Probability theory – the branch of mathematics concerned with analysis of random phenomena. As a mathematical foundation for statistics, probability…
process industries
Process Industries – design of systems and machines for heating, cooling or treating industrial fluids and gases, including the efficient…
polymers
What are polymers? – Polymers are everywhere. Just look around. Your plastic water bottle. The silicone rubber tips on your…
plastic
Plastic is a single word, but plastic isn’t just one thing. Think about how different a food wrapper is from…
Pont du Gard
Pnt du Gard – Great pictures, but these don’t provide any sense of scale. In the aeiral image, look at…
prepare to be employed
Times are changing. If there ever was a time when engineers were all nerdy guys in white shirts with pocket…
plasma cutter
Plasma – one of the four fundamental states of matter (the others being solid, liquid, and gas). Heating a gas…
New Horizons
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft – On July 14, 2015 tiny, far-flung Pluto is about to have a visitor — at…
plywood
wood wings Bellanca Cruisair – The wing was a relatively high-aspect ratio, all-wood unit that utilized a special Bellanca airfoil.…
AlkaSeltzer rockets
rocket animation Alkaseltzer Rockets – Learn about NASA’s work, Aerospace Engineering, and Newton’s Second law while making and launching rockets…
Pinewood Derby® car
One of the most important annual events for Cub Scouts everywhere is the Pinewood Derby®. Each participant starts with the…
pipes, liquid, flow
Flow Pipe Design Challenge statement Questions correspond to the steps in the [/Engineering%20Design%20Process Engineering Design Process]. Ask (What? Ask questions,…
pizza box
Pizza box – the typical form we now know and love: 16 inches by 18 inches and approximately two-inches thick,…
piezoelectricity
Piezoelectricity (also called the piezoelectric effect) is the appearance of an electrical potential (a voltage, in other words) across the…
plasma
Plasma talk Push the blue button to start the Plasma Ball glowing Then talk to one of the round side…
