Conference Session

Introductory Materials Science for the 21st Century

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Kitto, Western Washington University

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Materials

sound-boards and backs are usually 2.5 mm, although they are more heavily braced than violins. Inaddition, scientifically minded makers and scientific researchers have found that E, along andacross the grain of the wood, the shear moduli, the density, and the velocity of sound in the woodto be the main factors that influence the tonal properties of the assembled violin 23,24,26,28. In fact,some makers measure the density, and then the velocity of sound in the wood (with a Lucchi®Meter), before purchasing tone wood. Since the velocity of sound is proportional to the squareroot of E divided by the density, this is indeed consistent with materials engineering (seeequation 1). The goal for good tone wood is to have as high of ratio as possible of

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Science for the 21st Century

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn Skurla, Baylor University

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Materials

; although, the importance of sound technicalwriting skills in the engineering profession outweighed student discomfort in my mind. Myintent at the beginning of this inquiry process was to simplify the laboratory report format onmost laboratory exercises and to require perhaps one or two full laboratory reports.First, I invited students who had previously taken my course and who were still students at theuniversity to sit down with me in a local coffee shop for a discussion of their opinions of thecourse and their suggestions for improving the laboratory experience for future students. Twoundergraduate students who had taken the course in the previous year, one undergraduate studentwho had taken the course 2 years before, and three masters students

Conference Session

Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 1

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Chen, California Polytechnic State University

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Materials

AC 2007-917: EXCITING STUDENTS ABOUT MATERIALS SCIENCE ANDENGINEERING: A PROJECT-BASED, SERVICE-LEARNING MUSEUM DESIGNCOURSEKatherine Chen, California Polytechnic State University Katherine C. Chen is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Materials Engineering Department at the California Polytechnic ("Cal Poly") State University, San Luis Obispo. She received a B.A. in Chemistry and a B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering at Michigan State University. Her Ph.D. is in Materials Science from MIT. She is active in outreach activities and has a strong interest in informal science education

Conference Session

Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 2

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Amaneh Tasooji, Arizona State University

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Materials

AC 2007-413: DIAGNOSING STUDENTS' MISCONCEPTIONS ON SOLUBILITYAND SATURATION FOR UNDERSTANDING OF PHASE DIAGRAMSStephen Krause, Arizona State University Stephen J. Krause is Professor and Associate Director of the School of Materials in the Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University. He teaches courses in general materials engineering, polymer science, characterization of materials, and materials selection and design. He conducts research in innovative education in engineering, including a Materials Concept Inventory, and also in adapting design, engineering and technology concepts to K-12 education. He is currently working on an NSF sponsored MSP developing courses for high

Conference Session

Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 2

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Vollaro, Western New England College

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Materials

AC 2007-1906: MATERIALS SELECTION EXERCISES BASED ON CURRENTEVENTSMary Vollaro, Western New England College Mary B. Vollaro is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Western New England College in Springfield, Massachusetts. Dr. Vollaro received her Ph.D. at the University of Connecticut and she has held engineering positions in industry in the materials science area. She is currently Chair of the ASEE Materials Division and works closely with longtime ASEE partners, The National Educators Workshop (NEW). Page 12.1038.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007