Who Wants to Be an "Engin-aire?" -- Ferrous Metals and Alloys
By Bryan LaVigne
Learners answer questions about ferrous metals and alloys using a game show format. Immediate feedback is provided.
Value Streams
By Kaye Krueger, Keith Lodahl
Learners read how to identify a manufacturer's value streams - the first step to value stream mapping.
Value/Supply Chain Management
By Weldon Faull
In this animated object, learners examine how to establish an effective supply chain that builds customer loyalty.
Title Block Tolerances
By Glenn Sokolowski
Learners examine the use of the tolerances displayed in a title block by calculating the minimum and maximum allowable size of a fabricated part. In a brief quiz, students determine whether a part is usable or should be scrapped.
Excel: Locking Cell References
By Patrick Hoppe
Students read how to lock a cell that is being referenced in a formula so that it does not automatically show an increment when the formula is copied.
The Zener Diode 2
By Terry Bartelt
In this animated object, learners examine the operation of a zener diode in the forward and reverse bias conditions. A quiz completes the activity.
Brain Exercise: Visualization #1
In this interactive object, learners practice their 3D visualization skills by identifying the correct isometric view of an object. Front, side, and top orthographic views are shown.
Interpreting Engineering Drawings: Common Abbreviations
In this interactive object, learners read the common abbreviations used in engineering drawings and then test their knowledge in three short exercises.
Excel: Determining the Complex Conjugate
Students read how to use the IMCONJUGATE() function to convert complex numbers to their conjugate in rectangular form.
Gradation - Calculations
By Steve Whitmoyer
This learning object introduces the student to the calculations involved in a sieve analysis -- including percentage retained and percentage passed.
Weight- Volume Relationships: Saturated Density (Metric)
Students read how to determine and calculate the saturated density for a given sample of soil or aggregate, based on the mass-volume relationship. Practice problems complete the activity.
Weight-Volume Relationships: Saturated Unit Weight
Students read how to determine and calculate the saturated unit weight for a given sample of soil or aggregate, based on the weight-volume relationship. Practice problems complete the activity.
The Impact of Batch Size Reduction
By Kaye Krueger
In this animated object, learners examine what happens to lead and cycle times when the batch size is reduced.
Excel: Entering a Complex Number
Learners examine the complex number function to convert real and imaginary coefficients into a complex number.
The TI-83 Plus Calculator: Using the LOG Function
Students follow the correct keystrokes to calculate the logarithm of a number.
Statics - Trig: The Pythagorean Theorem
In this interactive object, learners use the Pythagorean Theorem to calculate forces.
Pictorial Drawings
Learners examine pictorial drawings used in engineering including sectioned and exploded drawings. A sketching quiz is provided to help the learner create simple pictorial sketches by using orthographic views and an isometric template.
Excel: Converting Radians to Degrees
Students read how to use the DEGREES() function to convert radians to degrees.
Statics - Trig: Law of Cosines
In this interactive object, learners use the Law of Cosines to calculate forces.
Strength of Materials: The Centroid of a Circle
In this animated and interactive object, learners calculate the area and centroid of a circle.
Statics - Trig: The Law of Sines Using a TI-86 Calculator
In this interactive and animated object, learners apply the Law of Sines to determine forces using a TI-86 calculator.
Thread Specifications
In this interactive object, learners examine standard and metric thread specifications used in engineering drawings. In a brief quiz, they identify various internal and external thread representations.
Highway Design: Vehicle Types
In this animated object, learners read the dimensions of the different types of vehicles typically considered in highway design.
The Eight Wastes of Lean
Learners examine ways to eliminate or minimize the wastes found in business processes. A matching exercise completes the activity.
The TI-83 Plus Calculator: The Power Function
Learners examine how to raise a number to a power using the TI-83 Plus calculator. Sample problems are given using both real and complex numbers.