Part IA Coursework

Structural design -

design, build and test a metal structure to carry given loads at minimum cost.

Product design -

sketch and explain your proposal for a device to meet a specified need.

Exposition -

give a short talk on a prepared topic, write a laboratory report and take part in a debate.

Computing and numerical analysis -

learn to use the Department's interactive computer, learn to write Pascal programs to solve problems numerically.

Microprocessors -

learn to program tin machine code, producing and evaluating a temperature control program.

Management -

write an essay on the wider issues that influence technical decisions.

Electronic Instrumentation -

gain hands-on experience in the use of instruments, and in the measurement of electrical quantities.

Drawing -

undertake excersises in the basic principles of projection theory, and in the interpretation and making of mechanical drawings.

16 laboratory experiments -

observe and test the behaviour of a wide range of engineering materials, components and systems.

Foreign languages -

choose to study a foreign language. Courses in French and German are offered in the Engineering Department.

Mechanics Experiment: Fan blade vibration

Part IB