Conference Session

Enhancing the Statics Classroom

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna K.T. Howard, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

material.The computer science realm has led the charge for agile methods based on iterative stages ofdeveloping software [10]. The most basic idea of a Gantt chart from 1917 of what is required andin what order developments should occur is crucial, but these charts can be improved on byallowing users to adjust timelines on the fly [11]. Many so-called DevOp tools have beendeveloped over the last decade to facilitate tracking of software development, bug tracking, andentire life-cycles for software [12]. The idea is to adapt, iterate, and prioritize working quicklyand deftly rather than following a plan [13]. Gradually the success of these tools has encouragedother product development realms to adopt similar strategies. Educators are also beginning

Conference Session

Curriculum and Instruction in Engineering Mechanics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott R. Hamilton P.E., York College of Pennsylvania; Jakob C. Bruhl, U.S. Military Academy; Joshua Richard Wyrick, York College of Pennsylvania

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

decision was made to implementthe changes proposed by the USMA faculty at the 2017 ASEE conference, with assistance fromWest Point. The question this paper strives to answer is: can a similar course redesign producesimilar results at another institution, that in many respects is very different from the US MilitaryAcademy? Essentially, is the West Point redesign reproducible and the results replicable and ifso, under what conditions? It is also an aim of this paper to present the challenges, issues, andsuccesses of implementing this plan with the objective of aiding other programs who might wantto incorporate the ideas originally detailed by faculty from the US Military Academy in theirengineering mechanics sequence redesign.The motivation

Conference Session

Enhancing the Statics Classroom

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Russell Pearce, Whatcom Community College; Todd R. Haskell, Western Washington University; Kordel J. Clarks, Student Representative - Whatcom Community College

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Mechanics

novices and experts navi- gate between macroscopic, symbolic, and small particle representations, and how pre-service elementary teachers translate an understanding of energy concepts from physics to other disciplines.Mr. Kordel J. Clarks, Student Representative - Whatcom Community College Kordel Clarks is an Engineering Student who plans to graduate from Whatcom Community College in June of 2018 and plans to transfer to the University of Washington. He is pursuing a degree in aeronau- tical engineering. He is also a recipient of WCC’s SEECRS (STEM Excellence through Engagement in Collaboration, Research and Scholarship) program and a member of Washington’s All-Academic Team. c American

Conference Session

Student Advancement in Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nick A. Stites, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Charles Morton Krousgrill, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Jeffrey F. Rhoads, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Edward J. Berger, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Angela Goldenstein, Purdue University

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Mechanics

during which we were studying combined loading and drawing the stress state blocks was beneficial. Of this, the exercise during which we related the cross sectional [sic] depiction of each individual loading to its effect on the stress state block was incredibly helpful for me. I had been struggling to visualize this concept for a significant amount of time before we did that exercise.”This study did not incorporate a pre-/post-test design or compare exam scores across othersections that did not use the conceptual exercises because the focus was on the development ofthe activities. A more rigorous evaluation of student outcomes is planned for future semesters.Conclusion and Future WorkThis paper details six active learning

Conference Session

Curriculum and Instruction in Engineering Mechanics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter H. Carnell P.E., University of Georgia; Nathaniel J. Hunsu, University of Georgia; Davis F. Ray, University of Georgia; Nicola W. Sochacka, University of Georgia

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Mechanics

‘patches’ of poor performance.” Faced with such adverseacademic situations, some students adopt maladaptive behaviors (e.g., self-handicapping andanxiety) that further impair their chances of succeeding in their chosen engineering majors. Incontrast, resilient students would adopt adaptive behaviors, for example, persistence, planning,optimism, and self-determination, among others [8]. We argue that students with high levels ofresilience are better able to come back from initial academic stresses, while those who are lessresilient may decline in their academic performance, lose interest in their major, andconsequently consider dropping out of their engineering program.Measurement approachesAs noted above, resilience is most commonly defined as a

Conference Session

Dynamic Pedagogies for Engineering Dynamics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kent Ralph Jensen, USAF; Kwangjin Yang, United States Air Force Academy

