Vienna Museum of Technology
There were two parts of this musuem that really stood out to me; the hands on experiments and the artifacts. The first exibit that I explored was intitled "Nature and Knowledge", which contained a visual representation of angular momentum. This was a topic discussed in my physics class and a topic I have taught at Loras, as a suplimentat instuctor for physics. Sometimes students would understand the math, but not the concept inself. So, I took a video of the hands on experiment where there are two balls spinning on a rod, then when the balls are brought closer together you can visually see the speed of the combined object increase. I am planning to use this video to help be a visual aid when we cover this topic next year.
I also really enjoyed seeing the prostetic arms and legs throghout time. Since I am going into biomedical engineering, one possible specialtiy is prostetics, so I thought it was intresting to see how the style and functionality changed. This was an high quality museum that had a wide varity of artifacts to intrest everyone.
posted by Jeanie @ May 28, 2018
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That's cool that you are a supplemental instructor at Loras. The use of the video is also very neat. In my high school physics class I had found that visuals helped me a lot in that class.
I saw the prosthetic section too, which I thought was very cool. It was awesome that they showed how they have changed over time. I never realized how closely that related to your major.
I spent a lot of time observing the prosthetic section too! I was amazed by the improvements and progress made over time in this area. I remember standing there and looking at the older prosthetic legs, trying to imagine how truly uncomfortable they were. Some of the older ones looked so uncomfortable and perhaps even painful to wear. It is so satisfying to see the evolution of different prosthetic over time.
Not only are prosthetics interesting from a biomedical engineering standpoint but also an economic and ehtical standpoint. What will happen when prosthetics surpass normal physiological function and demand increases, will it only be available to those who can afford it?
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