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The Use of Computer Programming in a Secondary Mathematics Class

Conference Session
Mathematics Division Technical Session 1: Best Practices in Engineering Math Education
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
JaCoya Thompson, Northwestern University ; Sally P.W. Wu, Northwestern University; Jacob Mills, Evanston Township High School
Tagged Divisions
Mathematics
calculations [15, 24] and providing students theopportunity to explore various questions such as “what happens if...?” [5]. In this study, we investigate the effects of integrating a technology used by professionalsin an Advanced Placement (AP) Statistics course, which is designed to provide students withcollege-level work while still in high school [10]. Technologies in AP Statistics course typicallyinvolve (1) spreadsheets for analyzing data and constructing visual representations of data; (2)multimedia materials to teach, tutor, and/or test students’ statistical knowledge and skills; (3) webor computer-based tools/simulations to demonstrate and visualize statistical content; and (4)graphing calculators for computation, graphing, or
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Supporting Engineering Students’ Self-efficacy in a Flipped Calculus II Course

Conference Session
Mathematics Division Technical Session 3: Diversity in Mathematics Education
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
John Kerrigan, Rutgers University; Lydia Prendergast, Rutgers University; Jillian A.S. Mellen, Rutgers University; Geraldine L. Cochran; Antonio D. Silva
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Mathematics
engineering, which can tip the scales in the students’ decision orability to stay in engineering [1]. Gateway courses to advanced study in engineering, such asCalculus II, have been historically perceived by students to be the most difficult [2]. Anecdotalreasons for this could include the complexity of the calculus curriculum, the amount ofbackground knowledge needed to keep pace with learning, and lack of time for conceptexploration and engagement during class. Studies have shown that self-efficacy is morepredictive of mathematics performance than prior mathematics experiences and measures ofmathematics anxiety [3], [4].Self-efficacy can be defined as an individual's belief in their innate ability to achieve goals, andis based on both skill mastery
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Elements of Good Problem-solving Tasks in Thinking Classrooms

Conference Session
Mathematics Division Technical Session 1: Best Practices in Engineering Math Education
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Nathaniel Rossi, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Scott Adamson, Chandler-Gilbert Community College
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Mathematics
Problem-Solving,” in Posing and Solving Mathematical Problems​. Springer, Cham 2016 [E-book] Available: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28023-3_21[9] J. Saldaña, ​The Coding Manual for Qualitative Researchers​. Sage, 2009[10] J. Campbell ​et al.​ ​Coding In-Depth Semistructured Interviews: Problems of Unitization and Intercoder Reliability and Agreement.​ Sociological Methods & Research, vol. 42, no. 3, Aug. 2013, pp. 294–320. [Online] Available: https://doi.org/10.1177/0049124113500475. [Accessed Apr. 6, 2020][11] M. Honey ​et al​. ​STEM Integration in K-12 Education : Status, Prospects, and an Agendafor Research​. Washington, District of Columbia: National Academies Press 2014AppendixInterview Protocol
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Addressing Math Readiness for Engineering and Other STEM Programs

Conference Session
Mathematics Division Technical Session 3: Diversity in Mathematics Education
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Kathleen Marie Fick, Methodist University; Denise H. Bauer, Methodist University
Tagged Divisions
Mathematics
needs. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Addressing Math Readiness for STEM ProgramsAbstractDuring the 2016 academic year, Methodist University found that our math sequence requiredsome curriculum modifications in order to better support our growing Engineering Program. Tomeet the needs of incoming students, we created an Integrated Precalculus I course inconjunction with a new placement grid that incorporates both ACT/SAT math scores and thehigh school GPA for placement into the first semester mathematics course. This integratedcourse combines the College Algebra and Precalculus I courses so that students are on track forPrecalculus II in the spring semester. Students are then
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Effects of a Limited Implementation of the Wright State Model for Engineering Mathematics Education Focused on Precalculus Students

Conference Session
Mathematics Division Technical Session 3: Diversity in Mathematics Education
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Nicholas A. Baine, Grand Valley State University
Tagged Divisions
Mathematics
found to besimilar to the population at WSU based on incoming ACT math scores and preparation; however,the curriculum does not have room to add an additional required course as was done at WSU. Sincethe research to date shows that the majority of the impact of the course is on students that are notcalculus ready, the course developed at GVSU focuses on those students. Consequently, thiscourse is optional and marketed toward students who are not in calculus, enrolled in either a pre-calculus math course or trigonometry.The course was first offered in Fall of 2016. Much of the course is based on the course materialsand text developed as part of the Wright State Model; however, due to constraints, the lab portionwas limited to in-class
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Results from the Implementation of Wright State Model for Engineering Mathematics at University of Detroit Mercy

