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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Benjamin Crilly, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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frequency bands (MF, LF and VLF) 1 where wavepropagation is mostly the result of diffraction around the earth’s surface and/or the surface wavebeing guided by a conductive earth in the same way of what would occur on a transmission line.This is referred to as ground wave or is sometimes called the “Norton surface wave.” [1,2] and isillustrated in Figure 1. Because of the earth’s limited conductivity, it takes a relatively large amountof power to overcome ground losses (in addition to spherical dispersion losses) and these groundlosses increase as the frequency is increased. Hence, this is why practical ground wavecommunication is limited to the MF and below bands (i.e. below 3 MHz). Another means of radiopropagation is tropospheric bending where

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Guenter Bischof, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Markus Klatzer, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Clemens Müller, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Daniel Reifer, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Christian J. Steinmann

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approach to academic education in order to preservethe level of competences and skills of the graduates. The students have to be exposed early onto exciting problems, challenging duties and responsibilities. Less available time for reflectingnewly acquired knowledge has to be compensated by interweaving the different fields ofknowledge. A particularly suitable way of doing so is the establishment of interdisciplinaryproject work already in early semesters, since there seems to be no better way of acquiringcomprehension than if it arises from personal experience [1].For this purpose, we have established a coherent procedure at Joanneum University ofApplied Sciences, Institute of Automotive Engineering, which familiarizes students in achallenging

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Fritz, Stanford University ; Carl E. Wieman, Stanford University

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sample size.IntroductionFrom ABET criteria to the DBER report from the National Academy of Sciences, ourcommunity acknowledges the importance of skills beyond content knowledge, yet very littleresearch has been done to define and assess these skills [1] [2]. The goal of our cross-disciplinarycollaboration is to identify important problem-solving skills across science, engineering, andmedicine and to create assessments that measure these skills within the context of a given field.This paper discusses a particular assessment developed for optical engineering, called opticsblack box, which is designed to test a number of problem-solving decisions. Students worked onthis assessment during think-aloud interviews, which allowed us to hear their

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Huseyin Sarper P.E., Old Dominion University; Drew Landman, Old Dominion University; Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Ben J. Stuart P.E., Old Dominion University; Joseph Tyler Zongolowicz, NAVAIR; Linda Vahala, Old Dominion University

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flexureload frame that ensures that only the thrust from the engine is measured. The test stand wasdesigned and built by a graduate student so that the students in the introduction to engineeringcourse can conduct their own experiments using model rocket engines of various sizes. Fromobtained time-thrust curves, the students were successful in using three different techniques(adding trapezoid areas using Excel, manually counting the number of squares under the thrustcurve and using a MATLAB program) to calculate the impulse. A students’ attitude survey showedthat the students were highly satisfied with this hands-on experience in rocket science andintegration.IntroductionExperiential learning is a well-documented [1-3] and a well recognized part of

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert A. Ross, University of Detroit Mercy

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engineering students.The class covers introductory topics in quantum mechanics leading to a basic understanding ofthe behavior of charge carriers in solids. A description of the course and the students will bepresented later in the paper. Students are introduced to entanglement and quantum computationwith computer simulations of quantum measurements. We believe that a brief introduction tothese topics helps students understand the relationship between operators and the results of ameasurement of the wavefunction.Over the past several years we have assessed students in the course with the Quantum MechanicsConceptual Survey (QMCS).[1] This instrument was designed to be used as a general survey ofstudents’ conceptual understanding. One of the

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arun Kumar Saha, Albany State University

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material response under electric field and permeability is the material responseunder magnetic field. Under the influence of external electric field, there occurs a polarization ofelectric charges in atomic level which give rise to permittivity. Under the influence of externalmagnetic field, there occurs a polarization of magnetic dipoles moments (in magnetic material)in atomic level which give rise to permeability. When tiny particles of particular shape, made ofmetal or dielectric material, are arranged in a regular fashion, is called artificial material. Infigure 1, an artificial material, composed of metallic wires or circular metal patches or metalspheres, is shown.Figure 1. Artificial material composed of (a) 1-D metal wires, (b) 2-D

