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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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Paper ID #26062Implementation of a Design Project in a Freshman Engineering Physics CourseDr. Inci Ruzybayev, York College of Pennsylvania Inci Ruzybayev is Assistant Professor in Engineering and Computer Science at York College of Pennsyl- vaniaBenjamin J. ZileDr. Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania Scott Kiefer has spent the past eighteen years teaching mechanical engineering at four institutions. As an exemplary teaching specialist in mechanical engineering at Michigan State University, Scott received the Withrow Award for Teaching Excellence, given to one faculty member in the College in Engineering for

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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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accreditation through the Applied and NaturalScience Accreditation Commission (ANSAC) and Engineering Accreditation Commission(EAC), respectively. These programs follow an “Introduce, Reinforce, Master” curriculum mapas part of the assessment plan where each student learning outcome (SLO) is assessed in at leastthree courses of different levels, so that each SLO is assessed at each of the three levels(introduced, reinforced, and mastered). We seek to effectively assess, at the introductory level,the proposed ANSAC SLO (2) and the new EAC SLO (2) with a single project and rubric in ourintroductory physics courses. The primary difference between the SLO (2) from the twocommissions is that the EAC is more specific in that students must apply “engineering

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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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accomplishes the additional goal of exposing students to different fields ofengineering and physics. Many of our students have no prior experience in programming orcircuits, so these activities provide a fun first exposure to these fields.Students purchase a very inexpensive kit with an Arduino Uno and all of necessary componentsto build many projects. We start with a basic LED circuit and then carefully sequence class andlab activities that gradually introduce more complex components and programming skills. Thefirst major project is a light meter using a photoresistor and servo to display ambient light levelson a calibrated scale. Other projects include displaying Morse code with LEDs, a temperaturemonitor, a proximity alarm, and a robotic arm

Conference Session

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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is manager of HM&S IT-Consulting and provides services for Automotive SPiCE, ISO 15504+33000 and CMMI in the role of assessor and instructor. He performed more than 100 process assessments in software development departments for different companies in the finance, insurance, research, automotive, and automation sector. Currently, his main occupation is a consulting project for process improvement for an automobile supplier. On Fridays, he is teaching computer science introductory and programming courses at Joanneum University of Applied Sciences in Graz, Austria. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Investigation of the transition from order to chaos using a numerical

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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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Kolb’s experientiallearning cycle/spiral [4-6] that is used as a powerfull pedagogical strategy in many engineeringprograms. Project-based learning (PBL) pedagogy is well accepted in education. It is alsoemphasized as one of the high priority education methods/pedagogies required in early engineeringeducation. This paper describes a successfull implementation of PBL in an introduction toengineering course. The practical experience described in this paper is realization centered.For several years, building of model rockets and analyzing various aspects of their operation wasused as a powerful motivational tool for students [7-16]. A model-rocket test stand is used in acalculus course [17]. A description of a test stand with a data acquisition

Conference Session

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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people. The prototype generatoris based on the minuscule hydropower generator and will take advantage of water flow from faucets.This study explores the practicality of converting water flow energy into electrical energy with a minigenerator design using simple physics concepts. Effectively harnessing water flow could recover asignificant amount of usable electrical energy from simple, everyday actions with minimal impact to dailyoperation. This design shows promise for the future of off-grid energy generation. The skills learned fromthis fluid physics based project were invaluable, as research, design, trial and error, as well as technicalwriting are all important experiences within engineering education. This generator not only

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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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physicistsand engineers through primary source materials including oral histories and diaries of alumni whohave taken physics at the institution since the 1800s.The circuits block discusses mechanical computers created to defeat Enigma in the US and UK,the invention of the integrated circuit, and the Manhattan Project. Students are shown the DaytonCodebreakers website (http://daytoncodebreakers.org) and the Nobel Prize Speech of Jack Kilbyin which he mentioned that the “turning point” for the transistor “came from two highly visiblemilitary programs in the 1960s – the Apollo moon mission and the Minuteman missile.” Studentsare shown the Einstein-Szilard letter posted at Atomic Heritage.org. In the waves block, studentsare shown an interview with Bill

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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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of class tointroduce entanglement. After the publication of Mermin’s original paper in 1981 he developedother variants of his device [7], [8] that are not discussed in the class. The other thoughtexperiments that Mermin subsequently developed are more appropriate for an advancedaudience; the devices he describes do not require perfectly correlated particles. The concept ofentanglement is fundamental to quantum mechanics and was first introduced by Schrödinger in1935. However, as Schroeder [9] points out, the word has been virtually absent from publicationuntil the 1980’s. Various aspects of quantum computation are revisited throughout the course asMATLAB projects. These projects escalate in complexity and are used to reinforce the value

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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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, the problem-solving decisions it assesses, and ourqualitative analysis for the refinement and preliminary evaluation of the assessment.MethodsExpert problem solving was defined through expert interviews. Interviewees were establishedscientists, engineers and doctors in both academia and industry. The standardized interviewswere based off a cognitive task analysis protocol [7]. The experts were asked to recall a specificresearch project they had completed in the recent past and describe it step-by-step, emphasizingthe decisions they made. General themes common to all fields included the characterization ofproblems according to important features, requirements and goals, use of predictive frameworks,determination of information needed and how

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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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. Moreover, wewould like to thank the Physics Department and the Mathematics Department ofTecnologico de Monterrey and, especially, the Physics Education Research and InnovationGroup for all the support received throughout this project. Finally, we would like to recognizethe Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Medicine and Health Sciences for the resources andsupport given throughout this project.References[1] N. Chomsky, Language and Mind, 3rd edition. Cambridge, NY: Cambridge UniversityPress, 2006.[2] L. S. Vygotsky, Mind in Society: The Development of Higher Psychological Processes,Revised ed. edition. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1978.[3] A. Dominguez, I. Hernandez-Armenta, y J. de la G. Becerra, “Towards a Full

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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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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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T. L. O’kuma, E & M TIPERs. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education, 2006.[28] G. Zavala, “The Design of Activities Based on Cognitive Scaffolding to Teach Physics,” in Upgrading Physics Education to Meet the Needs of Society, M. Pietrocola, Ed. Switzerland AG: Springer International Publishing, 2019, pp. 169–179.[29] S. B. McKagan et al., “Developing and Researching PhET simulations for Teaching Quantum Mechanics,” Am. J. Phys., vol. 76, no. 4, p. 406, 2008.[30] R. J. Beichner et al., “The student-centered activities for large enrollment undergraduate programs (SCALE-UP) project BT - Research-Based Reform of University Physics, Reviews in PER,” in Research-Based Reform of University Physics

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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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. Short, informal free-writing activities can serve as one type offormative assessment that allows students to have this important opportunity to improve andenhance their learning.References[1] Angel, T. A. and Cross, K. P. (1993). Classroom assessment techniques: A handbook for college teachers (2nd ed.). Jossey-Bass Publishers: San Francisco, CA.[2] Connolly, P. and Vilardi, T. (1989). Writing to learn mathematics and science. New York: Teachers College Press.[3] Enns, C., Cho, M., and Karimidorabati, S. (2014). Using writing as a learning tool in engineering courses. Teaching Innovation Projects, 4(2). Retrieved from https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/tips/article/ view/3678.[4] Elliott, L. A., Jaxon, K. and