Classroom experiments for the teaching of physical insight in electrical engineering

An approach to teaching science and engineering that was developed to maximize a student's opportunity to gain physical insight into a subject without a corresponding laboratory is described. The approach is based on the principle that theory and experiment should receive approximately equal attention in the development of both the basic concepts and their most important applications. Experimental facts are introduced through a series of quantitative experiments which the lecturer performs as a part of his classroom development of concepts. The experiments also form a central part of the out-of-class learning experience of each student.