Students are introduced to the technology of flexible circuits, some applications and the photolithography fabrication process. They are challenged to determine if the fabrication process results in a change in the circuit dimensions since, as circuits get smaller and smaller (nano-circuits), this could become very problematic. The lesson prepares students to conduct the associated activity in which they perform statistical analysis (using Excel® and GeoGebra) to determine if the circuit dimension sizes before and after fabrication are in fact statistically different. A PowerPoint® presentation and post-quiz are provided. This lesson and its associated activity are suitable for use during the last six weeks of the AP Statistics course; see the topics and timing note for details.
- Subject:
- Mathematics
- Statistics and Probability
- Material Type:
- Lesson
- Provider:
- TeachEngineering
- Provider Set:
- TeachEngineering
- Author:
- Cunjiang Yu
- Miguel R. Ramirez
- Minwei Xu
- Song Chen
- Date Added:
- 02/17/2017