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Integrating Math Science and Engineering

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Po-Hung Liu, National Chin-Yi University of Technology; Ching Ching Lin, National Taipei University of Technology; Tung-Shyan Chen, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Fundamental General Education Center; Chiu-Hsiung Liao, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Fundamental General Education Center; Yen Tung Chung, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Fundamental General Education Center; C. Lin, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taiwan R.O.C.; Ruey-Maw Chen, National Chin-Yi University of Technology

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with the Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Chinyi University of Technology (NCUT), where he is an assistant professor. His research interests include meta-heuristics, optimization and computer networks. Page 22.540.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011Effects of an Integrated Calculus Reform Project for Engineering MajorsIntroductionIt has been over two decades since the Tulane Conference was held in 1986, the birthplace ofcalculus reform. The appeal made by the conference—Toward a Lean and LivelyCalculus[4]—not only initiated the calculus reform

Conference Session

Computers and Software in Teaching Mathmatics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lin Li, Prairie View A&M University; Yonggao Yang, Prairie View A&M University

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Teaching with Gaming and Virtual Reality Learning ModulesAbstractTraditional math teaching is insufficient in grasping students’ attention1. As a result, students arelosing interest in learning mathematics and their performance is below that of students in otherindustrialized nations2. Surveys demonstrate that many engineering students feel math is boringand they don’t see the connection between mathematics and real life engineering problems. Toaddress these issues, revamping college math teaching and incorporating modern technology intothe classroom become crucial.This paper presents a project that is currently conducted at Prairie View A&M University(PVAMU), which, through pilot math class teaching, proved to be

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Engineering Mathematical Potpourri

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jean Hodges, Virginia Commonwealth University, Qatar

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teaching strategies that address visual,auditory, tactile, and kinesthetic preferences as needed for the specific class. Both projects andwriting also are incorporated into the course. Students complete journal assignments under theguidance of a writing center instructor, who uses a system of check marks to evaluate students‟thinking and to assign extra credit points. Method. The professor and the writing center instructor collaborated to develop courseobjectives that required higher-level thinking and learning. Among these higher-level objectiveswere:  Analyze and synthesize Fibonacci Sequences by creating original artistic designs incorporating them.  Demonstrate understanding of symmetrical

Conference Session

Students' Abilities and Attitudes

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristi J Shryock, Texas A&M University; arun r srinivasa, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University

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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 institutionalized

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Students' Abilities and Attitudes

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kendrick T. Aung, Lamar University

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problems for engineering students, pedagogy and readability for students’learning, availability of many problems and projects, and resources for both students andinstructors. Among these books, the book by Kreyszig4 is the only book that includescoverage of statistics, probability and optimization. All books considered have manyexamples and problems available but the examples, problems and design projects inKreyszig’s book are more tailored to graduate engineering students. Kreyszig’s book alsoprovides student with student solution manuals available in either Mathematica or Maplesoftware packages. Based on the comparison, Advanced Engineering Mathematics byIrwin Kreyszig4 was chosen as the text for the course, MEEN 5304 AdvancedEngineering

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Issues and Answers in Mathematics Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter J. Sherman, Iowa State University

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in the NSF 2010 FIRE(Fostering Interdisciplinary Research in Education) program, it would appear that a major reasonis that students are not sufficiently motivated by STEM topics. The five funded proposals includethe following:(FP-1): “Applying Embodied Learning” Award #1042995 . “This project brings cognitivescientists together with physicists. The goal is to improve high school and college students'physics proficiency through specific types of lab experiences that allow the student to becomepart of the physical system being studied. Lab experiences where students have direct experiencewith physics quantities (e.g., feeling forces--as opposed to reading about force, seeing forcesbeing exerted on someone else, or even measuring forces with

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Students' Abilities and Attitudes

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew G Bennett, Kansas State University; Todd Moore; Xuan Hien Nguyen, Kansas State University

