 Weeks
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An Introduction to Electricity and Electronics for Engineering Design (EN902-2B)

Program: Pre-College

One of the great joys of engineering is to be creative – to design and implement solutions to improve the world around us. For many students learning how to design things... (more »)

2 Weeks
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Do You Want to Be an Engineer? (EN903-3B)

Program: Pre-College

Do you ever wonder how things that you use every day work? Do you like to take things apart? Do you like to fix things? Do you wonder how people make iPods, how humans can travel... (more »)

3 Weeks
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Exploring the Interface of Nanotechnology and Biology (EN901-3B)

Program: Pre-College

Imagine being part of the next great technological revolution that will virtually change almost every aspect of your life! Nanotechnology studies the creation, methods, and application... (more »)

3 Weeks
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Designing Mobile Machines: Robot Rover Derby Jr. (EN601-1EB)

Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School

You and 2 teammates will build and program a stepping motor-driven, tank-steered rover. Each teammate will specialize in a certain skill necessary for the success of the team’s... (more »)

1 Week
June 1
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Alternative Energy Engineering - An Introduction (EN904-2C)

Program: Pre-College

One of the most pressing issues of modern times is how we will satisfy our future energy needs and what influence this might have on global warming. Energy research should receive... (more »)

2 Weeks
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Building a Better Mouse Trap: An Introduction to Design (VA903-3A)

Program: Pre-College

How do the clothes you wear convey to others who you are? How do the objects you own reflect your values? We are all a part of a material culture made up of designed objects,... (more »)

3 Weeks
June 1
July 1
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Nanotechnology: The Small Wonder from Atom to Space (EN602-1EB)

Program: SPARK - Science for Middle School

When we measure tiny things like germs and water molecules, what unit do we use? Inches? Meters? No, these are far too big for measuring tiny things. One of the most appropriate... (more »)

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