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This video, published by Columbia Gorge Community College, is the first part of a two part lecture on writing resumes, cover letters and interviewing for electromechanical technician positions. In this video, presenter Jim Pytal introduces the contents of the lecture and discusses writing and...

This video, published by Columbia Gorge Community College, is the second part of a two part lecture on writing resumes, cover letters and interviewing for electromechanical technician positions. In this video, presenter Jim Pytal discusses cover letters, preparation and tips for electromechanical...

In this interview, published by the Building Efficiency for a Sustainable Tomorrow (BEST) Center, Laney College Carpentry Department Chair Carl Seelbach gives an overview of the two-year carpentry program at Laney College.  The interview begins with a discussion of the career experiences, from an...

This resource, provided by the Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center (MATEC), is an animation that shows how radio frequency (RF) energy creates the desired conditions for initializing a plasma. An .mp4 file is also available for viewing and runs 00:30 minutes in length. 

This paper, from Reynaldo M. Pablo at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, covers a method of risk assessment for highway bridges. A structural reliability algorithm is introduced, and topics covered include dead load effects statistics, live load effect statistics, bridge beam capacity...

This resource is provided by Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center (MATEC) and is an animation that shows a rotary piston pump operation. An .mp4 file is also available for viewing and runs 00:32 seconds in length. 

This video, from Erie Community College, introduces a rough vacuum system that was built at the college. During the video, Rich Hill describes all of the components of the system and its functions. This video runs 02:46 minutes in length. A related E-book, student and instructor manuals, labs, and...

This interactive presentation, created by Terry Bartelt for the Electromechanical Digital Library, discusses the rotations per minute (RPM) of AC motors. Bartelt begins with a discussion of the magnetism that allows most of these motors to function. The author addresses such factors as the frequency...

This resource, provided by Erie Community College, consists of three videos demonstrating the expansion of a rubber glove in a Rough Vacuum Equipment Trainer (RVET) when pressure is removed from the chamber. In the first video, the presenter guides viewers through the experiment's setup, covering...

How did Rutherford figure out the structure of the atomic nucleus without looking at it? Simulate the famous experiment in which he disproved the Plum Pudding model of the atom by observing alpha particles bouncing off atoms and determining that they must have a small core. This simulation of a...