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Materials & Process Education Information Pack

Information pack contents

The pack provides background information on the Ashby design-led approach and practical details of its implementation, as well as general advice and information on teaching engineering materials in a variety of subject areas. (For further discussion of the design-led and other approaches, see here). The pack includes papers written by Mike Ashby and not available elsewhere on Granta's website. Information pack contents are:

Essential background reading:

'Teaching Engineering Materials', M.F. Ashby, D. Cebon, White Paper, May 2007

EduPack for introductory materials and process courses:

'Teaching Materials and Processes to First and Second Year Students', M.F. Ashby, Sep 2007
CES EduPack in introductory, first, and second year courses - user reports and comments

Other papers:

'The CES EduPack Eco Audit Tool - A White Paper', M.F. Ashby, N. Ball, C. Bream, February 2008
'The CES EduPack Database of Natural and Man-Made Materials', M.F. Ashby, Jan 2008
'The CES Database for Architecture and the Built Environment', M.F. Ashby, J. Fernandez, A. Gray. Feb 2006
'The CES Eco Selector - Background Reading', M.F. Ashby, A. Miller, F. Rutter, U.G.K. Wegst, Feb 2005
'Materials and Product Design', M.F. Ashby, 2004

Other resources:

Sample Powerpoint lecture: 'The world of materials and processes' (one of 12 available to CES EduPack users)
Sample materials selection chart: 'Modulus - Strength' (one of 25+ available to CES EduPack users)
CES EduPack product overview
CES EduPack Getting Started Guide