Software compliments structured learning for kinematics of mechanisms

This paper describes how several commercial software products can be integrated into teaching the Kinematics of Mechanisms and how technology can be transformed into an advantage for the student. The authors advocate increasing the educational use of existing software while balancing the student exp...

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Main Authors: Egelhoff, C.J., Blackketter, D.M., Beyerlein, S.W.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Acceleration
Couplings
Equations
Kinematics
Mechanical engineering
Microcomputers
Pervasive computing
Problem-solving
Switches
Writing
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Summary:This paper describes how several commercial software products can be integrated into teaching the Kinematics of Mechanisms and how technology can be transformed into an advantage for the student. The authors advocate increasing the educational use of existing software while balancing the student experience with a healthy skepticism of all computer products and a wealth of hands-on activities.
ISSN:0190-5848
2377-634X
DOI:10.1109/FIE.1996.569938