Outline

I. Rube Goldberg a. Who he was  i. Biography of his life b. Significance of his machines c. How it applies to engineering II. Homage to Rube Goldberg Machines a. Perdue students contests b. Examples of entities in machines <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"> i. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Mouse traps <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"> ii. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Pendulums <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"> iii. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Ball and Track <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"> iv. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Cable and Pulley systems <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">c. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Examples of statics in machines <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"> i. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Vectors and equilibrium <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"> ii. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Force and tension <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"> iii. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Curvilinear motion <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"> iv. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Gravity <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"> v. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Acceleration <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">III. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">How principles learned with Rube Goldberg applies to life. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">a. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Need principles for building structures <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"> i. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Bridges <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"> ii. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Buildings <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"> iii. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Vehicles <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;"> <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Thesis: **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Deliberately over-engineering a machine such as a Rube Goldberg to complete a simple task helps students learn principle of physics.