Assadollahi, P.E., A., & Raburn, K. (2020, July), Full Paper:  Effects of a Computational-Based First-Year Engineering Course on Student Preparation  Paper presented at 2020 First-Year Engineering Experience, East Lansing, Michigan. 10.18260/1-2--35763

\bibitem{asee_peer_35763}
  Assadollahi, P.E., A., \& Raburn, K. (2020, July), \emph{Full Paper:  Effects of a Computational-Based First-Year Engineering Course on Student Preparation}
  Paper presented at 2020 First-Year Engineering Experience, East Lansing, Michigan.
  10.18260/1-2--35763

Andrew Assadollahi, P.E. and Kyle Raburn.  "Full Paper:  Effects of a Computational-Based First-Year Engineering Course on Student Preparation".  2020 First-Year Engineering Experience, East Lansing, Michigan, 2020, July.  ASEE Conferences, 2020.  https://peer.asee.org/35763 Internet.  22 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_35763}
  Andrew Assadollahi, P.E. and Kyle Raburn.
  "Full Paper:  Effects of a Computational-Based First-Year Engineering Course on Student Preparation".
  \emph{2020 First-Year Engineering Experience, East Lansing, Michigan, 2020, July}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2020.
  https://peer.asee.org/35763 Internet.  22 Dec, 2024

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