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Preliminary Application of Reductionism and Holism in Teaching Mechanical Engineering Materials

Authors
Wangyun Li1, *
1School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin, 541004, China
*Corresponding author. Email: li.wangyun@guet.edu.cn
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Wangyun Li
Available Online 12 December 2022.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-024-4_113How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Reductionism; Holism; Mechanical Engineering Materials
Abstract

In teaching a key curriculum, Mechanical Engineering Materials, in the discipline of mechanical engineering, reductionism and holism were applied. Besides the calculation of atomic packing factor, three key knowledge points were abstracted by applying reductionism, which were the model on bonding forces and energies of two isolated atoms, diffusion theory, and minimum-energy principle. Basing on these three key knowledge points, plenty of the contents in this curriculum can be understood easily and the learning efficiency can be elevated. Moreover, due to the deficiency of reductionism in analyzing complex issues, such as the influence of electric current stressing on the strength of materials and the ductile-to-brittle transition of a structure at low temperature, holism was applied concurrently. These applications can not only improve the teaching efficiency under a curriculum time shrinking condition, but also show students how to analyze complex issues.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2022 2nd International Conference on Education, Information Management and Service Science (EIMSS 2022)
Series
Atlantis Highlights in Computer Sciences
Publication Date
12 December 2022
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10.2991/978-94-6463-024-4_113
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2589-4900
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-024-4_113How to use a DOI?
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© 2023 The Author(s)
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