Conference Session

FPD6 -- Early Intervention & Retention Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carrie Slater, Virginia Tech; Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech; Bevlee Watford, Virginia Tech; Jean Kampe, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

programs, validated pre- andpost-assessment instruments were used. These were produced by the Assessing Women inEngineering (AWE) Project developed by the Pennsylvania State University and University ofMissouri funded by The National Science Foundation (HRD 0120642). To view the surveyinstruments, visit the AWE web site at www.aweonline.org and register as a user. Onceregistered, the user may login to view all of the instruments available for use in assessingundergraduate engineering mentoring programs.After the CEED office secured approval through the Virginia Tech Institutional Review Board,the AWE Undergraduate Engineering Mentee and Mentor Pre-Participation Surveys were sent toall participants who were 18-years of age and older by the date of

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Haws, Boise State University

least advantaged (dubious,given the qualitative impact of engineering projects on disadvantaged neighborhoods), but moreto the point, you would have to justify ignoring the formulation with which Rawls ended hiscareer, holding that such offices as deliver an inequality of benefits have to be open to all—particularly with reference to the primary good he calls the social basis of self respect.Thurgood Marshall’s demonstration of the preference for white dolls among segregated, African-American children was an undeniable indictment against segregation; whatever else that systemmight have done, it denied many the social basis of self respect. Homo sapiens exist in theirminds, and no purely material gains can compensate for the pain and suffering

Conference Session

Innovative Instruction Strategies

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Lambright, Savannah State University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

assisted in giving the studentsproficiency in programming skills.Structure of the ClassThe projects assigned in the computing techniques class were a significant portion of the studentsgrade. Other significant parts of the students grade came from in classroom examinations duringthe semester and one final examination at the end of the semester. The in class roomexaminations were given to make sure that the students understood the fundamental concepts ofeach numerical method. Students were tested on open and bracketed numerical techniques suchas Fixed Point and False Position methods, however on exams and hand written home works thestudents were asked to perform the technique to within a percentage error that usually requiredno more than 4 to 5

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Lovitts, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

oftenspanned more than one of the above cited subcategories.The Teaching and Learning category captures any instructional intervention designed to improvestudent educational outcomes. More interventions were coded to this subcategory (57.3% of allinterventions) than any other subcategory (see Table 2.a). Aside from “Other,” which contains Page 11.496.5118 discrete interventions, the most common teaching- and learning-related interventions were:teams (17.3% of all articles), collaborative/cooperative learning (16.9% of all articles), lecture(traditional) (13.0% of all articles), projects (11.4% of all articles), active learning (10.4% of allarticles

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Khan, Kansas State University-Salina; Beverlee Kissick, Kansas State University-Salina

2020 project describes this world as Page 11.612.3one in the engineer “must be prepared to work in a time in which the words "minority" and"majority" are applied to different groups than they are today, a time in which what we now 3consider to be engineering is more likely to be done outside the United States than inside, andperhaps, a time in which the United States is not the world's leading economic power9”. This isquite a leap for the programs in the US to make. Our student is imbedded in an academic settingthat includes an ensemble of

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Introductory Physics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Turner, Morningside College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

as the Biot-Savart Law, and energy considerations of expanding systems.AssessmentA detailed comparison of student achievement old-to-new is unavailable because of the low-enrollment problem that first generated this project. A meaningful assessment of how wellstudents have truly mastered the coursework is best assessed in the upper-level courses that buildon the material. However, going though upper level courses now, we have only 1 student fromthe old system and 3 from the new system, insufficient for a meaningful study. However, otherfactors suggest that the program is, at a minimum, not hurting students.We have also seen an increase in interest from mathematics majors in taking upper levelcoursework in sciences and applied sciences for

Conference Session

Materials Science and Engineering of 2020

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry Dupen, Indiana University Purdue University-Fort Wayne (ET)

