- How Stuff Works: The Physics of Everyday Technology

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An introduction to the physics behind common, everyday technologies. We live in a world with technology all around us, yet the principles that make those technologies possible are often invisible. Why does a car need a transmission? How is a refrigerator able to produce cold? How does sonar detect objects that we can't see with our eyes? In this course, students will learn the science behind familiar technologies and put that knowledge to work building and testing their own versions.