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Teaching Mechanics: Modes and Methods

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phillip Cornwell, United States Air Force Academy; Matthew Snyder; Michael Anderson, P.E., United States Air Force

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faculty members using Spring 2022 Instructor 1’s materials Fall 2022 100% flipped, face-to-face and taught by Instructor 1 Table 2 – Summary of out-of-class and in-class activities Semester Out-of-class activities In-class activities  Three videos (a mini lecture and two  Concept questions via polling example problems) feature of Blackboard  Required notetaker (collected)  Quick review Fall 2020  McGraw-Hill LearnSmart reading  Grade homework (flipped- remote) assignment

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Will This Be on the Mechanics Test? Concept Inventories and Understanding Exams

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anna K. T. Howard, North Carolina State University, Raleigh; Azadeh Dashti Cole, North Carolina State University, Raleigh

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in Large Sections Anna K. T. Howard, Azadeh Dashti Cole NC State UniversityAbstractThe best paper in the Mechanical Engineering Division at the 2022 ASEE Annual Meeting inMinneapolis showed that student learning increased with weekly quizzes rather than dailyhomework.1 The authors’ work built on several recent papers showing that mastery learning withmultiple attempts at each quiz increased student success.2-4 Engineering Statics at NC StateUniversity has long included daily homework assignments, so the pivot to weekly quizzes willneed to be adopted over multiple semesters and adopted for large enrollment sections.This work-in-progress paper details the methods we used to

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Unique Pedagogies for Mechanics Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrian Rodriguez, The University of Texas at Austin

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throughoutthe semester (before, during, after), homework grade data, and exam grade data. Studentengagement increased 17% in Cohort 2022 compared to 2021, which validated the support forusing chat and polling. Students reported in polling that they needed the lean methodology moreas the semester progressed even though homework performance wasn’t positively impacted. Itwas also found that students relied on the lean methodology to complete the midterm and finalexams. An analysis of both HW 1 and HW 2 revealed a statistically significant performancebenefit in homework assignments by using the lean methodology with a moderate to large effect.EFL students, engineering, pedagogy, efficacyIntroductionAn English as a foreign language (EFL) student is a

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Unique Pedagogies for Mechanics Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua Gargac, Ohio Northern University

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junior mechanical engineering students. The 15-week course coveredthe theory of machine kinematics and dynamics and focused on common one-degree-of-freedommechanisms including pin-jointed four bar linkages and crank sliders. Two sections of Mechanical Design1 were offered each fall and taught by the same instructor. The course had a total enrollment of 73students in Fall 2021, 53 students in Fall 2022, and 80 students in Fall 2023. While not the focus of thispaper, a list of the 2021 mastery skills is also included Appendix 2 for the sake of comparison.During the 2021 MBL course, both student motivation and learning outcomes were lower than in Fall2020 at Mount Union. Direct assessments revealed lower course grades than previous years and a

Conference Session

Applications and Computational Tools for Mechanics Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wayne Chang, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Seung Woo Ok, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Sascha Hilgenfeldt, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Mariana Silva, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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course instructors to gauge student understanding during these computationalactivities without a comprehensive grading rubric.Building upon the initial implementation in Fall 2022, we supplemented the self-guided Pythontutorials with structured workshops led by designated teaching assistants. These workshopsprovided students with interactive examples and demonstrations, facilitating a deeperunderstanding of Python concepts. Additionally, auto-grading capabilities were integrated intoPrarieLearn, enabling students to receive immediate feedback on their submissions during thecollaborative learning activities. The Spring 2023 semester saw continuity in the computationalimplementation established in Fall 2022.3 MethodsAnonymous end-of-semester

Conference Session

Miscellaneous Mechanics: Covid and Free Body Diagrams

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Lord, Virginia Tech; Michael K. Thompson, Virginia Tech