Conference Session
Mathematics Division Technical Session 3: Diversity in Mathematics Education
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Shuvra Das, University of Detroit Mercy; Kirstie A. Plantenberg, University of Detroit Mercy
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Mathematics
Results from the Implementation of Wright State Model for Engineering Mathematics at University of Detroit MercyAbstractDifficulties with the Calculus sequence in the engineering curriculum leads to many studentsabandoning engineering programs. Many of these students are from underrepresented groups suchas women and students of color. This is a significant loss to the profession. The problem is notnew and engineering educators have worked on different strategies to alleviate this problem. Afairly well-known approach, first proposed by faculty from Wright State University, involvesteaching an Engineering Mathematics class to freshmen engineering students. Taught by engineers(and not mathematicians), this course typically covers
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Exposing Undergraduate Engineering Students to Nonlinear Differential Equations Using a Practical Approach in Project-based Learning Environments

Conference Session
Mathematics Division Technical Session 1: Best Practices in Engineering Math Education
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Guenter Bischof, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Maximilian Brauchart, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Patrick Jenni, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Jeremias Pirker, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Julian Sachslehner, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Christian J. Steinmann, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Tobias Markus Zörweg, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences
Tagged Divisions
Mathematics
, characterized by active, project-based learning, by introducingmathematical and scientific concepts in the context of application, and by integrating thedevelopment of teamwork, communication, and problem-solving skills in learningexperiences throughout the engineering curriculum. An engineering education based on thisvision should produce graduates better prepared to meet the needs of engineering employersand increase student motivation and interest [2].To accomplish such a shift in undergraduate engineering education, efforts towards a holisticengineering curriculum that is compatible with the complexity inherent in the technologiescurrently being developed have been encouraged (see, e. g., [3]). The key distinction drawnhere is between engineered
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On the Effectiveness of Designing Didactical Situations Targeting R^n to Teach the Concept of Subspace in Linear Algebra

Conference Session
Mathematics Division Technical Session 2: Poster Presentations
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Anibal Sosa, Universidad Icesi, Colombia; Norha M. Villegas, Universidad Icesi, Colombia; Stephanie Celis Gallego, Universidad Icesi, Colombia; Diego Antonio Bohórquez, Universidad Icesi, Colombia
Tagged Divisions
Mathematics
Paper ID #28781On the effectiveness of designing didactical situations targeting Rˆn toteach the concept of subspace in linear algebraDr. Anibal Sosa, Universidad Icesi Mathematician with a PhD in Computational Sciences from UTEP, and works as an Assistant Professor for the Dept. of Information Technology and Communications at Universidad Icesi (Colombia).Dr. Norha M. Villegas, Universidad Icesi, Colombia Norha M- Villegas is an Associate Professor in the Department of Information and Communication Tech- nologies, Director of the Software Systems Engineering Bachelor Program at Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia, an Adjunct
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Lessons from a Lower-division Mathematics Co-teaching Sequence

Conference Session
Mathematics Division Technical Session 1: Best Practices in Engineering Math Education
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Charles Lam, California State University, Bakersfield; Melissa Danforth, California State University, Bakersfield; Ronald Hughes, California State University, Bakersfield
Tagged Divisions
Mathematics
2013, CSUB was awarded an NSF IUSE grant. One of the grant activities was a pilot co-teaching program between mathematics and STEM faculty members. The co-teachingprogram consists of two phases: co-teaching module development and module verification bymathematics faculty members.For co-teaching module development, the program paired up mathematics faculty membersteaching Precalculus 1, 2 (College Algebra and Trigonometry) and Calculus 1, 2 (SingleVariable Calculus – Differential Calculus and Integral Calculus) with faculty members ineach of the disciplines of Chemistry, Engineering, or Physics. Students in these classes weretaught jointly by a mathematics faculty member and a faculty member in the respectiveSTEM disciplines.The goal of this
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Applications of Linear Algebra Applied to Big Data Analytics

