Conference Session

Internet Delivery of Mechanics Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Boyle, Saint Mary's University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

supplement. They were encouraged to read the supplement before the first day of lectures. About sixty interactive models and six animated screen videos prepared the student for self-test exercises. About ten hours were required for a student to assimilate the material in the software supplement, and the paper discusses the value of this time commitment. 7) The role of virtual laboratory exercises included in the ePAC is briefly described.IntroductionImprovements in online learning tools, evolving student demands and universal computer access,prompt the initiation of course delivery methods that challenge the hegemony of traditionalpresentation formats. The courses described here were not offered by distance delivery, but

Conference Session

International Distance & Service Learning for Engineers- Discussion on Best Practices

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismet Anitsal, Tennessee Tech University; Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Tech University

Tagged Divisions

International

delivery tools aroundthe world. Currently, more than 3,700 world-wide higher education, K-12, corporate,government and commercial academic institutions utilize solutions offered by WebCT and itsparent company Blackboard4. In Tennessee Tech University, WebCT has been the only tool usedto deliver the web-based courses to its distance students. WebCT provides an environment fordeveloping and delivering web-based educational activities and materials. It permits instructorsto make tests, discussions, lecture materials, and sample solutions available via the world-wideweb. Some coursework such as homework, tests and laboratory reports, can also be submittedand controlled via WebCT.IDEA EvaluationsThe IDEA survey system takes a positive approach to

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development for K-12 Teachers – I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Sullivan, The College of New Jersey; Stephen O'Brien, The College of New Jersey; John Karsnitz, The College of New Jersey

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

implementation of three complimentary technology threads. o Mechanical Systems ̇ Structures and Mechanics ̇ Mechanisms and Materials Lab ̇ Thermo/Fluid Systems ̇ Mechanical Systems Design o Electrical Systems ̇ Analog Circuits and Devices ̇ Digital Electronics ̇ Instrumentation and Controls Lab ̇ Mechatronics o Designed World ̇ Creative Design ̇ Engineering Design ̇ Multimedia Design ̇ Architectural and Civil Engineering Design ̇ Prototyping Laboratory ̇ Manufacturing SystemsThe complete four-year course of

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lifford McLauchlan, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

, space, costs, and available resources. Each team designedand tested one or more subsystems. These systems were next integrated into the full system. Thedesign teams, thus, gained a better understanding of practical design considerations andintegration as well as project management. The students tested the functional ability of the robotin the laboratory after subsystem integration.The success of the hands-on practical design approach in the microprocessor based control classis clearly demonstrated by student satisfaction, presentations, reports, and overall achievement inthe course. The new redesigned course allowed more realistic practical industry based designconcepts to be adopted together with more active student

Conference Session

Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dewey Spangler, Virginia Tech; Olga Pierrakos, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Laboratory Physics. Table 3 shows courses taught at RVGS that aredirectly relevant to material taught in GSEN with the corresponding year students typically takeeach class. Table 3 - RVGS Courses Relevant to Engineering Education Course Academic Level Governor's School Engineering** Senior Integrated Mathematics Freshman Laboratory Physics Freshman Fundamentals of Research Freshman Contemporary Pre-calculus Sophomore Laboratory Calculus Junior Advanced Calculus

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Barger, University of South Florida; Michael Lesiecki, Maricopa Community College; Robert Simington, Intel; Mariano Carreras, SMC-IT; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Natalia Sandburg, University of South Florida; Andrew Hoff, University of South Florida

concepts, factory metrics andmanufacturing execution systems emerged from this study. It is important to note thatthese components are emerging in automated fabrication facilities in all types ofindustries including, but not limited to semiconductor manufacturing, food processing,metals, wood, and plastics fabrication, electronics, automotive, and distribution facilities.The second challenge was to create a laboratory-learning environment that simulated asophisticated manufacturing operation that could be deployed in a community college orfour-year college setting. In the late 1990s some Arizona educators had started discussinghow community colleges might better prepare students for automated workplaces. Thediscussions widened to include Intel and

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Greene, University of Saint Thomas

