By: Surya Singh

Index: Philosophy     |    Interests    |    Experience    |    Automation Scripts    |   Observations (UWA only) 

Philosophy:

As my teaching experience and plans indicate, I am enthusiastic about the future of this field.  My teaching approach starts with fundamental theory and emphasizes it with experimental analysis and demonstration.  Its goal is to show that “science” is an avenue for “development.”  Tesla once lamented that “a little theory and calculation would have saved (Edison) ninety percent of his labor.”  I share this view of design and plan to impart a progressive education that en-ables students to engineer the technologies that will change the way we live and work. 

Teaching Interests:

• Sensing and sensors
• Mechanics (dynamics, strength of materials, etc.)
• Mechatronics (and system design)
• Robotics (kinematics and applications)

Prior Courses Taught or Assisted:

1. UWA MCTX 3420: Mechatronics Design (2^nd semester [southern hemisphere] 2007)  
2. Stanford  ME 220: Introduction to Sensors (TA, spring quarter 2002 & 2004)
   
   • Textbook: Fraden, Handbook of Modern Sensors (2nd Ed.)
3. Stanford  ME 80: Stress, Strain, and Strength (TA and laboratory coordinator, fall quarter 2004 & 2005)
• Integrated laboratory reader (4 laboratory experiments and 53 pages)
• Textbooks: M. Vable, Mechanics of Materials and Timoshenko and Young., Elements of Strength of Materials (5^th Ed) 
  

Automation:

• MCTX 3420 (Mechatronics Design) Lecture List from Table "mail merge" script

Observations (access limited):

• MCTX 3420 teaching comments log
• Mechanisms and Multimody Systems comments log