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This course is designed to help engineering students build their physical intuition through a series of mini-lectures, mechanical ¿dissection¿ activities, student presentations, and a final project. Some of the mechanisms students will dissect include a wind-up toy, fishing reel, and car transmission. Through these activities, students learn the process and value of reverse engineering, develop a better understanding of the design choices made by engineers, become familiar with historically significant mechanisms, and develop both oral and graphical communication skills necessary for working in a technical team. This course is intended for freshman/sophomore engineering students with some knowledge of physics, but little ¿hands on¿ experience.