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Keeping It Real: Real World Examples and Systems Thinking

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn Mary Rupe, Western Washington University; Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Lee Singleton, Whatcom Community College; Rebecca S. Borowski

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learning instructional strategies and auto-graded online homework. Eric has been an active member of ASEE since 2001. He was the recipient of the 2008 Pacific Northwest Section Outstanding Teaching Award and currently serves on the ASEE Board of Directors as Zone IV Chair.Dr. Lee Singleton, Whatcom Community College Lee Singleton is a professor at Whatcom Community College, in Bellingham, WA. He holds a BS in mathematics from Harding University, a MS in mathematics and PhD in biomedical mathematics from Florida State University. His current interests include 3D-prinRebecca S. Borowski ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 An Exploration of How Students Make Use of Hands-On Models to

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Miscellaneous Mechanics: Covid and Free Body Diagrams

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sridhar S. Condoor, Saint Louis University; Bryan MacGavin, Saint Louis University; Raja Shekar P. V.

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Paper ID #37722Teaching the Concept of Tipping in Statics: Pedagogy, PracticalExamples, and Potential ActivitiesDr. Sridhar S. Condoor, Saint Louis University Professor with a demonstrated history of working in the design innovation and technology entrepreneur- ship areas. Skilled in Innovation Management, Applied Research & Product Design, Entrepreneurship, and Training Next Generation Innovators and Entrepreneurs.Bryan MacGavin, Saint Louis UniversityDr. Raja Shekar P. V. Dr. Raja Shekar P. V is presently working as an Associate Professor of Physics in SR Engineering Col- lege, Warangal. He did his Ph.D in Materials

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Miscellaneous Mechanics: Covid and Free Body Diagrams

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Lord, Virginia Tech; Michael K. Thompson, Virginia Tech

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, measure of learning. It has been suggested that instructors maybe more lenient with expectations and award higher grades that normal in an attempt tocompensate for the negative circumstances [10] and that grades during this time period wereinflated [11].To date, the majority of studies that explore student performance compare performance duringthe COVID affected semester(s) to performance pre-COVID. We sought to better understandboth the immediate and the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the associatedinstitutional response on our engineering students. We explore student performance in three largemulti-section foundational mechanics courses: Statics, Mechanics of Deformable Bodies(Deformables), and Dynamics. These courses are required

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics: Modes and Methods

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ioan Feier; Nicholas J. Marco; Danielle Ozment

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accountability for watching the videos.In addition to watching the videos and completing the notetaker, students would also write-up thetwo or three homework problems from the previous lesson that were due at the start of class. Theproblems were typically graded by students in class.In-class activitiesIn general, the in-class activities were similar for all three instructors. The class started with abrief quiz over the material covered in the videos. For Instructors 1 and 3, the quiz was oftenstarted individually, but after about 5 minutes, students were allowed to work with the peoplearound them. Instructor 2’s quiz was delivered using the polling software and the questions wereall multiple choice.Following the quiz the instructors presented a very

Conference Session

Will This Be on the Mechanics Test? Concept Inventories and Understanding Exams

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yan Tang, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Lin Ding, The Ohio State University; Haiyan Bai, University of Central Florida; Richard Catrambone, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #39447Work in Progress: Evaluating the Effect of Symbolic Problem Solving onTesting Validity and ReliabilityDr. Yan Tang, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach Dr. Yan Tang is an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Uni- versity in Daytona Beach, Fla. Her current research in engineering education focuses on cognitive load theory, deliberate practice, and effective pedagogical strategies.Lin Ding, The Ohio State University Lin Ding, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Teaching and Learning at The Ohio State University. Dr. Dingˆa C™s scholarly

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Will This Be on the Mechanics Test? Concept Inventories and Understanding Exams

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anna K. T. Howard, North Carolina State University, Raleigh; Azadeh Dashti Cole, North Carolina State University, Raleigh

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engineering computer applications. Proceedings of the 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. https://peer.asee.org/413492 Moore, J. P., & Ranalli, J. (2015, June), A Mastery Learning Approach to Engineering Homework Assignments. Proceedings of the 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington. 10.18260/p.234053 R. Averill, S. Roccabianca, and G. Recktenwald, A Multi-Instructor Study of Assessment Techniques in Engineering Mechanics Courses. Proceedings of the 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Jun. 2019. https://peer.asee.org/a-multi-instructor-study-of-assessment-techniques-in-engineering-mechanics- courses4 Sangelkar, S., & Ashour, O. M., &

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Keeping It Real: Real World Examples and Systems Thinking

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Max Magee, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Jessica Swenson, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

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Aconsisted of 19 minutes of silence (34% of the video), whereas when working on the same partof the project, Group B’s recorded meeting had 48 minutes of silence (86.26% of the video).Overall, students spent a large portion of their time together not engaged in codable activity(70%) including sitting in silence, or discussing non class topics, such as schedules and athletics.Data across both groups totaling 16.2 hours was used to make the following table which showsthe percentage of time and the unique number of times that students engaged in a code.Table 5: Activity of Groups A and B Code Total time % of Total % of CodedCode Name Color (s) Unique Times Time

