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Materials Experiments, Labs, Demos, and Hands-On Activities

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Spencer Seung-hyun Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Materials

AC 2011-447: DEVELOPMENT OF A LABORATORY MODULE IN HY-BRID BIODEGRADABLE CORNSTARCH MATERIALSSpencer Seung-hyun Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Dr. Spencer Seung-hyun Kim is Associate Professor in Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering Tech- nology/Packaging Science (MMETPS) Department at Rochester Institute of Technology. He works as Associate Director in American Packaging Corp. (APC) Center for Packaging Innovation at RIT. Dr. Kim’s research interests are in advanced materials synthesis and characterization. His research area fo- cuses on packaging science and technology. Dr. S. Kim graduated with B.S. in Ceramics Engineering from Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea (1979) and obtained M.S. (1989) and

Conference Session

Materials Experiments, Labs, Demos, and Hands-On Activities

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David S. Cottrell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Chung-Suk Cho, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Materials

,masonry, metals, wood, and other materials. With an enrollment of approximately 85 studentsfor Spring 2011, this course features two 75-minute lectures plus a weekly 3-hour laboratory.The laboratories explore material properties through design, placement, and testing and areconducted parallel with class topics to reinforce classroom instruction and enhance theprogression from one topic to the next. In fact, this parallel structure of the classroom andlaboratory program has proven essential to the course’s success in giving the students the abilityto link what is being taught to them during the weekly lectures to the laboratory work with thesame materials during the same week. Specific laboratory topics that are covered include: • Aggregate

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching and Outreach

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David B. Lanning, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Wahyu Lestari, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Shirley Anne Waterhouse, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona

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Materials

Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach, Florida. She is also the author of six books, and the most recent is The Power of eLearning: The Essential Guide for Teaching in the Digital Age, Allyn and Bacon Publishers, 2005. Page 22.645.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Evaluating Prerequisite Knowledge Using a Concept Inventory for an Engineering Failure CourseAbstractA unique laboratory-based course in engineering failure, entitled Aerospace EngineeringFailure, has been developed to prepare undergraduate students to design structures and materialsfor

Conference Session

Materials Experiments, Labs, Demos, and Hands-On Activities

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Surendra K. Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology; Steven John Kosciol, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Materials

Page 22.1049.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Measuring Angle of Twist in a Torsion ExperimentIntroductionAt our university, every mechanical engineering student must take a sophomore level onequarter-credit hour course titled “Mechanics of Materials Lab”. Students take this laboratorycourse concurrently with a 4 quarter-credit hour Mechanics or Strength of Materials course. Oneof the five experiments in the laboratory course focuses on the study of elastic and plasticdeformation of a circular cross-section metallic rod in torsion.The objectives of the torsion experiment include determination of shear modulus of elasticity“G” and shear proportional limit “τp” of the material. In

Conference Session

Innovations in Materials Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew P. Conkey, Texas A&M University, Qatar; Richard B. Griffin, Texas A&M University, Qatar

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Materials

laboratory course were explicitly designed to mesh with the MEEN401 Capstone project. Any survey instrument would not have revealed any deeperrelationship. However, the students were clearly able to see how a complex project(design of a concept vehicle) could be broken into smaller and more manageablepieces to facilitate analysis and design.The perspective from the MEEN 401 instructor’s standpoint is as follows.Enlisting the MEEN 360 teams made the MEEN 401 students become the client.The fact that the MEEN 360 students were able to come up with reasonableestimations and feasible designs although their “client” provided limited and vagueinformation gives them an excellent foothold of experience when they do enter intothe capstone design class. Also

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching and Outreach

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven W. Gyeszly, Texas A&M University, Qatar

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Materials

multiple choice, short essay or calculation answers on thecomputer by typing or handwriting. Major multiple choice question exams can be conducted bythe computer using additional software such as Blackboard/Vista. Longer essay and calculationexams can be also handled electronically using the tablet PC.Limitations and key issues of using the teaching methodThere are several limitations to implementing the discussed interactive teaching method,including: • providing tablet PCs to each student, or a specially equipped computer laboratory; • limiting the class size to below 25 students; • generating student interest in, and willingness to use, the new software is difficult; • spending more time on lecture preparation than using

Conference Session

Materials Experiments, Labs, Demos, and Hands-On Activities

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel J. Magda, Weber State University

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Materials

Student W ould like to learn more Develop additional lab Implement a testing lab Questionnaire through hands-on work to measure the that students conduct that laboratory experiences changes in mechanical will measure hardness and that complements the properties due to heat toughness of various heat theory taught in class treatment and tempering treat conditions of 4140 processes of 4140 steel steel. Have students plot

Conference Session

Novel Approaches to Teaching Materials

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John A. Nychka, University of Alberta

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Materials

Page 22.1266.3concepts is an active process involving visual thinking; looking is not seeing, nor is seeingnecessarily believing, understanding, and being able to demonstrate knowledge. Upon viewing anew concept students often reflect about their own tacit knowledge and try to make a connectionto the new concept, thereby creating their own knowledge. Unfortunately, as educators we oftenassume we don’t have control, or even awareness, of such connections in each of our students’minds, thus it is exceedingly difficult to correct miss-steps along the way. However, by taking aproactive and creative approach, we can guide the visualization process through seeded commonexperiences generated in the classroom, study hall, or laboratory. Setting

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching and Outreach

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary B. Vollaro, Western New England College

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Materials

2002 American Society for Engineering Education Zone 1 Conference &Exposition[3] Sobinski-Smith, Mary Jane, D’Amour Library, www.wnec.edu webpage[4] Katherine Chen, etal., Travelogue from the Materials World: A first week laboratory activity,Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Page 22.873.11

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Special Session: Creating, Using, and Assessing with Concept Maps in Introductory Materials Courses

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Triplett, Arizona State University; Jacquelyn E. Kelly, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University

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Materials

., Sonak, B., & Suen, H.K. (1999). Concept map assessment of classroom learning: Reliability, validity, and logical practicality. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 36, 475-492. 3. Markow, P.G. & Lonning, R.A. (1998). Usefulness of concept maps in college chemistry laboratories: Students’ perceptions and effects on achievement. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 35, 1015-1029. 4. Hoz, R., Bowman, D., & Chacham, T. (1997). Psychometric and edumentric validity of dimensions of geomorphological knowledge which are tapped by concept mapping. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 34(9), 925-947. 5. Lowes, Leslie, & Nolan, Tom. Why Water? Retrieved on January 6, 2011 from http