Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josue Njock-Libii, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

themoving mass pushes against and displaces the surrounding fluid. The analytical solution to thisdifferential equation is compared with experimental data collected from testing a spring-masssystem in the open air of a laboratory. Collected data are analyzed using the concept of thelogarithms. It is shown that the model is reliable under special conditions.IntroductionOne way to bring excitement in the use of mathematics in the engineering classroom is to showthat it can be applied to model physical reality accurately. This paper presents work conceivedand implemented to test the extent to which an ordinary differential equation and its solution arevalid for use in actual applications. The equation chosen is commonly used in mathematics,physics

Conference Session

Integrating Math, Science, and Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hassan Moore, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Gregg Janowski, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Melinda Lalor, University of Alabama, Birmingham

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

shifts of focus –from core mathematics toward applications and toward interdisciplinary work with the naturaland social sciences, from academic to industrial and laboratory settings, from individual self-directed work to collaborative and multidisciplinary effort, from technical communication withco-specialists to translational communication across disciplinary and cultural boundaries.” Many faculty members within the School of Engineering at the university were concerned withthe severe lack of critical understanding of rudimentary concepts in calculus and differentialequations. Students’ basic mechanics were generally strong since students were verycomfortable with equations once they took on the recognizable form shown in their earliercourses