Educational theory and engineering education practice: A generalisable description of the design of a lab course on how to investigate electrical circuits

Newton's laws describe some very general principles of the motion of an automobile car and their quantitative relations but do not prescribe its design. For instance, a vehicle does not necessarily have four wheels, but based on Newton’s second law it should have an engine that provides a force. Once a design has been made, theory helps in the analysis of the performance of this new design (as in computer aided design) but the vehicle still will be tested in practice. A good car design will stimulate other companies to design a similar car based on the patents they possess.