EngineeringForFuckos

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first draft of a curriculum:

engineering for fuckos curriculum


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strength of structures

 tensile / compressive loads
 materials
 wind load
 beer

12v power systems

 lead-acid batteries
   charging voltage and current
 inverters
   running power tools off an inverter
 chargers
 car power systems:
  alternator
  isolators
 photovoltaic
 case study: heart of darkness?  furmobile?  cinnabar charm?

el wire

 construction
 drivers
 control
 case study: amb-amb

fiber optics

 endglow vs sideglow
 sizes
 light sources

leds

 voltage / current relationship for leds and for resistors
 brightness units
 basic color theory

microcontrollers

 programmers
 assemblers
 compilers
 pic
 avr
 drivers: transistors/mosfets/darlingtons/driver arrays/triacs

propane

 tanks
 lines
 couplings
 vapor pressure
 pilot lights
 valves
 flamethrowers
 gas vs. liquid taps
 frozen lines safety

high voltage

 ignition systems
 tesla coils
 van de graaf generators

fire additives

 media - propane / methanol / ethanol / ...
 colors
 sparks
 toxicity
 delivery

motor control

 pwm
 servos
 steppers
 linear actuators

jets

 pulsejets
 turbines
 carburetors / fuel injection

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