Introducing National 5 Engineering Science
Course Content and Assessment
Engineering Contexts and Challenges
Engineering Systems
The Systems Approach
Energy: Fossil Fuels and Renewables
Energy: The Greenhouse Effect and the Conservation of Energy
Energy Calculations
Energy Transfer and Loss
Energy Efficiency and Audits
Electronics and Control
Analogue Electronics: Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Analogue Electronics: Electronic Symbols and Resistor Colour Codes
Analogue Electronics: Types of Circuits
Analogue Electronics: Input Transducers
Analogue Electronics: Voltage-Dividers
Analogue Electronics: Switches
Analogue Electronics: Complete Circuits
Digital Electronics: Signals, Logic Gates and Boolean Expressions
Digital Electronics: Truth Tables
Programmable Control: Microcontrollers
Programmable Control: Flowcharts
Programmable Control: Arduino
Programmable Control: PBASIC
Mechanisms and Structures
Mechanisms and Drive Systems: Motion
Mechanisms and Structures
Mechanisms and Drive Systems: Multiplier Ratios
Mechanisms and Drive Systems: Speed and Torque
Pneumatic Systems: Components
Pneumatic Systems: Pneumatic Circuits
Pneumatic Systems: Output Forces From A Cylinder
Structures: Strength of Structures
Structures: Loads and Forces
Structures: Stress and Strain
Structures: Free-Body Diagrams and Movements
Structures: Moments and Reactions
Structures: Vectors and Concurrent Systems
Course Assessment
Course Assignment
Written Paper