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Mechanics

Air Force Academy and works as an exchange professor at the United State Air Force Academy. His research interests include path planning, UAV control, cooperative control. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018  Should Kinetics Follow Kinematics? Investigating Course Design in DynamicsAbstractIn this study, we investigated whether the reordering of kinetics and kinematics topics in atraditional dynamics course leads to improved student ability to choose and apply appropriatekinetics principles to solve single- and multi-concept dynamics problems. To test this hypothesis,three sections of Dynamics were taught using a traditional ordering of topics and one

Conference Session

Dynamic Pedagogies for Engineering Dynamics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven C. Zemke, Whitworth University; Diane L Zemke

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

did cause him to slow down, which he believed was beneficial. Helooked at the figures and spent more time with the text. Like the others, he claimed that note-taking enabled him to find material in the text more easily. He tried problems on his own first,attending to his process, rather than reading through the examples.Chris claimed that the notes helped him “have a plan heading into the problem.” His notesincluded various strategies gleaned from the examples. He also learned how to approachproblems more effectively. Chris was focused on the homework. While reading and note-takinghelped him learn concepts, he stated the examples “mainly help with my understanding of how tosolve the homework problems.”Chris appeared to struggle with

Conference Session

Student Advancement in Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johanna Paulette Doukakis, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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Mechanics

/1478088706qp063oa. DOI:10.1191/1478088706qp063oa.[31] E. C. Muir-Cochrane and J. Fereday, "Demonstrating rigor using thematic analysis: a hybridapproach of inductive and deductive coding and theme development," International Journal ofQualitative Methods, vol. 5, (1), pp. 80-92, 2006. Available: http://hdl.handle.net/2328/10935.DOI: 10.1177/160940690600500107.[32] J. Saldaña, The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers. (2. ed. ed.) 2013Available:http://www.econis.eu/PPNSET?PPN=716972476.[33] J. W. Creswell, Educational Research: Planning, Conducting, and Evaluating Quantitativeand Qualitative Research. 2013Available:http://www.vlebooks.com/vleweb/product/openreader?id=none&isbn=9781292034379&uid=none.

Conference Session

Applications of Technology in Mechanics Education

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jakob C Bruhl P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Richard J. Gash P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Aaron Freidenberg, U.S. Military Academy; Christopher H Conley, U.S. Military Academy; Paul M. Moody P.E., U.S. Military Academy

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Mechanics

andhighlights from the start of their engineering education that using computer software effectivelyis an important part of being able to creatively solve problems and plays a role in developing theskills to judge validity of solutions developed by others.The role that the integration of simulation software in engineering courses can play in thedevelopment of effective judgment is of interest. Further study is planned to investigate howthese simulations may improve judgment, critical thinking, and decision making by students.While the exercises using software described in this paper were not designed to develop spatialvisualization skills (SVS), it is expected that the exercises like these may be used to do so. TheENGAGE project sponsored by NSF has a

Conference Session

Applications of Technology in Mechanics Education

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wendy S. Reffeor, Grand Valley State University

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Mechanics

modules developed through thisresearch are interactive and require student exploration. They, along with other learningactivities could easily be used to encourage a more active classroom.As Finite Element Analysis is taught concurrently with Machine Design II at University, studentswere learning to use ANSYS software and the FEA theory simultaneously with machine designcontent. Students stated that the FEA activities helped them understand the machine designcontent much better than just performing book problems. However, due to sequencing in the twocourses, many students also found performing the FEA analyses to be beyond their abilities.Future plans for this research include sequencing the FEA and Machine Design courses to allowbetter synergy

Conference Session

Dynamic Pedagogies for Engineering Dynamics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William E. Howard, East Carolina University; Jeffry R. Foeller, East Carolina University; Karen A. De Urquidi, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

** 105 8% 2.90 2017 96 12% 3.03 *QOTD and Video Introduced ** Class Summaries IntroducedFuture WorkWe plan to continue to provide the Questions of the Day and the daily class summaries in futureofferings of the course. We may increase the homework assigned slightly, with two originalproblems for every assignment. The additional original problem allows a good opportunity forinterleaving, a technique in which prior material is mixed in with the new material. [9] Thistechnique has been shown to improve long-term retention of concepts. Even though thepercentage of students watching the videos was low, the fact that a