Conference Session

Physics Poster Session

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

AC 2011-292: A STUDY OF PHYSICS BASED PROBLEM SOLVING AP-PROACHES IN THE FRESHMEN ENGINEERING COURSEBala Maheswaran, Northeastern University Dr. Bala Maheswaran College of Engineering Northeastern University Boston, MA 02115 Page 22.110.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A Study of Physics Based Problem Solving Approaches in the Freshmen Engineering CourseAbstractFreshman engineering problem solving is an important course for all first year engineeringstudents. Incorporating projects with Physics1 concepts in the freshmen engineering courses,such as engineering

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Baha Jassemnejad, University of Central Oklahoma; Wei Siang Pee, University of Central Oklahoma; Kevin Rada; Montell Jermaine Wright, University of Central Oklahoma, Robotics Research; Kaitlin Rose Foran, University of Central Oklahoma; Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma

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Engineering Physics & Physics

Engineering Education, 2011 Transformative Learning Experience for Incoming Freshmen Engineering Students through Robotics ResearchAbstract – An intensive four-week 2010 Summer Bridge The Summer Bridge program is distinguished frompilot program introducing four incoming freshmen to other project-based, hands-on engineering courses inrobotics research is presented in this paper. Through that, rather than using a project as a teaching tool in athis program, students acquire the necessary knowledge course whose primary objective is to prepare studentsand skills to become active participants in an ongoing for future coursework, it is designed

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Ludwigsen, Kettering University; Janet Brelin-Fornari, Kettering University; Joseph Neal, Kettering University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

. Project Description - Coordination of research efforts between physics and the crash safety center to fulfill the obligations of the funding agency in the redesign of the PHYS-115 lab curriculum. Create, edit, and integrate data and multimedia for use in lab curriculum. Assess curricular materials and student feedback for improvement in lab activities. Perform research in Kettering University’s Crash Safety Center Page 22.389.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Crash Safety in the Introductory Physics LabIntroductionIntroductory Physics labs would seem

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sudipa Mitra-Kirtley, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Rana Mitra, Southeastern Louisiana University; Maarij M Syed, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Engineering Physics & Physics

world. Wireless technology will be an integral part of this.  Introduce many additional stimulating and challenging activities or student projects that will Page 22.1658.3 modeled after real-world situations in the laboratory 2  Initiate interactive pedagogical methods to increase class participation, and effective student- teacher communication.Implementation of new ideasThe concept of centripetal acceleration is often not understood properly, and students often confusethe pseudo centrifugal force as being a

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Ieta, Oswego State University College; Rachid Manseur, State University of New York, Oswego; Thomas E. Doyle P.Eng., McMaster University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

AC 2011-1477: DEVELOPMENT OF AN UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCHLABORATORYAdrian Ieta, Oswego State University College Adrian Ieta (M’99) received the B.Sc. degree in physics from the University of Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania, in 1984, the B.E.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the ”Politehnica” University of Timisoara, Timisoara, in 1992, and the M.E.Sc. degree and the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from The University of the Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, in 1999 and 2004, re- spectively. He was with the Applied Electrostatics Research Centre and the Digital Electronics Research Group, The University of Western Ontario, where he worked on industrial projects and taught. He is

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia F. Mead, Norfolk State University; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lauren D. Thomas, Virginia Tech; Candace A. Cobb, Norfolk State University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

curriculum.Faculty researchers at Norfolk State University have launched a project to better understandcommon misconceptions of students as they matriculate through the undergraduate opticalengineering program. The effort has begun with a third-year course on laser systems. The NSUlasers course represents the first opportunity for students to learn and understand how a practicaloptoelectronic system operates, and the course also features an emphasis on design. Manystudents experience difficulty in the course based on factors such as unfamiliar jargon, and thecourse is a re-visitation of several principals that have first been introduced in their freshmanyear Physics course, but may not been strongly reinforced during the second year curriculum.Others

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Arun R. Srinivasa, Texas A&M University, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

subsequently obtained a Ph.D at UC Berkeley and has been a faculty in the mechanical Engineering Department at Texas A&M University. He is one of the curriculum coordinators for the freshman engi- neering program of the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University, and was also part of the committee that developed the current statics and dynamics class for the Department of Mechanical EngineeringJefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University Jeffrey E. Froyd is the Director of Faculty Climate and Development at Texas A&M University. He served as Project Director for the Foundation Coalition, an NSF Engineering Education Coalition in which six institutions systematically renewed, assessed, and

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Ieta, State University of New York, Oswego; Alex Pantaleev, State University of New York, Oswego; Carolina C. Ilie, State University of New York, Oswego

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Engineering Physics & Physics

AC 2011-607: AN EVALUATION OF THE ”JUST IN TIME TEACHING”METHOD ACROSS DISCIPLINESAdrian Ieta, State University of New York at Oswego Adrian Ieta (M’99) received the B.Sc. degree in physics from the University of Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania, in 1984, the B.E.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the ”Politehnica” University of Timisoara, Timisoara, in 1992, and the M.E.Sc. degree and the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from The University of the Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, in 1999 and 2004, re- spectively. He was with the Applied Electrostatics Research Centre and the Digital Electronics Research Group, The University of Western Ontario, where he worked on industrial projects and

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chih-Hsiung Ku, National Dong Hwa University; Wen-Cheng Chen, National Dong Hwa University; Lee king-lien, Department of Electro-Optic Engineering,National Taipei University of Technology; CHAO-CHIA CHENG, NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIV

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Engineering Physics & Physics

: Transforming Mathematics and Science Education for Citizenship and the Global Economy. Retrieved Jan. 8, 2010 from http://www.opportunityequation.org/5. American Association of Physics Teachers. (2002). AAPT statement on physics first. Retrieved January 12, 2011 from http://www.aapt.org/policy/physicsfirst.cfm.6. National Research Council. (2001). Physics in a new era. Washington, DC: National Academies Press.7. Machold, D. K. (1992). Is physics worth teaching?Science & Education, 1, 301-311.8. Wandersee, J. H., Mintzes, J. J. & Novak, J. D. (1994) Research on alternative conceptions in science. In D. L. Gabel (ed.) Handbook of research on science teaching and learning: A project of the national science teachers association (New