Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danielle Roslyn Montecalvo, American University; Teresa L. Larkin, American University

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fall of 2018, she will begin her service as a Secondary Education English Teacher as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Madagascar. Danielle is passionate about physics and STEM education and engaging women in science, and she plans on incorporating science and math into the classroom during her service abroad. Her research focuses on the importance of how collegiate-level physics and other STEM courses can play a critical role in enhancing scientific literacy and shaping overall attitudes towards space policy, particularly within the millennial population.Dr. Teresa L. Larkin, American University Teresa L. Larkin is an Associate Professor of Physics Education and Director and Faculty Liaison to the Dual-degree engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haridas Kumarakuru, Wentworth Institute of Technology; James G. O'Brien, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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answers.Most of the time, we, instructors saw that they never select an answer to these questions. Eventhough they did not know the right answer, they can select at least one answer per question. Theywill not lose anything by selecting a wrong answer. However, most of the time, they left thosequestions as un answered. Someone may argue that they may run out of time to read thosequestions. The answer is “NO”. Their exam is 2 hours and most of the time they finished no laterthan 90 minutes. As instructors, we observed that they are not very much interested in MCQs.This is one of the reasons why we introduce an open book quiz with only MCQs, to reinforce asa part of the course. In future, we are planning to give an extra credit question as a regular

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University; Cristian Scott Stransky, Northeastern University; Haridas Kumarakuru, Northeastern University

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considered its strength, aesthetics, cost, and itsability to support large amounts of copper coils around it.Our main goal is to prove that this model of elevator can generate electricity, and to see if it isprofitable compared to the cost. Since this project was an experiential engineering educationalproject to prove the concept, we did not plan to do further experimentation once the concept isproved, but, we hope that this educational model could lay the groundwork for real worldtechnology development.Methods and ApproachTo build the model, we considered using LEGO bricks, wood, or 3D printed elements. Our firstconcern was practicality, that is, whether the model constructed with a particular material wouldbe suitable to test the concept. Second

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM) and Universidad Andres Bello (UNAB); Itzel Hernandez-Armenta, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Jorge Eugenio de la Garza Becerra, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM)

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Diversity

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opportunities and exploit them, thus, students learn to read and understand and better build their understanding.  What a textbook actually is. Textbooks are often used as an outline for course planning. Most textbooks are built as repositories of information on a concept or knowledge area and tend to be ordered in a certain way, sometimes by time of discovery, and other times in order of ‘difficulty’. This order may not have authentic or significant for developing cognitive interconnections. Also, books often promote remembering how to do specific problems which we have identified as a problem itself.Inconsistencies regarding velocityIn this article, misconceptions and incongruencies around the concept of

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathaniel Raymond Nunez, University of Detroit Mercy; E. Prasad Venugopal, University of Detroit Mercy

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paper we have described the results of an experiment involving the forensic application ofNewton’s law of cooling as an example of biologically-relevant physics concepts suitable for anundergraduate laboratory. The undergraduate research student was tasked with reproducing theresults presented in a peer-reviewed article from the pages of The Physics Teacher. Havingsuccessfully completed this exercise, the student was then required to design and implement theexperiment to test a new hypothesis. The final step of the research plan was aimed at training thestudent in writing skills by requiring him to create an undergraduate laboratory manual for theexperiments.The benefits of this research model include the relevancy and appropriateness of