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Internet Delivery of Mechanics Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas Carroll; Hong Sheng, University of Missouri

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Mechanics

AC 2007-670: USING TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE THE TRADITIONALLECTUREDoug Carroll, University of Missouri Dr. Douglas R. Carroll, PE is a Professor in the Interdisciplinary Engineering Department at the University of Missouri-Rolla. He is best known for his work with solar powered race cars, winning two national championships and publishing a book on solar car design. He has received many teaching awards in his career. His research interests are composite materials, solar-electric vehicle technology, and educational research.Hong Sheng, University of Missouri Dr. Hong Sheng is an Assistant Professor holding joint position at the Business Administration Department, and Information Science and

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Improving Mechanics Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Madhukar Vable, Michigan Technological University; William Kennedy, Michigan Technological University

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Mechanics

ongoing process. ‘MOM in Action’ is one teaching aid in the educational tool kit thatincorporates insights on human learning to improve the impact of instruction. Can the impact ofusing ‘MOM in Action’ be measured? To answer this we must ask what it means to have a BS inthe fast changing technological society. Does engineering education transcend the simple sum ofall the course content? Would time spend in incorporating ‘MOM in Action’ in textbooks and lec-tures be better spent in solving another numerical example or covering an extra topic? The authorsbelieve that education and neuroscience research suggests that ‘MOM in Action’ course enrich-ment might have a positive impact on student learning and retention of concepts.The authors also

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What's New in Dynamics?

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Mechanics

AC 2007-40: HISTORY AND TRIVIA TO ENLIVEN DYNAMICSPhillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Phillip Cornwell is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1989 and his present interests include structural dynamics, structural health monitoring, and undergraduate engineering education. Dr. Cornwell has received an SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award in 1992 and at Rose-Hulman he has received the Dean’s Outstanding Teacher award in 2000 and the Board of Trustees Outstanding Scholar Award in 2001

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What's New in the Mechanics of Materials?

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karim Muci-Küchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Lidvin Kjerengtroen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Mechanics

AC 2007-1374: A NEW APPROACH FOR TEACHING IN-PLANE PRINCIPALSTRESSES, PRINCIPAL DIRECTIONS AND MAXIMUM SHEAR STRESS FORPLANE STRESSKarim Muci-Küchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Dr. Karim Muci-Küchler is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. Before joining SDSM&T, he was an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Detroit Mercy. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from Iowa State University in 1992. His main interest areas include Computational Mechanics, Solid Mechanics, and Product Design and Development. He has taught several different courses at the undergraduate and graduate level

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What's New in the Mechanics of Materials?

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrea Surovek, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Mechanics

AC 2007-61: ADDING CONTEXT TO A MECHANICS OF MATERIALS COURSEAndrea Surovek, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Page 12.178.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Adding Context to a Mechanics of Materials CourseIntroductionOne of the greatest challenges in teaching fundamental engineering courses is getting studentsengaged in the material by making them feel it is relevant and has context in the “real world”.This is clearly important considering that providing context for abstract engineering concepts aswell as “learn-by-doing” experiences can increase student comprehension1. In addition, a lack ofcontext has been cited as a contributing

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Improving Mechanics Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ghodrat Karami, North Dakota State University; Robert Pieri, North Dakota State University

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Mechanics

, curriculum development or enhancement has been launched at many institutions byintroducing new nanoscience/technology courses. Although such efforts are necessary andvaluable in their place, however, efforts should also be directed at bridging the gap betweennanoscience and engineering to provide future engineers with the necessary educationalbackground in multiscale technologies.Classical elementary engineering mechanics courses (statics, dynamics and mechanics ofmaterials) are taught in most engineering disciplines as essentials for the professionaldevelopment of engineering students. This paper will focus on the implementation of some ideasand modules for material mechanics to include problems at the nanoscience mechanics. Thepaper will explain

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Innovative Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Charles Farrar, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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Mechanics

AC 2007-42: THE DYNAMICS SUMMER SCHOOL – A UNIQUE EDUCATIONALPROGRAMPhillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Phillip Cornwell is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1989 and his present interests include structural dynamics, structural health monitoring, and undergraduate engineering education. Dr. Cornwell has received an SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award in 1992, and the Dean’s Outstanding Teacher award at Rose-Hulman in 2000.Charles Farrar, Los Alamos National Laboratory Chuck Farrar has 25 years experience as a technical staff member, project leader, and team leader

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Internet Delivery of Mechanics Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt Gramoll, University of Oklahoma

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Mechanics

Engineering Statics eBook fulfills majority of the evaluation criteria. The designphilosophy of Multimedia Engineering Solid Mechanics eBook is essentially the same as that ofMultimedia Engineering Statics eBook, hence it has most of the important pedagogical featuresthat St. Clair and Baker identified. The eBook was also tested with an actual online class wherethe only textbook was the Statics eBook15. Some of the key features of Multimedia EngineeringSolid Mechanics eBook include user-friendly navigation, attractive interface, theory related toreal world applications, visual appealing multimedia technology usage, and constructivesimulation. Detailed discussion of these features is given in the subsequent section

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Improving Mechanics Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amir Rezaei, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Kyu-Jung Kim, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Angela Shih, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

