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Use of Technology in Teaching Mathematics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Wlodkowski, Maine Maritime Academy

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-disciplinary interaction among engineering, physics, and mathematics. In addition, he holds an appointment with the Academy’s Loeb-Sullivan School, a graduate program in International Business and Logistics. He has sixteen years of industrial, manufacturing and academic experience that encompasses the fields of materials engineering, applied physics, reliability engineering, acoustics, applied statistics, shock and vibration, sensor design, radiation effects, and technical marketing. As the Principal Staff Engineer and Program Manager at Wilcoxon Research, Inc., he led several of the Company's high technology programs in the research, development, and commercialization of directional, acoustic

Conference Session

Use of Technology in Teaching Mathematics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sabina Jeschke, Technische Universitat Berlin, Inst. f. Mathematik; Lars Knipping, Technische Universitat Berlin; Raul Rojas, Freie Universitat Berlin; Ruedi Seiler, Technische Universitat Berlin

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Engineering Systems: 9th International Conference (KES 2005), Proceeding, Part I, volume 3681 of Lecture Notes in Computer Sciences, pages 744–750. Springer Verlag, September 2005.9. Gerald Friedland, Lars Knipping, Raúl Rojas, Joachim Schulte, and Christian Zick. Evaluationsergebnisse zum Einsatz des E-Kreide Systems im Wintersemester 2003/2004. Technical Report B-04-06, Fachbereich Mathematik und Informatik, Freie Universität Berlin, June 2004.10. Gerald Friedland, Lars Knipping, Joachim Schulte, and Ernesto Tapia. E-Chalk: A lecture recording system using the chalkboard metaphor. Interactive Technology and Smart Education (ITSE), 1(1):9–20, February 2004.11. Gerald Friedland, Lars Knipping, and Ernesto Tapia. Web based lectures

Conference Session

Improving the Mathematical Preparation of Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Inlow, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Mathematics

2006-1397: TEACHING THE IID ASSUMPTION IN ENGINEERING STATISTICS IMark Inlow, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Page 11.1230.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Teaching the IID Assumption in Engineering Statistics IMany procedures taught in introductory statistics courses require that the data meet, at leastapproximately, the normality assumption. However, all require, in some form, the IIDassumption, namely, that the observations comprising the sample are independently andidentically distributed. Because of this, and the fact that statistical procedures are less robust toIID violations than normality

Conference Session

Improving the Mathematical Preparation of Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elton Graves, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Mathematics

2006-749: HOW TO GET ENGINEERS TO ENROLL IN MATHEMATICSCOURSESElton Graves, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Page 11.699.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 How to get Engineers to take Mathematics CoursesAbstractOne of the challenges to any mathematics department is how to recruit non-majors to take upperlevel mathematics courses. While several engineering curricula require some upper levelmathematics courses, most engineering students only take the bare minimum to meet graduationrequirements.In this paper the author will discuss some three simple methods which have been employed toencouraged students to take upper level mathematics courses. These

Conference Session

Integrating Math, Science, & Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Maor, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; Igor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

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Mathematics

2006-1206: TWO MATHEMATICS COURSES FOR ARCHITECTURE COLLEGESTUDENTS: FROM CONTEXT PROBLEMS TO DESIGN TASKSIgor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Dr. Igor Verner is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Education in Technology and Science, TechnionSarah Maor, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Dr. Sarah Maor is a Lecturer at the Hadassa-Wizo College of Design, Haifa, Israel Page 11.1352.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Two Mathematics Courses for Architecture College Students: From Context Problems to Design TasksAbstractThis paper considers Mathematical

Conference Session

Use of Technology in Teaching Mathematics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Jeffrey Hodgkins, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Tracy Van Zandt, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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2006-728: INNOVATIVE TEACHING OF FOURIER SERIES USING LABVIEWPeter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Peter Avitabile is an Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department and the Director of the Modal Analysis and Controls Laboratory at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. He is a Registered Professional Engineer with a BS, MS and Doctorate in Mechanical Engineering and a member of ASEE, ASME and SEM.Jeffrey Hodgkins, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Jeff Hodgkins is a Graduate Student in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Massachusetts. He is currently working on his Master’s Degree in the Modal Analysis and Controls Laboratory