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Mathematics

American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 A longitudinal study on students' development and transfer of the concept of integrationAbstract: We present results from the first two years of a project investigating how engineeringstudents develop problem solving skills through their academic career. The project consists of alongitudinal study as well as cross-sectional studies in multiple courses in mathematics, physicsand engineering. In this article, we focus on the transfer of knowledge from mathematics tophysics courses. We track how students' understanding of function and integration evolves asthey progress through the Calculus courses using individual semi-structured interviews. Moststudents develop a

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Issues and Answers in Mathematics Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College

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retention and success of minoritystudents in science and engineering include mentoring programs,3,4 introducing context inintroductory courses,5 alternative instructional strategies such as collaborative and interactive Page 22.1328.2learning,6 and summer bridge programs.7,8In 2008, Cañada College, a Hispanic-Serving community college in Redwood City, CA, wasawarded a Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP) grant by the USDepartment of Education. The project, entitled Student On-ramp Leading to Engineering andSciences (SOLES), aims to increase the participation, retention, and success ofunderrepresented and educationally

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Computers and Software in Teaching Mathmatics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheri Shakiban, University of St. Thomas; Michael P. Hennessey, University of St. Thomas

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aliens, racetracks for competitions, giant astronomical calendars, maps of theTihuanaco Empire, or to appease the gods. In addition to viewing them in spectacular fashionfrom Cessna aircraft, our focus was on creating mathematical representations of them as aconcatenation of different curve segments using MATLABTM,14 (Table 3), and when viewedfrom different vantage points using projective geometry based on rotation matrices (Table 4). Table 3 The enigmatic Nazca lines (and geoglyphs) The whale, hands, and astronaut Nazca geoglyphs viewed from Cessna airplane (Tyler Edstrom & Benton Garske). The whale geoglyph when viewed “straight The hands geoglyph created in The astronaut geoglyph created in on” and

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Issues and Answers in Mathematics Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Chanley, North Essex Community College; Michael E. Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Linda A. Desjardins, Northern Essex Community College; Lori Heymans, Northern Essex Community College

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of instruction will include introduction of material, use of technology in the classroom,cooperative learning, peer sharing and modeling. As always, there will be an open studentdialogue in every class session. Note: There are two Supplemental Instruction (SI) sessions.They are scheduled for Monday & Wednesday 8:50 AM to 9:50 AM.GRADING:There will be four exams, daily lab assignments, and a comprehensive final examination. Therewill be make-up exams administered for each hourly exam with permission of the instructor.Every student is required to take the final exam. The grade for the course will be computed asfollows: Exam 60% Projects 10

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Computers and Software in Teaching Mathmatics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Micah Stickel, University of Toronto

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AC 2011-2308: PUTTING MATHEMATICS IN CONTEXT: AN INTEGRA-TIVE APPROACH USING MATLABMicah Stickel, University of Toronto Micah Stickel is a lecturer in Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Toronto. He first came to the department when he started as an undergraduate student in 1993. Since that time, he has completed the B.A.Sc. (1997), M.A.Sc. (1999), and Ph.D. degrees (2006). He has been involved in a number of research projects, including the use of spiral antennas for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems, the design of high-fidelity directional couplers for digital circuits, and the application of micromachining techniques in the fabrication of bandpass filters for broadband

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Students' Abilities and Attitudes

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John R. Reisel, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Leah Rineck; Marissa Jablonski, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Ethan V Munson, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Hossein Hosseini, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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-chair of UWM’s student chapter of Engineers Without Borders for 2 years since its inception in 2007 and continues to help design and implement water distri- bution projects in Guatemala. Marissa Jablonski was a 2008 recipient of the NSF Graduate Fellowship Honorable Mention, the 2008 Wisconsin Water Association Scholarship, and the 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 UWM Chancellor’s Graduate Student Awards. Marissa is a member of ASEE and EWB. She received her BS degree in Natural Resources and Spanish from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 2003, her MS degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering from UWM in 2009 and will receive her PhD in Civil/Environmental Engineering from UWM in 2013.Ethan Munson