Conference Session
Mathematics Division Technical Session 5: From Functions to Big Data–A Hands-on Challenge
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Rajendran Swamidurai, Alabama State University ; Cadavious M. Jones; Carl Pettis; Uma Kannan
Tagged Topics
Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Mathematics
Paper ID #31635Applications of Linear Algebra applied to Big Data AnalyticsDr. Rajendran Swamidurai, Alabama State University Dr. Rajendran Swamidurai is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at Alabama State University. He received his BE in 1992 and ME in 1998 from the University of Madras, and PhD in Computer Science and Software Engineering from Auburn University in 2009. He is an IEEE senior Member.Dr. Cadavious M Jones, Dr. Cadavious M. Jones is an Associate Professor of Mathematics at Alabama State University. He received his BS in 2006 and MS in 2008 from Alabama State University, and PhD in Mathematics
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Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of University Students’ Ability to Relate Calculus Knowledge to Function Graphs

Conference Session
Mathematics Division Technical Session 5: From Functions to Big Data–A Hands-on Challenge
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Emre Tokgoz, Quinnipiac University; Hasan Alp Tekalp; Elif Naz Tekalp; Berrak Seren Tekalp, Quinnipiac University
Tagged Divisions
Mathematics
Paper ID #29726Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of University Students’ Ability toRelate Calculus Knowledge to Function GraphsDr. Emre Tokgoz, Quinnipiac University Emre Tokgoz is currently the Director and an Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering at Quinnipiac University. He completed a Ph.D. in Mathematics and another Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineer- ing at the University of Oklahoma. His pedagogical research interest includes technology and calculus education of STEM majors. He worked on several IRB approved pedagogical studies to observe under- graduate and graduate mathematics and engineering
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Improving STEM Education by Analyzing the Design of a Bottle

Conference Session
Mathematics Division Technical Session 2: Poster Presentations
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Alexander Henderson, San Jose State University ; Alexander Garcia, San Jose State University
Tagged Divisions
Mathematics
as to whySTEM is important in today’s world through small examples of what already exists. This is doneas a step toward increasing the standing that the United States holds currently within the world’sSTEM community, which is low compared to other countries. This is partially due to a lack ofinterest that many American students have in STEM-related fields. To fix this, the STEM-relatedactivities that students perform in schools today need to incorporate what they do in theireveryday lives.1. Introduction: Math in Engineering and STEMThe first question to ask here is, "What is STEM?" STEM is an acronym for "Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics." It is an educational curriculum dedicated to thesubjects stated in the name. The term
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Math of OK Go

Conference Session
Mathematics Division Technical Session 2: Poster Presentations
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
MiKyla Jean Harjamaki, Playful Learning Lab; Annmarie Thomas, University of St. Thomas; Krista Schumacher, University of St. Thomas; Abby Bensen, University of St. Thomas; Emma Michelle Monson, University of St. Thomas
Tagged Divisions
Mathematics
the creative integration of STEAM into these videos, for years teachers havetold the band that they were showing these videos in the classroom and using them to inspirestudents. In partnership with the Playful Learning Lab at the University of St. Thomas, OK Gocreated an online resource for educators called OK Go Sandbox. Using OK Go’s music videos asinspiration, OK Go Sandbox creates new videos, activities, and challenges that can be integratedinto the K-12 classroom to teach a variety of STEAM concepts.Why Math? OK Go’s lead singer, Damian Kulash, has often spoken about the importance of math inthe creation of their music videos. While discussing “The One Moment” music video, he states,“The dance we were trying to choreograph, all
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Towards Creating Motivationally Supportive Course Structures for Introductory Calculus

Conference Session
Mathematics Division Technical Session 5: From Functions to Big Data–A Hands-on Challenge
Collection
2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access
Authors
Paran Rebekah Norton, Clemson University; Karen A. High, Clemson University; William Bridges, Clemson University
Tagged Divisions
Mathematics
student success in introductory college calculus courses, and her research interests include students’ mathematics identity development, active learning environments in mathematics classes, and increasing student motivation in mathematics.Dr. Karen A High, Clemson University Dr. Karen High holds an academic appointment in the Engineering Science and Education department and joint appointments in the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering department as well as the Envi- ronmental Engineering and Earth Sciences department. Prior to this Dr. Karen was at Oklahoma State University where she was a professor for 24 years and served as the Director of Student Services as well as the Women in Engineering Coordinator. She
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