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Manufacturing Processes for K12
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Research CONCLUSION
A careful analysis of the course content as revealed by the college-level textbooks used in the manufacturing engineering and technology course has lead to the conclusion that for all practical purposes, the majority of all knowledge content in the selected textbooks could be taught to high school students. Thus, the research on this subject has been completed.
Possible Grade-Level to Introduce this Subject
High school, grade to be determined.
Original Research Data Tables
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Textbooks Used as Sources of Data
No calculus textbooks ...
This textbook, titled Manufacturing and Automation Technology, by R. Thomas Wright, 507 pages long, is used in high school technology course and in the graduate level Manufacturing Technology at the University of Georgia College of Education. All pages in this textbook have been examined the mathematics skills needed to complete the reading. It has been determined that for all practical purposes, four operations are the only skills needed.
Machining Fundamentals, written by John R. Walker, 504 pages long, is a hands-on manual for operating machines, and has been used at Los Angeles Valley College in the machining technology program. his textbook is fully illustrated with photos, drawings, tables, charts and graphs. At the end of each chapter, it include a Test Your Knowledge section with fill-in questions. A working knowledge of engineering blueprints is required. The mathematics concepts and skills needed are all at pre-calculus level, including [four operations], [integer], [fraction], [units], [measurements] (length, height, depth, diameter, angle), [shapes] (circle and rectangle), [volume] (cylinder, sphere, prism). For all practical purposes, no prior courses in physics and chemistry is needed. Therefore, this book or similar manuals are age-possible for high school students.
Using digital technology ...Videos, especially those from the Youtube website, could be extensively used in the course.
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Modern Manufacturing Process, by David Goetsch, 603 pages long, is intended for a survey course covering the subject of manufacturing materials and processes. This textbook is easy to read, with approximately 80% of content being purely descriptive and informational with little or no inclusion of mathematics-based predictive and computational formulas. After a careful and thorough examination of all pages in this textbook, it has been concluded that (1) the mathematics concepts and skills required to read this book and completed activity assignment are all at pre-calculus level; and they include [four operations], [root], [power], [measurement] (length, height, depth, radius, diameter, angle), [unit], [table], [chart], [flow chart], [graph]. (2) The physics and chemistry concepts and skills required are [force], [mass], [power], [motion] (linear and rotational}, [speed] and [velocity]. This textbook is age-possible for high school students.
Manufacturing Engineering and Technology, 4th Edition, written by Serope Kalpakjian and Steven R. Schmid, 1136 pages long, is intended for students in mechanical, manufacturing, industrial, aerospace, and material engineering programs. After careful and thorough examination of all pages in this textbook, it has been concluded that (1) approximately 70% of content in this textbook are descriptive and informational involving no predictive and computational formulas, (2) the mathematics skills needed to completed the course are for all practical purposes at pre-calculus level, including [four operations], [area] (circle, rectangle, etc.], [volume], [trigonometric functions], [log], [natural log], [power], [root], [chart], and [graph], (3) the basic knowledge needed in physics and chemistry include [stress], [strain], [power], [force], [heat], [resistance], [current], [chemical symbol], [periodic table], and [chemical equation], and (4) many topics similar to those found in The Science and Engineering of Material, 6th Edition, by Donald R. Askland, and others, This textbook include a great wealth of practical hints, or do's and don'ts for design of product components with regard to manufacturability. In conclusion, it is a high school age-possible textbook.
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Little calculus textbook ...
Manufacturing Processes for Engineering Materials, 4th Edition, written by Serope Kalpakjian and Steven R. Schmid, 927 pages long, is one of the most popular college engineering textbook intended for university undergraduate mechanical, industrial, metallurgical, and material engineering programs. After a careful and thorough examination of all pages in this textbook, it has been concluded that:
(1) For most of the chapters, the mathematics concepts and skills required to read the text and to complete home work assignment are at pre-calculus level; and they include [four operations], [percentage], [fraction], [integer], [power], [root], [inequality], [log], [natural log], [table], [chart], [flow chart], [graph], [measurement] (length, width, depth, radius, angle), [area] (circle, rectangle, triangle, etc.), [volume] (cylinder, prism, sphere, etc.), [trigonometric functions], [geometric shapes and solids] (circle, rectangle, triangle, sphere, prism), and [summation]. |
(2) Only about 30 pages out of 927 pages in this textbook contain formulas requiring beginning calculus skills of [first order integral] and [first degree derivative]; and their section number, name and page numbers are 2.2.2 True stress and true strain (page 31), 2.2.3 True-stress-true-strain curve (page 34), 2.2.4 Instability in simple tension (page 36), 2.2.7 Effects of strain rate (pages 38 and 40), 2.3 Compression (page 43), 2.4 Torsion (page 47), 2.12 Work of Deformation (pages 68 and 69), 4.3 Surface texture (page 131 and 132), 6.2.1 Open-die forging (page 263), 6.2.2 Methods of analysis (page 264), 6.3.1 Mechanics of flat rolling (pages 284, 285, 289), 7.2.1 Elongation (page 339), 7.5 Stretch Forming (page 361)7.8.1 Conventional spinning (page 363), 8.2 Mechanics of Chip Formation (page 408), 8.14 Economics of Machining (page 571), and 10.3 Thermoplastics Behavior and Properties; for Section 7.8.1 Conventional spinning (page 363), based on the illustration of geometric solids to be processed through spinning, calculus based formulas for surface areas and volumes might be needed, and after an examination of all pages in the Chapter 7 (Applications of the Definite Integral in Geometry, Science and Engineering, pages 442-509), in Calculus Early Transcendental, 8th Edition, it has been concluded that all of the relevant formulas for areas and volumes are based on [first order integral] only. Therefore, treating the two beginning calculus skills of [first order integral] and [first degree derivative] as special mathematics topics with a few special training sessions, this textbook could be age-possible for high school students.
