In this activity, students use a toothbrush, a small motor, and some wire to make a bristlebot, then optimize it for maximum displacement. This selection highlights the physics concepts of distance, time, velocity, and vectors, as well as the core engineering concepts of design, analysis, models, and systems. It includes the Table of Contents, Preface, Summary of Contents by Chapter, About the Editors, Contributors, and Index.

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Type Book ChapterPub Date 1/1/2018Pages 37Stock # PB432X_6C

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