Conference Session

Using Computers, Software, and Writing to Improve Mathematical Understanding

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bipin K. Pai, Purdue University, Calumet

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Mathematics

-1984, full-time. He was also Faculty Fellow at Argonne National Laboratory, to work on finite element analysis of polycrystalline arrays to determine grain boundary mechanics, Summer 1985; Faculty Fellow at Argonne National Labo- ratory, to work on finite element analysis of shipping casks in edge-drop impact tests, Summer 1987; and Faculty Fellow at Argonne National Laboratory, to work on finite element stress analysis of solid breeder blanket of tokamak fusion reactors – ITER (International Thermo-Nuclear Experimental Reactor) Pro- gram, Summer 1988. He won the Faculty Research Leave Award (Sabbatical Leave) at Argonne National Laboratory, to work on finite element stress analysis of Tokamak fusion reactor first

Conference Session

The Transition from Secondary to College Mathematics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bert Pariser, Technical Career Institutes

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Mathematics

AC 2012-4138: TEACHING PYTHAGORAS’S THEOREM USING SOFT-WAREDr. Bert Pariser, Technical Career Institutes Bert Pariser is a faculty member in the Electronic Engineering Technology and Computer Science Tech- nology departments at Technical Career Institutes. His primary responsibility is developing curriculum and teaching methodology for physics, thermodynamics, electromagnetic field theory, computers, and databases. Pariser has prepared grant proposals to the National Science Foundation, which produced the funding for a Fiber Optics Laboratory. He served as Faculty Advisor to the IEEE and Tau Alpha Pi National Honor Society. Pariser was instrumental in merging Tau Alpha Pi National Honor Society into the ASEE. In

Conference Session

The Transition from Secondary to College Mathematics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sabina Jeschke, RWTH Aachen University; Olivier Frédéric Pfeiffer, Technische Universität Berlin; Omar Musa Hasan, American University of Mdaba; Erhard Zorn, Technische Universität Berlin

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Mathematics

an Assistant Professor from 1997 to 2005 and an Associate Professor from 2005 to 2010. During that time, he served as the Chairman for the Communications Engineering Department from 2005 to 2009 and the Dean of Student Affairs in 2010. He has worked in the areas of turbo coding and optical wireless channels. He worked as a consultant for Global Cardiac Monitors, Houston, Texas, 2000 to 2002. During the years 1991-1992, he worked in different projects at the Radio Frequency and Digital Design Division at the Physical Science Laboratory, Las Cruces, N.M., USA.Mr. Erhard Zorn, Technische Universitt Berlin Erhard Zorn studied physics and mathematics at the Berlin Institute of Technology. After receiving his diploma in

Conference Session

Techniques in Improving Mathematics Education in STEM Curricula

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Mathematics

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (UWM) since 1983. Currently, he is professor and Chairman of the Computer Science Program. Hosseini’s expertise is in the areas of computer networks, computer architecture, fault-tolerance, and distributed and parallel computing. He is the Founder and Co- director of the Computer Networks Laboratory at UWM. Hosseini has published more than 120 research papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings, one of his co-authored papers has won the Best Paper Award, and he has published two book chapters. He is the recipient of a patent in the field of com- puter networks. He has supervised nine Ph.D. and over 60 M.S, students and has received funding from NSF and industry. Hosseini is