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Teaching first-year students fundamental principles through creation

they are eager to create something tangible during their time at MIT. Typically, an engineering ... the undergraduate experience. In class 2.00a (Fundamentals of Engineering Design: Explore Space, Sea ... senior year in some cases,” explains Daniel Frey, professor of mechanical engineering. “I want to give ...

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Pioneering Pedagogy

Before Woodie Flowers, his advisor Robert Mann advocated a place for design in engineering ... education Dr. Robert Mann, an engineer and former rocket scientist who developed the world’s first ... biomedical prosthetic device, was instrumental in turning design into a discipline. As engineering education ...

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