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Tetsuji Oda

Tetsuji Oda is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Tetsuji Oda rather than just read about it. In short: Tetsuji Oda (born 1948) is a retired Japanese electrical engineer whose research involves electrostatic discharge. He is a professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo.

Key takeaways

Tetsuji Oda belongs to engineering; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Tetsuji Oda to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Tetsuji Oda from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Tetsuji Oda (born 1948) is a retired Japanese electrical engineer whose research involves electrostatic discharge. He is a professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo. Oda is originally from Tokyo, and studied electrical and electronic engineering at the University of Tokyo, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1971, a master's degree in 1973, and a PhD in 1976. He spent his entire academic career at the University of Tokyo, retiring as professor emeritus in 2013. Oda was named Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2015 "for contributions to electrostatics and high-pressure plasmas for environmental protection".

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Tetsuji Oda

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Tetsuji Oda claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Tetsuji Oda before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Tetsuji Oda ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Tetsuji Oda

In research: Tetsuji Oda appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Tetsuji Oda in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Tetsuji Oda is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1948 births, 20th-century Japanese engineers, 21st-century Japanese engineers, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Tetsuji Oda outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Tetsuji Oda in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Tetsuji Oda means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Tetsuji Oda in simple terms?

Tetsuji Oda (born 1948) is a retired Japanese electrical engineer whose research involves electrostatic discharge. He is a professor emeritus at the University of Tokyo.

Why does Tetsuji Oda matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Tetsuji Oda?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Tetsuji Oda.