"Technical science uses mathematics as a language to describe phenomena and to solve problems. With trigonometry one can describe waves. In many problems an optimal setting of parameters should be found. This can be done with mathematical techniques such as differentiation. Integral calculus is needed for the calculation of a center of gravity. Many models use differential equations. In this course you will learn these and other basic techniques with applications." - Website tu/e
A P P L I E D P H Y S I C S
"This course will give future engineers the conceptual basis of a few fundamental concepts of physics, with which they can form a “founded” idea of both scientific and technological developments in the fields of medical, nano and energy technology, climate control etc. The importance of the concepts that will be treated, will be cleared up using engaging demonstrations and examples in which the above named technologies are important." - Website tu/e
"Engineers solve problems, and use model to do so. This always requires a translation to rephrase the initial problem in mathematical terms.. A second translation comes in to interpret the mathematical result in the context of the initial problem. This course introduces methods and techniques to perform such translations in a structured manner." - Website tu/e
We created a model to determine the evacuation time of a skyscraper.
"The nature and research agenda of engineering are changing, in response to the challenges and opportunities of our present-day world. The dynamics of Users (U), Society (S) and Enterprise (E) play a key role in this—as they did in defining engineering priorities in the past. This course draws historical and ethical lessons on the role of USE in the grand challenges of present-day and future engineering. In doing so it provides an introduction to the USE course sequences." - Website tu/e
With students from other disciplines, we wrote papers on social media issues. We focused on privacy and collection of data by large social media platforms.
E N G I N E E R I N G D E S I G N
"The search for casualties of a disaster such as an earthquake or a fire is often at great risk. Working in a damaged building with risk of collapse, the presence of toxic gases and radiation is a dangerous task. A new and more secure means to rescue casualties through the use of robots. The mission of this course is to design an original remote-controlled "search-and-rescue" vehicle, capable of safely retrieving casualties from a disaster area." - Website tu/e
With students from other disciplines, we made a rescue vehicle. I experiences what role an Industrial designer has when cooperating with people from other disciplines. We, as Industrial designers, have a little experience within most areas: electronics, aesthetic, mathematics, etc. This meant I took on a leading and coaching role within the group.