Conference Session

Use of Technology in Teaching Mathematics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arthur Snider, University of South Florida; Sami Kadamani, Hillsborough Community College

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Mathematics

2006-82: AN EXPERT SYSTEM FOR TEACHING PARTIAL DIFFERENTIALEQUATIONSArthur Snider, University of South FloridaSami Kadamani, Hillsborough Community College Dr. Kadamani is a Professor of Science at Hillsborough Community College Page 11.188.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 An Expert System for Partial Differential EquationsAbstractThe execution of the solution, by the separation of variables process, of the Poisson, diffusion,and wave equations (homogeneous or nonhomogeneous) in rectangular, cylindrical, or sphericalcoordinate systems, with Dirichlet, Neumann, Robin, singular, periodic, or Sommerfeld boundaryconditions

Conference Session

Use of Technology in Teaching Mathematics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melinda Z. Kalainoff, U.S. Military Academy; Dawn E. Riegner, U.S. Military Academy; Matthew Deloia, U.S. Military Academy; Russ Lachance, U.S. Military Academy; Andrew Biaglow, U.S. Military Academy

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use SynchronEyes [5] Software to monitor progress, and to project work ontoa classroom screen. To monitor the progress of the study, the study group took the sameexams as the general course population, and certain problems were compared to gaugeunderstanding of key equilibrium concepts. We also administered a survey to determinestudent attitudes toward use of technology. Instructors for the general chemistry course typically come from various academicdisciplines, including chemistry, chemical engineering, and the life sciences. Threeinstructors with various academic experience and backgrounds were chosen for thisstudy. The experience and background of the instructors ranged from new instructor totwelve years teaching experience. Prior

Conference Session

Improving the Mathematical Preparation of Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shuki Aroshas, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; Igor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; Avi Berman, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

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post-course questionnaires.Four questions of the pre-course questionnaire were repeated in the post-course one. Theytested student opinions related to the following aspects:1. Anticipated effect of integrating engineering and science problems on understanding the calculus concepts.2. Interest to solve calculus problems from the area of specialization.3 Viewing the calculus capabilities as a condition to succeed in the area of specialization.4. Interest to attend the applications motivated course in addition to the conventional calculus class.The post-course questionnaire also inquired student opinions about the contribution of thethree teaching methods used in the course: demonstrating mathematical problems of scienceand technology

Conference Session

Mathematics in Transition

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bella Klass-Tsirulnikov, Sami Shamoon College of Engineering (formerly Negev Academic College of; Sharlene Katz, California State University-Northridge

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2006-528: THE CONCEPT OF INFINITY FROM K-12 TO UNDERGRADUATECOURSESBella Klass-Tsirulnikov, Sami Shamoon College of Engineering (formerly Negev Academic College ofEngineering), Beer Sheva, Israel Bella Klass-Tsirulnikov is a senior academic lecturer at Sami Shamoon College of Engineering, Beer Sheva, Israel (former Negev Academic College of Engineering). She accomplished mathematics studies at Lomonosov Moscow State University (1969), received Ph.D. degree in mathematics at Tel Aviv University (1980), and completed PostDoc studies at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (1982). From 1995 she also holds a Professional Teaching Certificate for grades 7 – 12 of the Israeli Ministry of

Conference Session

Integrating Math, Science, & Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Pennell, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; John White, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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Chemical Engineering Department at the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Page 11.1205.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Teaching Differential Equations with an Engineering FocusIntroductionStudents’ lack of motivation is a significant obstacle to their learning basic STEM (Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) material. Students often do not see the relevance oftheir mathematics courses, for example, to courses in their majors or to their careers until longafter the courses have ended. Consequently, their motivation to learn the material in mathematicscourses is low, and their retention of this

Conference Session

Integrating Math, Science, & Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leslie Keiser, University of Tulsa; William Hamill, University of Tulsa; Bryan Tapp, University of Tulsa; William Potter, University of Tulsa; Jerry McCoy, University of Tulsa; Peter LoPresti, University of Tulsa; Donna Farrior, University of Tulsa; Shirley Pomeranz, University of Tulsa