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

(SS) course, taught in virtually every EE program. The traditionallecture/exam format is, for many students, not effective at instilling the key concepts such thatthe students truly understand. They frequently fail at making the connections betweenmathematical results and physical results and lack the ability to gain engineering insights frommathematical results.Various programs have approached these challenges by adding a lab, or augmenting their classeswith web-based or computer demonstrations. Because of other pressures in the curriculum, wesought an alternative approach that did not increase laboratory time but obtained the goals ofhands-on learning. In order to obtain the increases in comprehension we are seeking, our focushas been on

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators: Tricks of the Trade I

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward Gehringer, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

or graduates? In research, as in so many other endeavors, there is safety in numbers.5. Independent studies and researchHow might an independent-study student assist with research? The possibilities are many. Letme list a few. • Help set up a lab experiment, or a simulation environment. Lai and Sullivan3 had independent-study students set up lab experiments in a polymer-processing laboratory, and provide feedback to improve the experimental procedures. • Run a set of benchmarks on a simulator, and tabulate and analyze the results. • Do a literature search in an area that you are interested in moving into; ideally, this could lead to a publishable survey paper. • Write code for a program being used in

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques in Graphics

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Irwin, Michigan Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

collected throughmodeling and simulation is entered in an MS Excel spreadsheet, MS Project is used totrack the tasks assigned in the project, MS Word is used to create a report, and MSPowerPoint is used to create a presentation of the project to the class. This course thenserves as the foundation for laboratory courses utilizing CAD and MS Office softwaretools. Figure 1 – Bottle Opener Assembly Practical Applications in Parametric ModelingThe parametric modeling course integrates geometric dimensioning and tolerances, anddescriptive geometry while creating 3D parametric models, assemblies and associativedrawings. The theme of embedding design solutions in the computer graphics courses iscontinued in this course

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amjad Zaim, University of Texas-Brownsville; Mahmoud Quweider, University of Texas-Brownsville

certainty of aperson’s identity because of its unique features (Fig. 1), especially when combined in ahybrid arrangement. Iris biometrics has proven to be a viable solution to a number ofsecurity-related applications. Its application ranges from allowing physical access intosecure sites, networked computers, sensitive facilities, and financial transactions whereprevention of identity theft is vital, as well as surveillance applications such as Page 12.1163.2identifying a potential terrorist in a public place. In academic and research environments,biometrics is especially useful for access control to private areas, laboratories containinghazardous materials

Conference Session

Instrumentation and Measurements: Innovative Course Development

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hong Zhang, Rowan University; Ying Tang, Rowan University; Courtney Richmond, Rowan University; Patricia Mosto, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

the College of Engineering at Rowan University, we have developed a curricularcomponent, “Engineering Clinics” [3], to address this challenge in engineering education.Based upon the medical school model, students and faculty work side-by-side inEngineering Clinics on multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary laboratory experiments,design projects, applied researches, and product developments. While each clinic coursehas a specific theme, the underlying concept of engineering design permeates all clinics.The progression through clinics systematically develops our students as collaborativedesigners. This begins with the Freshmen Engineering Clinic, which introduces designthrough reverse engineering [9]. At the sophomore level, students experience

Conference Session

New Trends in Energy Curriculum

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noel Schulz, Mississippi State University; Herbert Ginn, Mississippi State University; Stanislaw Grzybowski, Mississippi State University; Anurag Srivastava, Mississippi State University; Jimena Bastos, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

been a Visiting Professor at the University of South Carolina and the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. He served also as a Visiting Scientific Advisor to Instituto de Investigaciones Electricas, Cuernavaca, Mexico. In 1987, Dr. Grzybowski joined Mississippi State University, where he is now a Professor at Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Director of the High Voltage Laboratory at Mississippi State University. Dr. Grzybowski is a Life Fellow of the IEEE. His main research interests are in the area of high voltage engineering. His current research focuses on the lightning protection of power systems, ships, aerostats and other objects. He conducted study