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University; Yifan Guo; Alejandro Hervella; Aleksei Pavlov; Minh Duc Dinh

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After receiving our purchased mini generator via the postal mail, it was very apparent that the device was meant for water hoses and needed a significant amount of pressure to get the turbine spinning. No matter what faucet was used, the turbine would not spin and could not generate a voltage due to the small hole at the nozzle of theFigure 1: Generator components device. As a result, when 3D parts were

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico and Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Carlos Eduardo Martinez-Torteya, Tecnologico de Monterrey

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Paper ID #26763Students’ Abilities to Solve RC Circuits with Research-based EducationalStrategiesProf. Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico and Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago,Chile Genaro Zavala is a Full Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies of the School of Engineering and Sciences at Tecnologico de Monterrey. Professor Zavala is National Researcher Level 1 of the National System of Researchers of Mexico and leads the Physics Education Research and Innovation Group. He works with the following research lines: conceptual understanding of students on subjects of physics, transfer of

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico and Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico and Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

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in Physics Engineering from Tecnologico de Monterrey and a doctoral degree in Mathe- matics Education from Syracuse University, NY. Dr. Dominguez is a member of the Researchers’ National System in Mexico (SNI-1) and has been a visiting researcher at Syracuse University, at UT-Austin and at Universidad Andres Bello. She teaches undergraduate courses in Mathematics, graduate courses in Education, and is a thesis advisor on the master and doctoral programs on education at the Tecnologico de Monterrey. Her main research areas are: faculty development, teaching methods, and gender issues in STEM education.Prof. Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico and Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago,Chile

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Itzel H. Armenta, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Jorge Eugenio de la Garza Becerra, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico and Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

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System in Mexico (SNI-1) and has been a visiting researcher at Syracuse University, at UT-Austin and at Universidad Andres Bello. She teaches undergraduate courses in Mathematics, graduate courses in Education, and is a thesis advisor on the master and doctoral programs on education at the Tecnologico de Monterrey. Her main research areas are: faculty development, teaching methods, and gender issues in STEM education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Towards full integration of physics and math concepts: Words versus meanings Itzel Hernandez-Armenta, Jorge E. de la Garza Becerra, & Angeles Dominguez

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kanti Prasad, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Best Campus award for the Zone 1 from ASEE dur- ing 2012. He is also coordinator for Graduate Studies in VLSI and Semiconductors certificate program. Professor Prasad already offered Online 16.517 MMIC Design and Fabrication during Spring 2009 and also developing MEMS Design and Fabrication to be offered Online starting from Spring 2013. He is the author of over 150 theses, dissertations and papers published and presented in journals/conferences of national and international repute. In 2013 Professor Prasad was awarded Fellow from the ASEE. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Integration of Physics Fundamentals to Prepare Students for the Hi-Tech World through Design

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Daugherity, Abilene Christian University

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goals.Through departmental self-studies, Industrial Advisory Board recommendations and internshipprograms we identified programming skills as an area to strengthen in the curriculum,particularly for physics students. We now devote roughly 1/3 of class and lab time in our introcourse to Excel and programming. Encouraging algorithmic thinking and working within theconstrained environment of a programming language helps reinforce the structured approach todesign and problem solving introduced earlier in the course. Experience has also shown thatmany students have an easier time learning programming when coupled with hardware sincethey can see the effect of code running in the real world. Building simple circuits with Arduinomicrocontrollers also

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yumin Zhang, Southeast Missouri State University; David K. Probst P.E., Southeast Missouri State University