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Materials

45 seconds, and is independent of the university’s networksoftware. The third issue was more time-consuming: creating better handouts. As the second yearprogressed, several shortcomings of the 6-slides-to-a-page format became obvious: 1. Line thicknesses appropriate for a projection screen are too thick on a printed page, so graphs and engineering diagrams look like cartoons. These lines should be thinner, because 600 or 1200 dpi laser printing shows detail not visible with the current generation of low resolution projectors, and a reader can adjust the position of the page relative to the eye more easily than an audience member can move closer to a screen in a crowded lecture hall. Slides are designed to be

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Koplow, Northeastern University; Francis Di Bella, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

mistakes” inthis paper has been illustrated using a thermodynamics example. Certainly, anylaboratory experiment can be “saved” and even improved upon by the instructor whomay even help the educational process along by intentionally compromising (perhaps“sabotaging” the experiment is too harsh a description) the system. The experiment canthen be turned into a project that either improves the existing apparatus or, as discussed inthis paper, encourages the students to devise their own design that can be built and tested.In the view of the authors there is not a better way to train engineering and engineeringtechnology students to expect to conduct “hands-on” application of their diverse classroom instruction. Figure 4 a and b. Final

Conference Session

Modern Software Measurement Techniques

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Neuman, Queensborough Community College; David Lieberman, Queensborough Community College; Don Engelberg, Queensborough Community College; Alex Flamholz, Queensborough Community College; Paul Marchese, Queensborough Community College; George Tremberger, Queensborough Community College; Tak Cheung, Queensborough Community College

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

well documented 1, 2, 3, 4 . Computation andprogramming for a lecture setting was also reported 5. Various independent projects usingLabVIEW were well documented in many publications 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. It is accepted that the useof LabVIEW is invaluable in general but is limited to hands-on intensive situations13. Ourexperience in using LabVIEW in our laser engineering technology program is consistent 14:LabVIEW’s virtual instrumentation and internet remote access features are not effective forhands-on intensive lab exercises.The teaching of introductory engineering physics lab exercises can be enhanced with LabVIEW.The virtual instrumentation and computational capabilities are incorporated into the laboratoryexercises. The virtual

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Barger, University of South Florida; Eric Roe, Hillsborough Community College; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Bradley Jenkins, St. Petersburg College; Andrew Hoff, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Excellence in Manufacturing Education. He received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of South Florida (USF). During his time at USF, he has researched fluidized bed drying, been a consultant to the Citrus Industry, worked on Florida Department of Citrus research projects, and the High School Technology Initiative - funded by NSF. Prior to USF, he was employed as a technologist in Research and Development at Tropicana Products, Inc. with process and product development responsibilities. His research interests are food engineering, fluidized bed drying, and the integration of engineering and education.Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida RICHARD GILBERT

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology; George Korfiatis, Stevens Institute of Technology; Nikhil Sanghavi, Stevens Institute of Technology

Biomedical engineeringdepartment; a 4-week project given by the Mechanical Engineering Department to step throughthe stages of designing a simple pump that included analysis and rapid prototyping. In addition to the departmental offerings, a number of events are organized at theEngineering School level and also through other organizations within the Institute such as CareerServices and the Academic Support Center. For example the latter is responsible for severalworkshops on such things as: practicing good study skills, effective time management andexamination technique. These mirror the Success “101” type activities that had been foundvaluable in the previous Engineering Seminar syllabus. Career Services has offered popularworkshops on

Conference Session

Assessing Perceptions of Engineers and Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leroy Cox, University of Missouri-Rolla; Cassandra Elrod, University of Missouri-Rolla

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

asearly as seventh grade7,8. This time is when adolescents begin to experience more freedom,getting the opportunity to make various choices for themselves. To encourage students at thisage that engineering is a viable career option to consider may engender more exploration into theprofession.Recruiting efforts need to consist of talks about what it means to be an engineer, but they alsoshould consist of formal presentations about the kinds of problems that particular engineerssolve. For example, mechanical engineers could speak about design issues, and perhaps leadstudents as they participate in small-level design projects so as to reinforce these concepts.Students have to “see” engineering, and the fruits thereof. Providing this glimpse could be

