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Applications and Computational Tools for Mechanics Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wayne Chang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Seung Woo Ok, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Sascha Hilgenfeldt, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Mariana Silva, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

Paper ID #43059Effects of Integrating Computational Tools into an Introductory EngineeringMechanics CourseWayne Chang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Wayne Chang is an assistant teaching professor in the Aerospace Engineering Department at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He received his BS, MS, and Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the University of California, Irvine. His current engineering education research interests include cross-course teaching tool development, implementation, and integration into curriculums.Seung Woo Ok, University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignProf. Matthew West

Conference Session

Student Self-assessment in Mechanics Courses

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amie Baisley, University of Florida; Chiranjeevi Singh Marutla, University of Florida

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

processingwill provide a quick way to start identifying these trends and relationships between assessmentscores and student reflections.References[1] J. A. Turns, B. Sattler, K. Yasuhara, J. L. Borgford-Parnell, and C. J. Atman, “Integrating reflection into engineering education,” ASEE Annu. Conf. Expo. Conf. Proc., 2014.[2] S. A. Ambrose, “Undergraduate Engineering Curriculum: The Ultimate Design Challenge,” in The Bridge - Linking Engineering and Society, vol. 43, no. 2, 2013, pp. 16–23.[3] IBM, “What is natural language processing (NLP)?,” 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.ibm.com/topics/natural-language-processing.[4] E. Cambria and B. White, “Jumping NLP curves: A review of natural language processing research,” IEEE Comput. Intell

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Understanding the Student Experience in Mechanics Courses

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rawan Aqel, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Samia Tarannum, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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Diversity

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

Paper ID #44141Get in the Middle of it: A Study of Minoritized Engineering Student Experiencesin a Solid Mechanics CourseMs. Rawan Aqel, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Rawan Aqel is an accomplished academic and professional in the field of civil engineering and mechanics. She earned her bachelor’s degree in civil engineering with a minor in Business Administration. Her passion for engineering led her to pursue further studies, and she obtained a master’s degree in civil engineering. She is currently a Ph.D. Candidate in Civil Engineering and Mechanics, demonstrating her commitment to advancing the field. Rawan has a

Conference Session

Unique Pedagogies for Mechanics Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua Gargac, Ohio Northern University

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

machinekinematics and dynamics courseIntroductionResearchers have recently identified past failure as an “essential prerequisite” for future success [1].Developing course structures to promote productive failure has received considerable interest inengineering education community. Failures during the undergraduate curriculum can help studentsbuild resiliency, humility and grit. However, persistence through failure is only productive if students arecapable of learning from their past failures [1, 2]. Unfortunately, the high stakes assessments typicallyused in traditional courses do not give students the opportunity to practice productive failure ordemonstrate an ability to learn from their mistakes. As a result, students prioritize earning “goodgrades

Conference Session

Problem- and Project-based Learning in Engineering Mechanics

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amir H. Danesh-Yazdi, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Aimee Monique Cloutier, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sean Moseley, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

link element for a landing gearmechanism that provides a real-world application to what students learn in an otherwisetraditionally taught Statics and Mechanics of Materials I course. In the upcoming sections, wewill discuss the technical details of the design project, along with the different approaches that weeach take to present, conduct, and assess the project. We will conclude this work by presentingdetailed student and instructor feedback on the effectiveness of the project in meeting the learningobjectives for the course.Some Context on the Institution, Curriculum, and CourseThe authors of this work all teach in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) ofRose-Hulman Institute of Technology, a small private institution located in

Conference Session

Learning Mechanics through Visual and Tactile Modalities

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Alan Zhang, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; John Chen P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Kathryn Mary Rupe, Western Washington University

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Paper ID #43735Can Hands-on Statics Improve Student Learning?Prof. Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College Eric Davishahl serves as professor and engineering program coordinator at Whatcom Community College in northwest Washington state. His current project involves developing and piloting an integrated multidisciplinary learning community for first-year engineering. More general teaching and research interests include designing, implementing and assessing activities for first-year engineering, engineering mechanics, and scientific computing. Eric has been an active member of ASEE since 2001. He was the recipient of the

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Assessing Conceptual Thinking about Engineering Mechanics

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexander John De Rosa, University of Delaware; Samuel Van Horne, University of Delaware

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Diversity

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

, University of Delaware ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Promoting the Transfer of Math Skills to Engineering StaticsIntroductionIt has been well documented that students face difficulties in transferring their knowledge andskills learned in prior courses to other areas of the curriculum. These problems with transfer areexacerbated by foundational courses being taught outside the major, as well as the fact that manyengineering courses are taught in silos, with little connection being made to the engineeringcurriculum as a whole. At the same time, engineering graduates are moving into an ever moreinterdisciplinary workplace where the ability to transfer knowledge across disciplines andcontexts is

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Applications and Computational Tools for Mechanics Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Giancaspro, University of Miami; Diana Arboleda, University of Miami; Seulki Jenny Chin, University of Miami; Liping Yang, University of Miami; Walter G Secada, University of Miami

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

students' knowledge of abstractphysics concepts. A quasi-experimental study also found that the integration of AR movies intoonline teaching activities for physics enhanced students' comprehension of fundamentalprinciples [14]. Similarly, an intervention by Cai et al. [15] showed that AR in physicsclassrooms can increase students' self-efficacy by improving their understanding, higher-levelcognitive skills, knowledge application, and communication.Several AR applications have focused on learning vectors in the context of 3D geometry [16],electric forces [4], gravitational forces [1], as well as other physical forces and their Cartesiancomponents [17]. The study discussed herein details an AR app known as Vectors in Space [18]that was developed by

Conference Session

Learning Mechanics through Visual and Tactile Modalities

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brandon Clumpner, United States Military Academy; Kevin Francis McMullen, United States Military Academy; Elizabeth Bristow, United States Military Academy

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

significant resources into developing hands-on and virtual resources for educators to use[9]. As technology has improved, the development of educational videos or virtual resources hasbecome widespread. Researchers have released videos of failures, finite element and behaviorsimulations, and technical content videos [10], [11], [12], [13], [14], [15], [16].In 2008, Timothy Philpot et al. released their first edition of the textbook “Mechanics ofMaterials: An Integrated Learning System [17].” Coupled with this textbook release werevisualization tools called “MecMovies” developed using Macromedia Flash 5 software [12].These videos allowed students to interact with the course content as they progressed through thecurriculum. In 2019, the Efficient