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Mathematics

INTERMATH3.ILAPs are interdisciplinary group problem-solving projects designed for undergraduates, co-written by mathematics faculty and science/technology/engineering faculty. These small groupprojects are designed to foster student interest by being lively. Being “lively” means that studentsare actively involved in and outside of class with project problem solving and/or hands-onactivities. ILAPs can motivate students to understand the connections between mathematicaltools/concepts and applications within the broader science and engineering fields. With theseprojects STEM students see real-world applications of mathematics in science and engineering.One of the main goals of the project was to produce assessment data on the effectiveness ofILAPs in

Conference Session

Integrating Math, Science, & Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bruno Osorno, California State University-Northridge

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Mathematics

2006-783: STUDENT ENGAGEMENT THROUGH MATHEMATICALAPPLICATIONS IN ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEMSBruno Osorno, California State University-Northridge Bruno Osorno has been teaching for over 20 years. He has written over 20 technical papers all related to electrical engineering. His interests are reasearch in engineering education, application of new technologies into the curriculum and computer applications in electric power systems. He received an MSEE from the University of Colorado, Boulder and continued studies towards a PHD degree resulting in ABD. He has a great deal of industrial and consulting experience, more recently he was involved in consulting for NASA-JPL in the analysis of an electrical

Conference Session

Innovative Instruction Strategies

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Lambright, Savannah State University

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Mathematics

equations.Students must be taught the fundamentals of developing and solving these numericalapproximations by hand. However, theory must be combined with technology and hands onpractice to emphasize the need for tools such as Matlab and Excel in solving engineeringproblems through numerical approximations. By implementing such tools in the classroom,students sharpen their programming and analytical thinking skills. In addition, students canexperience the need for and the power of these tools in solving real world problems and use theexperience to creatively think of newer ways to solve engineering problems.References[1] Hanselman, D., and Littlefield, B., “Mastering MATLAB 7: A Comprehensive Tutorial andReference”, Prentice Hall Publishers.[2] Chapra, S.C

Conference Session

Improving the Mathematical Preparation of Students

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenna Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University; Ruth Ellen Hanna, Louisiana Tech University

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Mathematics

2006-2585: PREDICTING STUDENT PREPAREDNESS IN CALCULUSJenna Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University JENNA P. CARPENTER is Academic Director of Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering and Construction Engineering Technology; Wayne and Juanita Spinks Professor; and Associate Professor of Mathematics at Louisiana Tech University. She was co-developer of the math sequence for the integrated engineering curriculum at Tech and currently leads an effort to develop an integrated science curriculum for math, science and education majors.Ruth Ellen Hanna, Louisiana Tech University RUTH ELLEN HANNA is Walter E. Koss Professor of Mathematics and Coordinator for

Conference Session

Mathematics in Transition

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Josue Njock-Libii, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne

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Mathematics

been achieved.Parchutes come in different shapes and designs and represent various technologies thatare refined as new materials are produced and new techniques are invented. They areused in a wide variety of applications as well: military, personnel, cargo, and vehiclerecovery, hobby, and education.8The drag coefficient of a parachuteWeights and sizes of parachutes vary greatly from the small sizes used by hobbyists tothe large ones that are designed for the emergency braking of large military aircrafts. Inall cases, however, it is necessary to estimate the time and distance necessary for the draggenerated to slow the object to which the parachute is attached. The distance is necessarybecause engineers need to know whether or not, a fighter

Conference Session

Innovative Instruction Strategies

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Schmeelk, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Mathematics

2006-2671: DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING AND EDGE DETECTORSJohn Schmeelk, Virginia Commonwealth University Page 11.483.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING AND EDGE DETECTORS John Schmeelk Department of Mathematical Sciences Virginia Commonwealth University Doha, QatarAbstractThis paper provides an introduction to three dimensional image edge detection and itsrelationship to partial derivatives, convolutions and wavelets. We are especiallyaddressing the notion of edge detection because it has far reaching