Conference Session

What's New in Mechanics of Materials?

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Creuziger, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Wendy Crone, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

tenth weeks discuss Mohr’s circle. Page 11.482.3A nine-question survey was provided to students in an introductory mechanics course in theSpring 2005 and Fall 2005 semesters. This survey was conducted online using SurveyMonkey(www.surveymonkey.com) and took place during the tenth and eleventh weeks of instruction.The text of the survey is included in Appendix A. Formative evaluation of the survey wasconducted prior to implementation with students. Several experts in mechanics of materials aswell as non-experts outside the field were asked to take the survey and comment on its structureand clarity. The survey was also vetted in a discussion with