Conference Session

New ET Curriculum and Teaching Methods

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wajiha Shireen, University of Houston; Luces Faulkenberry, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Departmentboard of industrial advisors prepared a list of major program curriculum areas. The programcurriculum would contain coursework in the essential technical aspects of the industry including:1. Generation,2. Transmission and distribution,3. Electrical machines and machine control (including PLCs as well as microprocessor controlledpower semiconductor motor controls),4. Electrical system protection emphasizing microprocessor based protection relays,5. Electrical system design and project management,6. The electrical industry practices and relationships,The curriculum would emphasize the use of computers and software in the industry and electivesin alternate energy systems, power semiconductor converters and power system communicationswere to be

Conference Session

Curriculum Development & Assessment in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erich Schneider, University of Texas-Austin; Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas-Austin; Steven Biegalski, University of Texas-Austin; Kendra Foltz Biegalski, University of Texas

Tagged Divisions

Nuclear and Radiological

disposal. Nuclear fuel managementand reactor physics are addressed in the context of fuel burnup calculations. In additionto treatment of engineering aspects of fuel cycles, the course utilizes cross-disciplinarytools such as cost-benefit and environmental impact analyses. In addition to fuel cyclescurrently in use, advanced fuel cycle concepts currently being presented in the technicalliterature are studied. The course also includes a group project to research, analyze anddocument the technical, economic and/or environmental ramifications of one of theseadvanced fuel cycles. Page 11.509.3Mathematical Methods for Nuclear and Radiation EngineersFundamental

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques in Graphics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Wronecki, East Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

surface from pulling out withthe handle. In Maya 7, the ability to crease polygon surfaces edges has been added. Polygonmode surface edges can also be manually subdivided with the Split Polygon tool. However,manual splitting of polygons tends to distort the topology of the smooth polygon surface mesh.Car Windows and Doors Image 4: Perspective ViewTo create windows and doors for the car,flat 2D NURBS curves were created bytracing orthographic views onto the X, Y,and Z planes. With the flat 3D windowand door curves were projected onto the3D car surface to create curves on surface(cos). However, since curves can only beprojected onto NURBS surfaces, thesubdivision surface was converted to aNURBS surface for final detail

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics and Contemporary Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Davis, Illinois Institute of Technology; Heinz Luegenbiehl, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

- Page 11.561.5Picayune, New Orleans’ daily newspaper, even obtained the “final review set of design 4drawings for the project”. These showed “the pilings on the New Orleans side of thecanal were to be driven 10 feet”.10 That seemed to be the last word. Even on December 22, 2005, the date I stoppedmy research, the entry for Katrina in Wikipedia (the online encyclopedia) still asserted:“The flood was caused by several levee breaches due to misdesign by the United StatesArmy Corps of Engineers, improper construction, and lack of supervision by the OrleansLevee Board.”11Cause: “take 3” As of that date (December 22), the Corps of Engineers still

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Norton, University of Michigan; Reginald Rogers, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

andhave become successful faculty at a wide range of institutions, from primarily undergraduateteaching-oriented schools to very competitive Research I universities. The UM ASEE studentchapter has had a long history of active involvement directing, organizing, and running variousservice projects. In recent years the student chapter served as essentially a service organizationthat offered various opportunities to organize and operate various teaching oriented sessions andpresentations that the members felt were unavailable from other sources and which appealed to awider CoE audience. The additional benefit of these activities was to help develop camaraderieand friendship between students of different backgrounds and disciplines.Examples of

Conference Session

Research in Minority Issues

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tommy Stevenson, Mississippi State University; Donna Reese, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

– Provide funding for faculty to integrate undergraduate students in their research projects. Strategy 3 – Produce an informational campaign targeting underrepresented groups at the K-12 level. Strategy 4 – Establish partnerships with corporations having a strong commitment to diversity. Strategy 5 – Develop a faculty led task force for undergraduate diversity to help in recruitment efforts. Strategy 6 – Develop a student diversity team to increase student awareness of benefits of diversity. Strategy 7 – Increase undergraduate scholarships through solicitation of funds that

Conference Session

What's New in Dynamics?