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– Fall 2022: Statics (91 sections), Mechanics ofDeformable Bodies (‘Deformables’) (79 sections), and Dynamics (73 sections). Specifically, welook at Grade Point Average (GPA) and the proportion of students receiving either D grades, Fgrades, or withdrawing from each course (collectively known as the DFW rate). We separate ourdata into 4 time periods and compare results across these periods: Fall 2015 – Fall 2019 (‘pre-pandemic’), Spring 2020 (‘early-pandemic’), Fall 2020 – Spring 2021 (‘mid-pandemic’), andFall 2021 – Fall 2022 (‘post-pandemic’).We find a significant increase in GPA and decrease in DFW rate in the Spring 2020 semesterwhen classes were moved online and institutional polices were very lenient around grading anddrop policies. Since

Conference Session

Will This Be on the Mechanics Test? Concept Inventories and Understanding Exams

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Jean Carlos Batista Abreu, Elizabethtown College; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Dominic J. Dal Bello, Allan Hancock College; Kurt M. Degoede, Elizabethtown College; Anna K. T. Howard, North Carolina State University at Raleigh; Azize Akcayoglu; Hadas Ritz, Cornell University; William A. Kitch, Angelo State University

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Award for the ASEE/PSW Section in 2022.Dr. Kurt M. Degoede, Elizabethtown College Professor of Engineering and Physics, Elizabethtown College. His research interests in biomechanics include developing clinical instruments for rehabilitation. Dr. DeGoede teaches upper-level undergraduate mechanical engineering and design courses and theDr. Anna K. T. Howard, North Carolina State University at Raleigh Anna Howard is a Teaching Professor at NC State University in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering where she has led the course redesign effort for Engineering Statics. She received her Ph.D. from the Rotorcraft Center of Excellence at Penn State University.Dr. Azize AkcayogluDr. Hadas Ritz, Cornell University

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Learning Mechanics through Visual and Tactile Modalities

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maxine Fontaine, Stevens Institute of Technology; Chaitanya Krishna Vallabh, Stevens Institute of Technology

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and moments will be more prevalent among low visualizers, and errors relatedto calculating the magnitude of these vectors and moments will not be correlated with SVS.MethodsAll second-year engineering students at Stevens Institute of Technology are required to take Statics& Introduction to Engineering Mechanics. Math prerequisites for the course include two semestersof calculus. Force vectors and moment of a force are covered in the first two weeks of the semester,and students are tested on these concepts in the first exam (around week 4 or 5). Two examproblems from the first exam in Fall 2022 are used in this study.In problem 1, students were asked to resolve three force vectors into components, calculate themagnitude and orientation of

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Learning Mechanics through Visual and Tactile Modalities

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Alan Zhang, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; John Chen P.E., California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Kathryn Mary Rupe, Western Washington University

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two instructors in fall 2022. These sections administered the same assessments onthe same schedule but did not use the hands-on curriculum.We compare learning outcomes between the control and intervention sections as measured by thescores on the assessments described above as well as final course grades. Larger pre/post gainson the TRCV across all intervention sections is evidence that the modeling kit producedimproved learning gains with respect to vector concepts and representations. We also sharereflections from the two faculty participants regarding their experiences teaching with themodels. Overall, the instructors’ experiences and reflections demonstrate the importance ofadapting an outside curriculum to the specific educational context

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Student Self-assessment in Mechanics Courses

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego; Isabella Fiorini, University of California, San Diego; Edward Zhou Yang Yu, University of California, San Diego; Richard Eugene Vallejo Jr, University of California, San Diego; Zongnan Wang, University of California, San Diego; Trevor Keoki Oshiro, University of California, San Diego; Changkai Chen, University of California, San Diego

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not violated in similar THEs.To understand the impact of scaffolded exams on students’ learning, we compared the final examperformance from two cohorts of students: students (N=119) from Spring 2023 in a mechanics ofmaterials class, to students (N=99) from Spring 2022 for the same class taught by the sameprofessor. Both classes were taught in person. Lecture sequences and the overall class structure,including homework, assignments, and other logistics such as class time, had high similarities.The only difference between the two classes was the midterm exams: the Spring 2023 class usedthe scaffolded and sequencing two-part exam structure described in this paper, whereas theSpring 2022 had two midterms, 80 minutes each, with 3 text-book style