Conference Session

International Case Studies:Collaborations, Exchanges & Interactions

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joerg Mossbrucker, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen Williams, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Edward Chandler, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Holger Dahms, Lübeck University of Applied Sciences; Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Jens Thiedke, Lübeck University of Applied Sciences

Tagged Divisions

International

University in 1985 and is a registered PE in Wisconsin. He teaches courses in circuits and communications.Owe Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Petersen is Department Chair and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). He is a former Member of Technical Staff at AT&T Bell Laboratories and received his Ph.D. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania in 1971. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE and an ABET EAC program evaluator in Electrical Engineering.Holger Dahms, Lübeck University of Applied Sciences Dr. Dahms is Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Lübeck University of Applied Sciences since 1991. He

Conference Session

Experiential and Service Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yusuf Mehta, Rowan University; Peter Mark Jansson, Rowan University; Dianne Dorland, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

firstsemester of the course focuses on multidisciplinary engineering experiments using engineeringmeasurements as a common thread. The theme of the second semester is reverse engineering ofa commercial product or process. Sophomore Clinic I combines a 1-credit multidisciplinaryengineering laboratory with the 3-credit college composition and rhetoric requirement and is co- Page 12.1011.4taught by engineering and writing arts faculty. The 3-hour laboratory for the course is asemester-long multidisciplinary design project. Sophomore Clinic II follows the same structureas Sophomore Clinic I, with public speaking as the 3 credits of required

Conference Session

Computer Education Management Tools

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phil Rawles, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

being reviewed in addition to a numeric score. This approach can beuseful in helping the students justify their scores. It is the author’s opinion that comments shouldbe required for any students that is given either bonus points or less than fifty percent of theavailable points. In this manner students learn to document exceptional and poor performanceand it provides better evidence of over and underperforming student’s work that may be useful ina grade appeal situation.The author normally uses peer evaluation in the laboratory section of upper divisionundergraduate courses. Teams of two to four students work to complete each project and itsdocumentation. In this environment the peer evaluation base is 20 points with up to 150% of thebase

Conference Session

Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Efstathios Michaelides, University of North Texas; Reza Mirshams, University of North Texas

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

4 CSCE1020 Mechanics 3 PHYS1710Learning to learn 2 EENG1910 Mechanics Lab 1 PHYS1730MEE practice I 1 MEEN1110 Gen. Chemistry for Science Majors 3 CHEM1410UCC course (Wellness) 3 Laboratory for Gen. Chemistry 1 CHEM1430English 3 ENGL1310/13 Technical Writing (UCC) 3 ENGL2700 MEE practice II 1 MEEN1210Total credit hours 17 15 Table B. Sophomore

Conference Session

FPD11 -- Multidisciplinary Experiences

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kauser Jahan, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

reflect our Engineering Clinic activities that are offered to ourincoming freshman engineering students. As such a brief overview of the Rowan engineeringclinics is provided below:Rowan’s engineering programs include hands-on, team-oriented laboratory and real worldexperiences with a strong interdisciplinary component. All engineering students take eightsemesters of required Engineering Clinic Courses4-5 a unique component of the engineeringprogram. Key clinic features include:• Creating inter- and multi-disciplinary experiences through collaborative teamwork,• Stressing innovation and total quality management (TQM) as the necessary framework for solving complex problems,• Incorporating state-of-the-art technologies throughout

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering and Pre-College Outreach Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kauser Jahan, Rowan University; Kathleen Sernak, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

to ourincoming freshman engineering students. As such a brief overview of the Rowan engineeringclinics is provided below:Rowan’s engineering programs include hands-on, team-oriented laboratory and real worldexperiences with a strong interdisciplinary component. All engineering students take eightsemesters of required Engineering Clinic Courses4-5 a unique component of the engineeringprogram. Key clinic features include:• Creating inter- and multi-disciplinary experiences through collaborative teamwork,• Stressing innovation and total quality management (TQM) as the necessary framework for solving complex problems,• Incorporating state-of-the-art technologies throughout the curricula, and• Creating continuous

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seamus Freyne, Manhattan College; Micah Hale, University of Arkansas; Stephan Durham, University of Colorado at Denver