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Mechanics

comparing theresults with the national average scores.3. Comparing the student test scores on Concept Inventory test with the national and peerinstitution scores.IntroductionEngineering education is under considerable pressure to include more and new materials, torestructure the course content using new approaches and technologies and to manage a spectrumof students with diverse backgrounds in spite of the reduced total number of credits forgraduation. Most engineering curricula have become more intensive and thus students arerequired to spend more time for each subject. California State Polytechnic University in Pomona,California has one of the largest engineering programs in the US with over 4,500 undergraduatestudents. On the other hand, more

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Innovative Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pramod Chaphalkar, Grand Valley State University; David Blekhman, California State University Los Angeles

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Mechanics

AC 2007-1938: INTRODUCING FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS IN THE FIRSTCOURSE OF STATICS AND SOLID MECHANICSPramod Chaphalkar, Grand Valley State University Dr. Chaphalkar received his M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai (Bombay), and Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from North Carolina A&T State University. He has worked in Bajaj Auto, India and General Motors, US. He has industrial experience in the analysis and design of various vehicle components; testing and experiments; finite element modeling and analysis; development of engineering software; and training; vehicle crash simulations; interface with suppliers, consultants and universities. Dr

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What's New in the Mechanics of Materials?

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas-Pan American; Stephen Crown, University of Texas-Pan American

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Mechanics

serve students for semesters to come.IntroductionMany students in majors such as mechanical, aerospace, civil, manufacturing engineering, andapplied mechanics have some difficulty in thoroughly grasping concepts first encountered inmechanics of materials. The mechanics of materials, also known as Solid Mechanics, is one ofthe core courses for these students and provides the foundation for different key terminal coursesincluding design of machines and senior design. This course is also part of programs such asarchitectural engineering, engineering management, engineering technology, and metallurgicalengineering. The course is taken during the sophomore or junior years after students completedifferent pre-requisite courses such as statics

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Internet Delivery of Mechanics Courses

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Steif, Carnegie Mellon University; Anna Dollar, Miami University

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Mechanics

each section in a modulesignal to students if additional studying is needed to meet learning objectives.1. IntroductionThere is an increasing demand for engineering education around the world, as well as increasingopportunities to leverage technology for this purpose. As one response, we are seeking to createa complete on-line introductory-level Statics course for novice learners. This project is part of awider Open Learning Initiative (OLI) at Carnegie Mellon University, supported by the Williamand Flora Hewlett Foundation, to develop cognitively-informed high quality on-line courses.With this Statics course we hope to increase the number of learners that can be reached(including independent learners), and to support other instructors with

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Mechanics Division Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raghu Echempati, Kettering University

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Mechanics

designed by a group of faculty teaching thiscourse so that each question is tied with the course (or student) learning objectives (CLOsor SLOs) and the program outcomes (POs). Sample assessment charts are presented at theend of the paper and discussed.Introduction and Literature ReviewThere is a lot of literature on educational research and teaching and learning techniquesavailable that deal with improving Mechanics education. ASEE J. of EngineeringEducation, J. of Science, Math, Engineering and Technology (SMET) Education, J. ofSTEM, etc., are only a few of many such dedicated journals devoted to engineeringeducation. Numerous textbook authors and the publishers have organized forums oncollege campuses and at several educational conferences such

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Innovative Teaching Techniques in Mechanics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rungun Nathan, Villanova University

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Mechanics

AC 2007-1256: DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTIONS IN STATICS LEARNINGRungun Nathan, Villanova University Dr. Rungun Nathan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical engineering at Villanova University. He got his BS from University of Mysore, DIISc from Indian Institute of Science, MS from Louisiana State University and PhD from Drexel University. He worked as a post-doc at University of Pennsylvania in the area of Haptics. His research interests are in the areas of ornithopters, mechatronics, robotics, MEMS, virtual reality and haptics, and teaching with technology. He is an active member of ASEE and ASME

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Mechanics Division Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ing-Chang Jong, University of Arkansas

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Mechanics

AC 2007-610: USING A SINGLE EQUATION TO ACCOUNT FOR ALL LOADS ONA BEAM IN THE METHOD OF DOUBLE INTEGRATION: A CAVEATIng-Chang Jong, University of Arkansas Ing-Chang Jong serves as Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Arkansas. He received a BSCE in 1961 from the National Taiwan University, an MSCE in 1963 from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, and a Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics in 1965 from Northwestern University. He was Chair of the Mechanics Division, ASEE, in 1996-97. His research interests are in mechanics and engineering education. Page 12.1535.1

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Mechanics Division Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ing-Chang Jong, University of Arkansas; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas

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Mechanics

AC 2007-11: ANALYSIS OF STATICALLY INDETERMINATE REACTIONS ANDDEFLECTIONS OF BEAMS USING MODEL FORMULAS: A NEW APPROACHIng-Chang Jong, University of Arkansas Ing-Chang Jong serves as Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Arkansas. He received a BSCE in 1961 from the National Taiwan University, an MSCE in 1963 from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, and a Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics in 1965 from Northwestern University. He was Chair of the Mechanics Division, ASEE, in 1996-97. His research interests are in mechanics and engineering education.Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas Joseph J. Rencis is Professor and Head of the Department of Mechanical