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This collection of videos is part of a series of lessons on math provided by DeafTEC. Gary Blatto-Vallee, a math and science instructor at the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, guides viewers through a variety of mathematical exercises in this DeafTEC video series. All lessons are fully...

This is a course description for Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) course 6.042J, Mathematics for Computer Science.  This is an introductory course in discrete mathematics oriented toward students interested in computer science and engineering. The course divides roughly into thirds:...

This resource, from the STEM Guitar Project, is an activity on the mathematics of musical scales. "In this activity, students will explore the mathematical principles of musical scales by measuring and graphing the frequencies produced by standard-pitched instruments." This resource briefly...

This 11-page resource, made available by the STEM Guitar Project, is an activity on the measurement of guitar string action. During the activity students will "learn to use precision measurement tools (string action gauges or steel rules) to determine the amount of string action on their guitar."...

This video, made available by the STEM Guitar Project, was recorded at the Guitar Build Institute held at Aptos Middle School in San Francisco, California in 2018. In the video Alex Moll demonstrates how to sand and drill fret dots during electric guitar construction. The video runs 5:12 minutes in...

This resource, provided by Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center (MATEC), is an animation of a mechanical booster (rotary lobe) pump. The objective of the animation is to describe the components and operation of a mechanical booster pump (Roots Blower). An .mp4 is also available to view and ...

This website from Fox Valley Technical College provides learning objects on Mechanical Drives with lessons in: Belt and Chain Drives and Gears and Gear Drives. Each lesson links to an interactive resource which helps to further explain the concepts.

This Mechanical Linkages website provides learning objects in Physics of Basic Machines & Practical Four (4) Bar Mechanisms. Learning objects include Class 2 Levers: Force Input Angles; Identifying Lever Classes; Converting Rotational Velocity to Linear Velocity; Introduction to Class 1,2, and 3...

This 5-page syllabus, published by Heartland Community College (HCC), provides information about the Mechanical Systems course taught at HCC. Throughout the course, students study "mechanical power transmission systems, lubrication concepts, belt and gear drives, pulleys, bearings, and sheaves."...

This is the companion website for the textbook "Introduction to Mechatronics and Measurement Systems" by David G. Alciatore and Michael B. Histand. The web site includes a list of lab activities and video demonstrations, as well as other resources.