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

to the traveling public and reduce discharge ofunclean runoff which is known to kill wildlife.The Civil Engineering Materials course is typically arranged into one or two weekly lectures,each lasting one hour, and one weekly laboratory period lasting two to three hours. Usually twolaboratory periods are sufficient time to allot to any of these projects, though some additionalwork by the students outside of class is almost always necessary. The laboratory periods maynot be in consecutive weeks to allow sufficient time between batching and testing of theconcrete. Concrete typically sets in a few hours, but the curing process requires several days orweeks. Additional class time can be reserved to allow teams to give presentations.These three

Conference Session

Technology Literacy for Engineering Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak, Hope College

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

Hope College engineering majors do nottake general physics in the first year, the introduction to engineering course must teachcritical prerequisite information students need before enrolling in solid mechanics andelectronics. The course has two lectures and one 3 hour laboratory per week for 14 weeks.Details of this course have been described by Krupczak et al. [20]. Table 2. contains alisting of the major course topics in introduction to engineering at Hope College.MechanicsIn the mechanics section of the course students learn the concepts of vectors, forces, free-body diagram, static equilibrium, stress, strain, Hooke’s Law and stress-strain diagrams

Conference Session

Project-Based Education in Energy Conversion

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahmoud Alahmad, University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Herbert Hess, University of Idaho; Brian Johnson, University of Idaho

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

process. Program-specific laboratories with state-of-the-art equipment and technology keep students on the cutting edge in their fields. Roomsdesigned for the purpose of displaying building system components allow these cutting edgestudents to see how their designs will be integrated into the designs of other professions.Students in the electrical option are introduced to the fundamentals of building system designwith emphasis on electrical circuit analysis, machinery principles, fundamental of lightingtheory, and building communication systems. Students also enroll in interdisciplinary design Page 12.1192.3courses with projects that lead to a

Conference Session

Improving ME Education: Trends in Mechanical Engineering I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Knudson, Oregon State University; John Schmitt, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

allows the professor ample time to present the wide range of topics that typicallyform the foundation of control theory and mechatronics. Additionally it is the best option for alimited funding situation, as students require few external resources.Alternatively, a course laboratory section can be developed, requiring students to spend aspecific amount of time external to the lecture hall applying theory to real-world, physical,problems. This provides the best opportunity for the students to prepare for applicationsencountered in industry. However, it may also require that the professor spend a significantamount of lecture time providing supplementary education for the laboratory experiments. Thiscan strongly affect the course lecture schedule

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education in Engineering Technology

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jin Zhu, University of Northern Iowa; MD salim, University of Northern Iowa; Ali Kashef, University of Northern Iowa; Recayi 'Reg' Pecen; Kenan Baltaci

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

civilapplications, such as GPS navigation systems providing automatic driving direction tousers.In order to investigate on the potential electricity generation capabilities and determinationof appropriate sites for wind mills, GIS and spatial analysis tools are used.Wind Turbine for Green PowerThe wind power is one of the strongest candidates to meet the energy demand to aconsiderable extent. Wind energy could supply about 20% of the nation's electric power,according to Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory, a federal research lab. There are manybenefits of wind power7. Wind power produces no emissions and is not depleted. It mayalso help local economic development, energy price stability, and reduced reliance onimported fuels.In April 2005, Iowa Governor

Conference Session

ECE Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Doug Sterk, Virginia Tech; Tim Thacker, Virginia Tech; Elizabeth Tranter, Virginia Tech; Richard Goff, Virginia Tech; Janis Terpenny, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

problems given to the students helped keep them up to speed andabsorb the knowledge presented to them.Toward the end of the program, the students were introduced to a few practical examples of how Page 12.1345.4these converters are used in the real world by going through full design examples, and observingan advance experiment in power electronics research at Virginia Tech.Laboratory Research Portion of the REU ProgramDuring the first days, the students were given a tour of the laboratories at CPES at VirginiaTech’s campus and met with three graduate mentors. The mentors explained the many areas ofPower Electronics research, and what topics they