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Digital Methods in Mechanics: Teaching with Digital Tools

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Diana Arboleda, University of Miami; James Giancaspro, P.E., University of Miami; Max Cacchione, University of Miami; Mert Okyay, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Provost forproviding funding and resources to initiate this pilot project.This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.2141984. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.The authors would also like to thank Dr. Hammam Alsafrjalani and Berk Basarer for theircontribution to the app development and testing.10. References[1] M. Billinghurst, H. Kato, and S. Myojin, "Advanced Interaction Techniques for Augmented Reality Applications," presented at the Virtual and Mixed Reality, Third International Conference, VMR 2009, San Diego, CA, July 19-27, 2009.[2

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Will This Be on the Mechanics Test? Concept Inventories and Understanding Exams

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julian Ly Davis, University of Southern Indiana; Andrew Jason Hill, University of Southern Indiana

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on one part of the car. • The smallest speed would be B in this one because B is toward the center and A C and D will have the same. • Which has the smallest speed. A B C or D … wow this is what got me in Physics, I really need to review this. Um I think A C and D speed … but B … No they might just all have the same speed if we’re looking at … yeah … I’m going to say they have … I’m going to say E • The “S” and “L” component of velocity based on the tire’s movement. Since it’s in the very center basically everyone one of them is moving at B, the velocity of the car, but each has their own velocity of the tire s well, except for B.Correct Responses • Nothing was said aloud – scored as incorrect

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Teaching Mechanics: Modes and Methods

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

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or Equivalent on First Attempt. D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 C1 C2/C3 C4 B1 M S M S M S M S M S M S M S M S M S#A 82 48 51 31 63 27 42 31 39 20 32 31 65 30 21 17 27 11 N 246 90 243 88 224 87 208 87 187 87 192 86 262 89 122 85 92 42% 33.3 53.3 21.0 35.2 28.1 31.0 20.2 35.6 20.9 23.0 16.7 36.0 24.8 33.7 17.2 20.0 29.3 26.2Notes: #A = raw number of tests scored with Approved

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Miscellaneous Mechanics: Covid and Free Body Diagrams

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julian Ly Davis, University of Southern Indiana; Andrew Jason Hill, University of Southern Indiana

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that final exams (a proxy for knowledge retention), were much poorer (13-point mediandifference) for students taking the course in the middle of the pandemic. By spreading material over four exams, instead of three, and flipping a class – thereby allowingstudents access the lecture material at their convenience, we hoped for overall student improvement. Thiswas not the case. REFERENCES[1] S. Asgari, J. Trajkovic, M. Rahmani, W. Zhang, R. C. Lo, and A. Sciortino, “An observational study of engineering online education during the COVID-19 pandemic,” PLoS One, vol. 16, no. 4 April, Apr. 2021, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0250041.[2] N. L. Ramo, M. Lin, E. S. Hald, and A. Huang-Saad

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Keeping It Real: Real World Examples and Systems Thinking

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waterloo Tsutsui, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Daniel DeLaurentis, Purdue University

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Climate Change Impacts on Civil Infrastructure Resilience,” Sustain. Resilient Infrastruct., vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 175–192, 2018, doi: 10.1080/23789689.2017.1416845.[14] A. Raz, P. Balasubramani, S. Harrington, C. Guariniello, and D. A. DeLaurentis, “System- of-Systems Acquisition Analytics Using Machine Learning Techniques,” Seventeenth Annu. Acquis. Res. Symp., 2020.[15] J. F. Feldhoff et al., “Shaping Our Future with Sustainable Energy: a Direction from Young Engineers,” in 2012 ASME 6th International Conference on Energy Sustainability, 2016, pp

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Keeping It Real: Real World Examples and Systems Thinking

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashley J. Earle, York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen N. Kuchnicki, York College of Pennsylvania; Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen Andrew Wilkerson, P.E., York College of Pennsylvania

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TACMAV systems in 2005. Around that time he volunteered as a science advisor and worked at the Rapid Equipping Force during the summer of 2005 where he was exposed to a number of unmanned systems technologies. His initial group composed of about 6 S&T grew to nearly 30 between 2003 and 2010 as he transitioned from a Branch head to an acting Division Chief. In 2010-2012 he again was selected to teach Mathematics at the United States Military Academy West Point. Upon returning to ARL’s Vehicle Technology Directorate from West Point he has continued his research on unmanned systems under ARL’s Campaign for Maneuver as the Associate Director of Special Programs. Throughout his career he has continued to teach at a

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Digital Methods in Mechanics: Teaching with Digital Tools

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rick Hill, University of Detroit, Mercy