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Perry, University of Memphis; Jeffrey Marchetta, University of Memphis

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

been well established in the literature5-7 that engineering students are typically visual ratherthan verbal learners. Nonetheless, we engineering instructors still rely heavily on the traditionallecture to teach our students. Granted that these lectures are often accompanied by sketches onthe chalkboard or pictures projected onto a screen, but the primary instructional tool is stillverbal in nature. All too often our instructional approach is still “instructor-centered” rather than“student-centered.”Accompanying the dramatic rise in the use of the internet in the past ten years has been thedevelopment and collection of online learning materials. A learning object is any entity, be itdigital or non-digital that may be used for education and/or

Conference Session

What's New in Dynamics?

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Jeffrey Hodgkins, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

. Page 11.479.9VI. AcknowledgementSome of the work presented herein was partially funded by the NSF Engineering EducationDivision Grant EEC-0314875 entitled “Multi-Semester Interwoven Project for Teaching BasicCore STEM Material Critical for Solving Dynamic Systems Problems”. Any opinions, findings,and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and donot necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation The authors are gratefulfor the support obtained from NSF to further engineering education.VI Bibliography1 Higley,K.A., Marianno,C.M., “Making Engineering Education Fun”, Journal of Engineering Education, Vol 90, No. 1, pp105-107, January 20012 Knight,C.V., McDonald,G.H

Conference Session

Integrating Math, Science, & Engineering

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruno Osorno, California State University-Northridge

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

semester we are testingthis technique again in a different course.IntroductionSTUDENT ENGAGEMENT, “SE,” is a technique devised by Celt, “Center for Learning andTeaching,” at California State University Northridge. This technique is one of many approachesto engage students. In this paper we used weekly quizzes all semester long. In addition we hadexaminations homework and group projects. While this technique is not unique or new, we areusing it in combination with its assessment to quantify its effectiveness.ECE 412 was the course used to test this approach. This course is named Power Electronics andMotor Drives. Because the complexity of the course and the required application of most of themathematical background the students should have, it was

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Jackson, Texas A&M University-Commerce; Mary Johnson, Texas A&M University-Commerce; E. Delbert Horton

program planning projected that 30 IE students would begin their studies atTAMUC during the first year it was offered. To our surprise and amazement, seventy (70)students joined the program during the Fall 2002 Semester. To date, the program has graduatedeight undergraduate IE students. All eight are now employed in the IE discipline with verycompetitive salaries, representing such reputable companies as Raytheon, MCI, and UnitedParcel Service.In preparation for the EAC-ABET accreditation visit, the initial request for an accreditationassessment is made to ABET by January 31st, in the calendar year when the assessment site-visitis planned. It should be noted that the entire schedule of events is provided on the ABET WebSite at: http

Conference Session

MIND Education Trends

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fred Hudson, University of Texas-San Antonio; Dawnlee Roberson, University of Texas-San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

students who had just graduated with electricalengineering degrees. They had developed, as their senior design project, an embeddedprocessor-based device for counting the number of repetitions made when the device isconnected to the wrist of an individual exercising with a dumbbell. These were young peoplewho had come from circumstances similar to those experienced by the TRIO students. Thestudents received them well. Page 11.276.3 Table 1. Course Calendar (note: G1 is Group 1 (15 students), G2 is Group 2 (15 students)) Day

Conference Session

Advancing Manufacturing Education Through Outreach and Collaboration

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Luntz, University of Michigan; E. Emanuel Almeida, University of Michigan; Dawn Tilbury, University of Michigan; James Moyne, University of Michigan; Keith Hargrove, Morgan State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Conference Session