Conference Session

Emerging Technologies in Manufacturing Education - I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zbigniew Czajkiewicz, Robert Morris University; Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; Ozden Uslu, Robert Morris University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

tounderstand the technology components such as software and hardware structure and theiroperation. In the process, they acquire the required skills to be modern, technology savvyengineers. Page 12.1218.9Students use RP and Reverse Engineering Laboratory that houses the 3D Systems Viperstereolithography (SLA) machine and its post-processing equipment, Minolta Vivid 910three-dimensional scanner, Mitutoyo Bright-A504 Coordinate Measuring Machine andseveral workstations with various software programs. Figure 1: Rapid Prototyping and Reverse Engineering Laboratory EquipmentAfter going through lectures and tutorials, each student is expected to complete a

Conference Session

Design Methodolgy

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Foley, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

projectundertaken at the Academy. By combining the CAD laboratory with a concurrent machine shop experience, partsdrawn are quickly manufactured and a symbiosis occurs. Previously CAD proficientstudents had produced impressive models and drawings for project parts. The subsequentmanufacture of these parts though had invariably taken considerably longer and provedmore difficult than expected, as without an appreciation of tolerances or machinecapabilities parts had been designed which were impractical for manufacture. To address this issue, the inclusion of an extensive machine shop experienceembedded within the design course, has proved tremendously beneficial. Typically,students will commence with the manufacture of two test pieces, one turned on a

Conference Session

Teaching Emerging Energy Technologies

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Liao, Wayne State University; Chih-Ping Yeh, Wayne State University; James Sawyer, Macomb Community College

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

a hands-on- laboratory environment• Expose HEV technology to K-12 teachers, corporate partners, and automotive professionals• Initiate a pilot program for Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certification in hybrid vehicles• Prepare community college students in Associate of Applied Science (AAS) programs to successfully transfer to the WSU’s Engineering Technology program to earn a Bachelor of Science and Engineering Technology degree. Page 12.841.33. ImplementationLeveraging the strengths of each institution – the WSU’s experience in engineering research andproducing talented Bachelor and Master level graduates and the MCC’s

Conference Session

Multimedia and Distance Learning

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veeramuthu Rajaravivarma, Central Connecticut State University; Peter Baumann, Central Connecticut State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Objectives(Letters indicate the TAC of ABET TC2K a-k requirements addressed) 1. Graduates are prepared with an understanding of fundamental technical sciences that are integrated with the applied technical specialty, such as engineering materials, electrical circuits, and computer-aided engineering graphics, developing analytical techniques and problem solving skills necessary to adapt to technological changes, and for a career in computer engineering technology.(a,b,f) 2. Graduates acquire industry relevant experience within the academic environment through laboratory projects, experimentation, classroom lecture and demonstrations, and acquire in-depth technical knowledge in areas such as

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to ME

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University-Vancouver

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

AC 2007-150: MECHATRONICS COURSE WITH A TWO-TIERED PROJECTAPPROACHHakan Gurocak, Washington State University-Vancouver Hakan Gurocak is Director of School of Engineering and Computer Science and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Washington State University Vancouver. His research interests are robotics, automation, fuzzy logic, technology assisted distance delivery of laboratory courses and haptic interfaces for virtual reality. Page 12.1052.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Mechatronics Course with a Two-tiered Project ApproachAbstract - In this paper, we present a

Conference Session

Technical Capacity Building for Developing Countries

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Duda, Grove City College; Nevin Greninger, Retired; Peter Idowu, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Douglas Lauffer, Community College of Beaver County-Beaver, PA

Tagged Divisions

International

field studies are needed for biology labs. Water analysisinstruments for use in the field and in the laboratory are essential for biology. For cell biologychromatographic apparati are essential to support fractionation. The following chromaticapparati are needed: (a) partition (paper), (b) thin-layer, and (c) column.Instruments are needed for use in chemistry to prepare materials and process samples. Topromote laboratory safety, eye wash stations, chemical storage cabinets and exhaust hoods withutilities are needed. Stills are essential to generate laboratory grade water for use in bothchemistry and biology.Models and PC software are needed for geometry courses so students can better grasp three-dimensional geometry for their pre-calculus