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traditionalhomework in engineering education occurred [1-4], but the overwhelming majority ofengineering faculty members believe that homework is an indispensable component in thecourses they teach. As an analogy, students majoring in English need to write many essays forpractice, and they cannot master the skill of writing just by learning various writing skills andreading novels. In the same way, engineering students cannot grasp the necessary knowledge andskills without the struggling process in solving homework problems [5].Almost all the publishers of the textbooks provide the solution manuals to the instructors, andunfortunately, these materials are leaked to students through the internet. Some websites eveninvite students to provide quiz and exam

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Teresa L. Larkin, American University

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learning opportunitiesprovided to students as well as to the methods used to assess learning. These programmaticchanges provided motivation for the enhancement of a writing-based approach known as free-writing that has been utilized by the author for many years. The free-writing activities have beenused to provide students with a unique opportunity to demonstrate their understanding of keyconcepts in the introductory physics course. The original motivation for the free-writingactivities themselves was inspired from the strategies highlighted in the Angelo and Crosshandbook on classroom assessment techniques [1]. There Angelo and Cross outline a number offormative classroom assessment strategies (CATs), most of which have a writing component.Along

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Inci Ruzybayev, York College of Pennsylvania; Benjamin J. Zile; Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania; Taylor Schmidt

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(the design of a SAE designcompetition vehicle), break it down into smaller pieces, and examine it within the structure of aphysics course in engineering mechanics. The project is divided into parts that are coveredthroughout the semester focusing on force, power, and torque analysis. The overall goal of theproject is to access preliminary design specifications given for the engine and transmissionsystem in a new vehicle. The analysis includes an exploration of minimum torque and powerrequirements, gear ratios, efficiencies, and vehicle performance goals. 1. Introduction 1.1 Project Motivation Although the demand in engineering graduates is high, the graduation rate suffers morethan many other majors. According to the study

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Yvonne Lanzerotti, U.S. Military Academy; Kyle Wilhelm, United States Military Academy; William M. Meier, United States Military Academy; Krista Watts, United States Military Academy; Susan M. Lintelmann, United States Military Academy; Suzanne M. Christoff J.D., United States Military Academy

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questions related to student preparation, and four free responsequestions. Students in the control group take the same multiple-choice pre-survey with the freeresponse questions removed.IntroductionThe mission of West Point is to develop leaders of character for the Army of the United States ofAmerica who will thrive in a complex security environment [1]. Graduates of West Point must beable to successfully lead soldiers in a conventional war against ISIS, counter-insurgency againstTaliban forces in Afghanistan, training operations with allies in Europe, Africa, and Asia, nation-building with foreign politicians, militaries, and businessmen, and a myriad of other tasks. Due tothese broad missions, the military academy prepares graduates by educating

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Yukio Yoritomo, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Nicole Turnipseed, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign; Maxx Joseph Villotti, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Aric Tate, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kelly Searsmith, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Matthias Grosse Perdekamp, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign; Paul Prior, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Julie L. Zilles, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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lessons learned and the potential foruptake in other courses and institutions.I. IntroductionWhile the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) has identified effectivecommunication as a critical competency and writing skills are widely recognized as beingimportant for practicing engineers and scientists [1], strategies for developing thosecommunication skills in engineering students have been rather limited. Engineering facultytypically feel more certain of their ability to convey technical material than to teach (or respondto) student writing. At the level of an individual course, one common model is for technicalfaculty to collaborate on assignment design and response with co-teachers who specialize inwriting or communication

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Patricia Conry, Arkansas Tech University; Amber Harrington, Arkansas Tech University

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through the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) for theEngineering Physics program. Because ABET similarly offers accreditation for Physicsprograms through their Applied and Natural Science Accreditation Commission (ANSAC), wewill also seek ABET accreditation for our Physics program. The decision to seek accreditationfor both is feasible and practical because there is a significant amount of overlap between thecurriculum for the Physics and the Engineering Physics programs as well as overlap between theEAC’s and ANSAC’s Criterion 3, Student Learning Outcomes [1]. In an effort to streamlineassessment efforts for the two programs, while meeting the Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)from two different ABET commissions, it is our goal to