Mechanical Engineering

The objective of the course is to introduce students to the experimental aspects of engineering through the study of simple physical systems and the description of the instrumentation used for the measurements. Expected learning outcomes: - Knowledge and ability to understand (Dublin descriptors) At the end of the course the student will have the basic knowledge of the scientific method and its application in the study of physical systems with simple modeling. Starting from the description of the instrumentation, it will therefore be able to perceive the importance of the design and its multiple relationships with the technology. - Knowledge and understanding skills applied (II descriptor) At the end of the course of study the student will have developed the ability to understand the meaning of the experimental data and its tabular and graphic representation. - Autonomy of judgment (III descriptor) At the end of the course the student will have become aware of the fundamental difference between theory and practice, in particular between the knowledge of a physical law and its identification or its implications in reality. It will have to perceive when a measure is compatible or not with the theoretical prediction or with data collected in similar conditions. - Communication skills (IV descriptor) At the end of the course the student must have acquired a good language property, especially as regards the scientific terminology related to uncertainty and measurement error. - Ability to learn (V descriptor) At the end of the course the student must have developed a learning ability that will allow him to study and deepen the experimental aspects of the other subjects of the course of study.