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Professor Espinosa has taught a variety of courses including,
Introduction to Microelectromechanical Systems, Nano/Micro
Science and Engineering,
Engineering Instrumentation, Elasticity, Damage and Inelasticity of
Advanced Materials, Advanced Computational Mechanics, Mechanics of
Materials, and Aircraft Structures.
His teaching philosophy addresses issues that require particular attention
in modern education, which are: a) the increasingly international world
of business and markets, b) the technological advances that are
continuously raising the speed at which information is obtained and
transmitted, and c) the dynamics of the job market that makes likely
that most individuals will enjoy several careers in their lifetime. It
is his view that a student-centered curriculum in which the student
takes responsibility for her or his education rather than a rigid and
static core curriculum is the best choice for the future. Such a
curriculum maximizes course work, independent study and research (honor
degrees), and encourages experimentation and intellectual expansion.
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