An Attempt towards the Improvement of the Lecture on Vibration Engineering using Vibration Apparatus

Abstract

This paper presents an attempt towards the improvement of the lecture on vibration engineering using vibration apparatus as effective tools. Although the lecture emphasizes the finding of equations of motion of mechanical systems and the analysis of the solution of them, it is also important for students to predict the motion behavior. In this paper, some vibration apparatus used in the lecture were introduced. The apparatus were used to make students think about what kinds of motions could occur. According to some questionnaires, it is shown that students prefer receiving information through demonstration. It seems that the uses of the apparatus has a positive influence on student learning.