Think like an engineer.
Solve everyday problems.
Practise planning, estimation, auditing, abstraction, experimentation, and reflection through everyday examples.
Study sections
Follow the order or choose a sectionEngineer and Engineering Sense
Look around the room you’re sitting in. The roof keeps out the sun and rain. The fan cools you. The internet brings you this lecture. C…
02Planning, Estimating and Technical Auditing
How much water did yesterday’s rain bring to Chennai? You don’t need a satellite. Put a tub on your terrace, measure the water in it, a…
03Apply What You Learn, Find the Cause, Make It Better
A plastic sheet is very hard to tear. Make one tiny cut with scissors, and it tears easily along that line. Now, where else could you u…
04Big Picture, Abstraction, and Divide and Conquer
You need to drive a nail into a wall but have no hammer. Most people give up. An engineer asks, “What does a hammer actually do ?” It c…
05Classify, Measure, Borrow Ideas, and Test Quickly
Your mother says, “Go and buy rice.” You ask, “How many kilos ?” — not milligrams, not tonnes. Without thinking, you chose the right un…
06Ideas, Debriefing, Mental Models and Perspectives
In 1947, Indian troops were rushed to defend Kashmir. They found a battery of guns ready to fire, but the gun sights had all been sent…