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Applications and Computational Tools for Mechanics Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Giancaspro, University of Miami; Diana Arboleda, University of Miami; Seulki Jenny Chin, University of Miami; Liping Yang, University of Miami; Walter G Secada, University of Miami

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. 15, pp. 1-15, January 2020, doi: 10.1186/s41039-020-0122-3.[7] J.-L. Dorier, "Some Didactical Issues About the Teaching of Vectors and Translations in Mathematics and Physics Based on a Historical Approach," in Mathematics and Its Connections to the Arts and Sciences (MACAS): 15 Years of Interdisciplinary Mathematics Education, C. Michelsen, A. Beckmann, V. Freiman, U. T. Jankvist, and A. Savard Eds. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022, pp. 347-361.[8] A. Razzak and Z. Uddin, "GUI of vector analysis on spreadsheets for students and teachers," Revista Mexicana de Física E, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 010208 1–3, January 2023.[9] A. Dubey and P. Barniol, "Enhancing students’ understanding of vectors through

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics: Modes and Methods

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Paper ID #39879Mechanics in Rome: First Time for a New Study Abroad ProgramDr. Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Brian Self obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech, and his Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Utah. He worked in the Air Force Research Laboratories before teaching at the U.S. Air Force Academy for seven years. In 2011-12, Brian did a professor exchange in Munich, and in 2017 an exchange in Karlsruhe Germany. Additionally, he established a Mechanics in Rome study abroad program that ran for the first time in Fall 2022

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Understanding the Student Experience in Mechanics Courses

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rawan Aqel, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Samia Tarannum, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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. Pellegrino, and V. Berry, “Impacts of implementing up-to-date industry problems on engineering identity development,” in 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2022. Accessed: Jan. 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/41707.pdf[2] J. Baughman, L. Hassall, and X. Xu, “Comparison of student team dynamics between non- flipped and flipped versions of a large-enrollment sophomore design engineering course,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 108, no. 1, pp. 103–118, 2019, doi: 10.1002/jee.20251.[3] A. Godwin and B. W. Boudouris, “Fostering motivation for chemical engineering students’ academic success: An example from a sophomore materials and energy balances course,” Chem. Eng. Educ., vol. 54, no. 3, pp. 121–128, 2020.[4

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Teaching Mechanics: Modes and Methods

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert A. Hume, P.E., United States Military Academy; Adrian Biggerstaff, United States Military Academy; Eric B. Williamson, U.S. Military Academy

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assessment,” in Proceedings of the 45th ACM technical symposium on Computer science education, Atlanta Georgia USA: ACM, Mar. 2014, pp. 301–306. doi: 10.1145/2538862.2538915.[6] A. M. Holland-Minkley and T. Lombardi, “Improving Engagement in Introductory Courses with Homework Resubmission,” in Proceedings of the 47th ACM Technical Symposium on Computing Science Education, Memphis Tennessee USA: ACM, Feb. 2016, pp. 534–539. doi: 10.1145/2839509.2844576.[7] J. Jay and D. Dodd, “Efficacy of the Dual-Submission Homework Method,” presented at the 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Aug. 2022. Accessed: Feb. 07, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://peer.asee.org/efficacy-of-the-dual-submission-homework- method[8] P

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Miscellaneous Mechanics: Covid and Free Body Diagrams

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sridhar S. Condoor, Saint Louis University; Bryan MacGavin, Saint Louis University; Raja Shekar P. V.

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Science and has published more than 20 papers in reputed international journals. His research interests includ ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 Teaching the concept of tipping in statics:Pedagogy, potential activities, and practical examplesAbstractThe concept of tipping and stability are closely related and have several practical implicationsand applications. For example, tipping is the reason behind several accidents and recalls and theresulting injuries and deaths. For instance, 200+ fatalities were caused by furniture tippingbetween January 2000 and April 2022. Improper loading can also cause the tipping of airplanes,cranes, and other products, resulting in significant financial

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Digital Methods in Mechanics: Teaching with Digital Tools

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew R. Sloboda, Bucknell University; Sarah Wodin-Schwartz, P.E., Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kimberly Lechasseur, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Jennifer deWinter, Illinois Institute of Technology