ChE: Innovation in the Laboratory

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Lefebvre, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

solvingfor the terminal velocity produces the following expression: 2g( p / )m vt ? (1) A pCDwhere vt represents the terminal velocity, g represents the acceleration due to gravity, prepresents the density of the particle, represents the density of the fluid, m represents the massof the particle, A represents the projected area of the particle, and CD represents the dragcoefficient. For rigid spheres in the laminar-flow region, Equation 1 can be further simplified toyield: gD p 2 ( p / ) vt

Conference Session

Retention Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allene Manning, Purdue University; Virginia Booth-Gleghorn, Purdue University-MEP; Monica Cox, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

engineering project designed to expose students to the paceof learning at Purdue. Courses included Plane Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (MA 161),General Chemistry (CHM 115), Engineering Problems Solving and Computer Tools (ENGR106) and First Year Composition (ENGL 106). The courses were not offered for credit towardgraduation but exposed students to the dynamics of time management, study skills, test takingskills and teacher/professor relationship building to maximize subject mastery. Various extracurricular activities were implemented into the program in order to give thestudents a well-rounded experience. Since Purdue University is located approximately 65 milesnorthwest of Indianapolis and approximately 120 miles southeast of Chicago

Conference Session

Best Practices and Structuring for Aerospace Curricula

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiasheng Zhang, Northwestern Polytechnical University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

development Exchange scholarsCAEC has had a leadership of the board. The board is consisted of three key members, twoCEO from Ameco, Beijing and CNWA(Northwestern airline of China), the other member isthe president of the university. They are responsible to policy-making, investment deciding ,enactment of the college’s development strategy. The market orientation mechanism of theboard makes the industry –university cooperation more effective and sensitive to the industrychellanges.English is the language for working in this industry due to all the products are from westerncountries and all documents are written in English. The foreign language training programincludes the following projects

Conference Session

Computing Tools for Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Roberts, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Christina Curras, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Philip Parker, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

engineeringdisciplines so students can solve various problems in different technical disciplines. Organizingthe problems (which were stored by assignment as word-processing files) and tracking theirprevious usage became a daunting task. To facilitate our efforts, a database was developed(using Microsoft Access) to store the problems.The database is now in use and has simplified the creation of homework assignments. Thedesign of this database, its advantages, and usage issues we have encountered will be the focus ofthe paper. Assessment includes reflection by the instructors who have used the database.ObjectivesThe objectives of this project were to create a homework problems database that: Organizes more than 300 problems into an easily-retrievable format

Conference Session

Network Administration and Security

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xuefu Zhou, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

creating projects, building models, choosingstatistics, managing scenarios, and viewing results. Students will be required to follow thetutorial provided by the software. Then, the students are required to use OPNET to simulate thethroughput of a shared Ethernet network under different traffic load. Fig. 4 shows the createdvirtual Bus Ethernet by using OPNET IT GURU. Fig. 4: Building an office Ethernet using IT GURU.Once the virtual network is built and network nodes are configured, students will be able to runthe simulations and check the network performance plots such as throughput and delays.Lab 4: Use OPNET IT GURU to Compare Networks Connected by Switches and HubsNow continuing from lab 3, students will use OPNET IT GURU

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Laboratory Systems

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeid Moslehpour, University of Hartford; Racquel Brown, University of Hartford

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

excellent practical tool that doesn't lead to wasting real physical chips if mistakes are made.” “I just remember that it was a big project, and it was pretty straight forward. It was tough to use at first, but very quickly it became simple and easy, and I remember doing well on it.”Students have been supportive of simulated instruction; the fact that ROM program from PSpiceis used in industry is another advantage of using computer simulated instruction. Page 11.1256.10Bibliography 1. “How ROM Works” http://computer.howstuffworks.com/rom.htm, 1998-2005 How Stuff Work .Inc. 2. 2. “Microprocessor”, EDN, Vol 49 Issue 25, p110