(3) The physics and chemistry concepts and skills needed include [force], [mass], [speed], [time], [stress]. [strain], [specific heat], [conduction] (electrical and thermal), [dielectric], and [friction], and many of them are explained in sufficient details in this textbook. (4) Approximately 75% of the content in this textbook is descriptive and informational, with little or no inclusion of mathematics-based predictive and computational formulas. This textbook offers a great wealth of do's and don'ts for appropriate design of product components. |
The research on this subject has been financed by part of a gift of US$10,000 from Mrs. Xiuyu Li, my mother and resident of the District of Gulangyu, City of Xiamen, Province of Fujian, the People's Republic of China, during my recovery from left arm injury at Athens, Georgia (2009)
本科目的研究成果由我的母亲李秀玉女士(中华人民共和国福建省厦门市鼓浪屿区居民)在我2009年在美国佐治亚州雅典市左手受伤休养期间赠送10000美元中拨款赞助
RESEARCH OUTCOMES Navigator:
(1) Engineering Foundation (Introduction to STEAM for K12, Statics for K12, Dynamics for K12, Strength of Materials for K12, Engineering Materials for K12, Statistics& Probabilities for K12, and Engineering Economics for K12);
(2) Mechanical Engineering (Mechanical Design for K12, Fluid Mechanics for K12, Aerodynamics for K12, Heat Transfer for K12, Thermodynamics for K12);
(3) Engineering Technology (CADD& Product Design for K12, Manufacturing Processes for K12, Engineering Programming for K12);
(4) Civil Engineering (Introduction to Computerized Civil Engineering Design for K12, Introduction to Global Positioning System & Land Surveying for K12, Introduction to Structural Design for K12);
(5) Electrical Engineering (Introduction to Electrical & Electronics Devices for K12, Introduction to Circuit Analysis & Simulation for K12, Introduction to Robotics & Programming for K12);
(6) Capstone Engineering Design and Research;
(7) Available K12 STEAM Learning Resources;
(8) Mathematics Pre-requisites for Undergraduate Engineering Programs;
(9) Recommended Artistic Skills for STEM Professionals.
(1) Engineering Foundation (Introduction to STEAM for K12, Statics for K12, Dynamics for K12, Strength of Materials for K12, Engineering Materials for K12, Statistics& Probabilities for K12, and Engineering Economics for K12);
(2) Mechanical Engineering (Mechanical Design for K12, Fluid Mechanics for K12, Aerodynamics for K12, Heat Transfer for K12, Thermodynamics for K12);
(3) Engineering Technology (CADD& Product Design for K12, Manufacturing Processes for K12, Engineering Programming for K12);
(4) Civil Engineering (Introduction to Computerized Civil Engineering Design for K12, Introduction to Global Positioning System & Land Surveying for K12, Introduction to Structural Design for K12);
(5) Electrical Engineering (Introduction to Electrical & Electronics Devices for K12, Introduction to Circuit Analysis & Simulation for K12, Introduction to Robotics & Programming for K12);
(6) Capstone Engineering Design and Research;
(7) Available K12 STEAM Learning Resources;
(8) Mathematics Pre-requisites for Undergraduate Engineering Programs;
(9) Recommended Artistic Skills for STEM Professionals.
Freedom and opportunities! You will have the right to a high quality K12 science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics (STEAM) education!
¡Libertad y oportunitades! ¡Usted va a tener el derecho a una K12 educación de alta calidad en ciencia, tecnología, ingenería, artes y matematica (CTIAM)!
自由和机会!你们将拥有接受高质量的、贯穿幼儿园到中小学阶段的科学、技术、工程、艺术和数学教育的权利!
¡Libertad y oportunitades! ¡Usted va a tener el derecho a una K12 educación de alta calidad en ciencia, tecnología, ingenería, artes y matematica (CTIAM)!
自由和机会!你们将拥有接受高质量的、贯穿幼儿园到中小学阶段的科学、技术、工程、艺术和数学教育的权利!