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and use. The app was piloted in Fall 2022 in a largeIntroduction to Statics course as a non-graded study activity; all students except one (n=97)participated in an evaluation of its design features and user experiences. Approximately half(54%) of students indicated they had played half or more of the available games.When commenting about how the FBD app did, or did not, help their learning, 49% ofrespondents appreciated that the app allowed additional opportunities for practice. Studentsused these opportunities to further develop several skills, such as visualizing the system andsetting up accurate diagrams, which strengthened their confidence and reviewed key concepts.While describing the value of practicing through the app, 21% of students

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Student Self-assessment in Mechanics Courses

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amie Baisley, University of Florida; Chiranjeevi Singh Marutla, University of Florida

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

547 613 547 616 507 595 Fall 2021 859 896 969 750 861 885 865 Spring 2022 696 734 669 579 664 624 602 Fall 2022 779 864 816 729 830 785 761 Spring 2023 805 881 849 650 816 819 723 Fall 2023 934 1060 1012 862 975 784 914The number of recorded comments varies with each assessment due to the number of students thatcompleted the self-assessment and the number of objectives on the assessment. For assessments 1and 4 only seven of the

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics: Modes and Methods

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

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, culminating in a recent fundamental change (Fall 2022) to teach statics in a “Studioformat” characterized by cooperative and experiential learning. My account will provide bothqualitative and quantitative data to indicate that the Studio format is effective and worthy ofcontinued use and refinement.1. Background Narrative.My first era of teaching, starting midway through my graduate studies in Theoretical and AppliedMechanics (T&AM) at Cornell University in 1997-2000, and continuing from 2001-08 in theDepartment of Civil Engineering and Mechanics at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, wascharacterized primarily by direct lecturing in front of a board. Indeed, with little formal training,my teaching modeled how I was taught (Felder & Brent

Conference Session

Keeping It Real: Real World Examples and Systems Thinking

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn Mary Rupe, Western Washington University; Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Lee Singleton, Whatcom Community College; Rebecca S. Borowski

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Flipped Classroom," in 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, 2018.[5] E. Davishahl, R. Pearce, T. R. Haskell and K. J. Clarks, "Statics Modeling Kit: Hands-On Learning in the Flipped Classroom," in 2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, UT, 2018.[6] E. Davishahl, T. Haskell and L. Singleton, "Feel the Force! An Inquiry-Based Approach to Teaching Free-body Diagrams for Rigid Body Analysis," in 127th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Virtual Online, 2020.[7] E. Davishahl, L. Singleton, T. Haskell and K. Rupe, "Hands-On Statics to Improve Conceptual Understanding and Representational Competence," in 129th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, 2022

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Teaching Mechanics: Modes and Methods

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ioan Feier; Nicholas J. Marco; Danielle Ozment

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is typically delivered asynchronously before class via videos, and the in-class activitiesare redesigned to be more active. In this paper, we will be discussing the flipping of a requiredsophomore level engineering mechanics course, Mechanical Engineering 220 – Fundamentals ofMechanics (ME220), at the United States Air Force Academy, and in particular, its effect onstudent performance and their attitudes towards flipped courses. Every student at USAFA isrequired to take this course regardless of their major. In the Fall of 2022 there were 18 sectionsof this course with four of the sections taught by three different instructors using a flippedstructure. In general, there was no statistical difference in student performance on commonlygraded

Conference Session

Miscellaneous Mechanics: Covid and Free Body Diagrams

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julian Ly Davis, University of Southern Indiana; Andrew Jason Hill, University of Southern Indiana

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, “Synchronous vs. Asynchronous vs. Blended Remote Delivery of Introduction to Biomechanics Course,” Biomed Eng Educ, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 61–66, 2021, doi: 10.1007/s43683-020-00009-w.[3] L. D. S. Lapitan, C. E. Tiangco, D. A. G. Sumalinog, N. S. Sabarillo, and J. M. Diaz, “An effective blended online teaching and learning strategy during the COVID-19 pandemic,” Education for Chemical Engineers, vol. 35, pp. 116–131, 2021, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ece.2021.01.012.[4] K. McMullen, D. Carlson, B. Davis, B. Barry, and J. Bruhl, “Comparison of Four Flipped Classroom Implementations in a Civil Engineering Curriculum during the COVID-19 Pandemic,” in 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, 2022.[5] J. L