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, theMathWorks website includes significant content explaining the functionality and implementationof live scripts 5. Furthermore, the MATLAB Central File Exchange 6 is a valuable resource fordiscovering live scripts that other users have created that can be readily adapted.References[1] M. Prince, "Does active learning work? A review of the research.," Journal of engineering education, vol. 93, no. 3, pp. 223-231, 2004.[2] S. Freeman, S. L. Eddy, M. McDonough, M. K. Smith, N. Okoroafor, H. Jordt and M. P. Wenderoth, "Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics.," Proceedings of the national academy of sciences, vol. 111, no. 23, pp. 8410-8415, 2014.[3] P. C. Wankat and F. S. Oreovicz, Teaching

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Miscellaneous Mechanics: Covid and Free Body Diagrams

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew R. Sloboda, Bucknell University

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First-Year Class 0.9 high 0.8 medium low Errors per FBD 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 0 ed in s ht

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Teaching Mechanics: Modes and Methods

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phillip Cornwell, United States Air Force Academy; Matthew Snyder; Michael Anderson, P.E., United States Air Force

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

faculty members using Spring 2022 Instructor 1’s materials Fall 2022 100% flipped, face-to-face and taught by Instructor 1 Table 2 – Summary of out-of-class and in-class activities Semester Out-of-class activities In-class activities  Three videos (a mini lecture and two  Concept questions via polling example problems) feature of Blackboard  Required notetaker (collected)  Quick review Fall 2020  McGraw-Hill LearnSmart reading  Grade homework (flipped- remote) assignment

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Will This Be on the Mechanics Test? Concept Inventories and Understanding Exams

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Jean Carlos Batista Abreu, Elizabethtown College; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Dominic J. Dal Bello, Allan Hancock College; Kurt M. Degoede, Elizabethtown College; Anna K. T. Howard, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Azize Akcayoglu; Hadas Ritz, Cornell University; William A. Kitch, Angelo State University

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physical activities. Other professional interests include aviation physiology and biomechanics.Prof. Dominic J. Dal Bello, Allan Hancock College Dom Dal Bello is Professor of Engineering at Allan Hancock College (AHC), a California community col- lege between UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. At AHC, he is Department Chair of Math- ematical Sciences, Faculty Advisor of MESA (the Mathematics, Engineering, Science Achievement Pro- gram), and Principal/Co-Principal Investigator of several National Science Foundation projects (S-STEM, LSAMP, IUSE). In ASEE, he is chair of the Two-Year College Division, and Vice-Chair/Community Col- leges of the Pacific Southwest Section. He received the Outstanding Teaching

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Teaching Mechanics: Modes and Methods

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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helped, and there was also a minimum 2.5 requirement to get into theprogram.The experience for me was also fantastic – I got to know a small group of students really well,and started off every morning with a walk along the Tiber river. We were able to take short daytrips around Rome, and my wife and I of course went on the excursions to Florence and Venicealong with the students. Although the program can certainly be improved in subsequent years, Iwill always remember this inaugural group of students fondly.References[1] Coker, J. S., Heiser, E., and Taylor, L., “Student outcomes associated with short- term and semester study abroad programs. Frontiers,” The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 30(2), pp. 92-105, 2018.[2] Hsu

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Keeping It Real: Real World Examples and Systems Thinking

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego; Changkai Chen; Richard Eugene Vallejo Jr., University of California, San Diego; Trevor Keoki Oshiro; Edward Zhou Yang Yu, University of California, San Diego; Isabella Fiorini

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. We recommend one group member firmly holding the base plate down on the table, while another member gently pulls upward on one ring at a time. Make a hand sketch for each of the following cases. You may exaggerate the observed deformation for the purpose of illustration clarity. Address the following prompts based on the activity above: 1. For each applied load, which segment(s) of the foam rod showed deformation? 2. If more than one segment of the rod shows deformation for a given load case, which segment shows the largest elongation, and which segment shows the smallest (nonzero) elongation? What about their strain? 3. What additional questions do you have about this activity and/or topic? Box 2

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Digital Methods in Mechanics: Teaching with Digital Tools

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew R. Sloboda, Bucknell University; Sarah Wodin-Schwartz, P.E., Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kimberly Lechasseur, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Jennifer deWinter, Illinois Institute of Technology

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associated critical skill(s) and a number of instances or “levels” on which to practice. Furthermini games will be added in the coming year that address additional FBD skills (e.g., identifyingtwo-force members) or provide different types of practice (e.g. identifying mistakes on pre-drawnFBDs). Care has been taken to have each mini-game target a particular pitfall area for students(with the exception of the place and orient game for drawing complete FBDs), allowing focusedpractice via repetition on a particular mini game. Below, each mini game is described inadditional detail.Tracing Game for Isolating BodiesThe first step in drawing an accurate FBD is isolating the correct body. When several bodies arejoined together to form a system, students can