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- Eduqas A-Level Product Design designing and innovation: a complete overview
A complete overview of Eduqas A-Level Product Design designing and innovation: the iterative design process and design strategies, primary and secondary research, design briefs and specifications, modelling, prototyping and CAD, communicating design ideas, and the designers, companies and movements that shaped product design.
π 13 min readEduqas-A-Level-DT-Designing - Eduqas A-Level Product Design human factors and sustainability: a complete overview
A complete overview of Eduqas A-Level Product Design human factors and sustainability: ergonomics and anthropometrics, inclusive and user-centred design, the 6 Rs and sustainable design, life cycle assessment, and the social, moral and ethical issues that surround product design.
π 13 min readEduqas-A-Level-DT-Designing - Eduqas A-Level Product Design materials and their properties: a complete overview
A complete overview of Eduqas A-Level Product Design materials and their properties: the classification of metals, polymers, timbers, papers, boards and composites, the physical and mechanical properties, smart and modern materials, the enhancement and treatment of materials, performance characteristics and testing, and how a designer selects a material and stock form.
π 13 min readEduqas-A-Level-DT-Technical - Eduqas A-Level Product Design mathematics for design and technology: a complete overview
A complete overview of the mathematics for Eduqas A-Level Product Design Component 1: costing and quantities, scale, ratio and tolerancing maths, structural and mechanical calculations (moments, stress, strain, mechanical advantage and gear ratios), and electronic and systems calculations (Ohm's law, power, energy and the potential divider).
π 13 min readEduqas-A-Level-DT-Maths - Eduqas A-Level Product Design processes and manufacture: a complete overview
A complete overview of Eduqas A-Level Product Design processes and manufacture: the shaping and forming processes, wasting and addition processes, scales of production, digital design and manufacture (CAD, CAM, CNC), quality control and tolerances, and finishing processes, with the material and scale each suits.
π 13 min readEduqas-A-Level-DT-Technical - Eduqas A-Level Product Design product analysis and systems: a complete overview
A complete overview of Eduqas A-Level Product Design product analysis and systems: analysing and disassembling products, structures and forces, mechanisms (levers, linkages, gears, cams and pulleys), and electronic input, process, output and programmable systems, with the key calculations.
π 13 min readEduqas-A-Level-DT-Technical