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Problem- and Project-based Learning in Engineering Mechanics

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn Hasz, Carthage College

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oncategorization schemes already in practice for physics and engineering [9], [13]. If this method iseffective, we would expect to see a transition from primarily lower order questions that areunspecific, procedural, or clarifications to higher order questions regarding the why and how ofthe work and more predictive inquiry.As the first iteration of this course sequence is currently ending, there are no preliminary resultsto be analyzed. Future work will determine whether this is a potentially fruitful path as data isobtained.[1] D. J. Therriault, “Characterization of Problem Types in Engineering Textbooks,” in American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, 2022.[2] D. A. Dale, J. Sutter, and D. Kloster, “Asking Real-World

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Understanding the Student Experience in Mechanics Courses

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Milad Rezvani Rad, University of Southern Indiana; Julian Ly Davis, University of Southern Indiana

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, andeventually establishing the generative models as flawless and reliable resources for both studentsand educators in STEM fields.IntroductionThe integration of advanced technologies into educational practices has been a transformativeforce in shaping contemporary learning environments. One such technology that has gainedprominence in various educational domains is ChatGPT, a state-of-the-art language modeldeveloped by OpenAI. This publicly accessible AI model, Conditional Generative Pre-TrainedTransformer, commonly referred to as ChatGPT has seen remarkable popularity since its initialrelease in November 2022 [1]. The innovative progress of intelligent technology, embodied byChatGPT, signifies a new era in artificial intelligence. This technology

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Keeping It Real: Real World Examples and Systems Thinking

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waterloo Tsutsui, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Daniel DeLaurentis, Purdue University

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Conference Session

Applications and Computational Tools for Mechanics Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simon Livingston-Jha, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Haozhong Deng, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Yuhao Huai, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Jennifer Detlor, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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/fileexchange/75538-3d-stress-transformation- and-mohr-s-circle. MATLAB Central File Exchange. [Accessed Feb 7, 2024].[7] The MathWorks, Inc. (2022). MATLAB version: 9.13.0 (R2022b). Available: https://www.mathworks.com. [Accessed Feb. 1, 2024].

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Problem- and Project-based Learning in Engineering Mechanics

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir H. Danesh-Yazdi, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Aimee Monique Cloutier, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sean Moseley, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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] N. A. Brake and F. A. Adam, “Integrating a 3-D Printer and a Truss Optimization Project in Statics,” in 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, (New Orleans, Louisiana), ASEE Conferences, June 2016.[11] L. Fredette and M. Kennedy, “Work in Progress: Reformulation of a Truss Competition Course Project to Improve Educational Outcomes,” in 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, (Minneapolis, MN), ASEE Conferences, August 2022.[12] N. DeJong, K. V. Treuren, D. Farris, and C. Fry, “Using Design to Teach Freshman Engineering,” in 2000 Annual Conference, (St. Louis, Missouri), ASEE Conferences, June 2000.[13] R. A. Marlor, “Incorporating a Truss Design Project into a Mechanics & Statics Course,” in 2007 North

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Digital Methods in Mechanics: Teaching with Digital Tools

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael P. Hennessey, University of St. Thomas; Amir Ahmad Naqwi

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background. Over the past 4 years the “rotational oscillator” has shown significantpotential as the basis for a final project (in lecture) that integrates a spectrum of useful activities,from theory, simulation, design, basic manufacturing, to measurement, where the inertia of a rigidbody can be measured.Acknowledgements The authors (and instructors) acknowledge the other recent lab instructors (Drs. K. Acton andT. Secord) along with the Dynamics students and their permission to showcase their results.References[1] R. C. Hibbeler, Engineering Mechanics: Statics & Dynamics, 15th edition, ISBN 9780134780955, Hoboken, NJ, Pearson, 2022.[2] C. M. Close, D. H. Frederich, and J. C. Newell, Modeling and Analysis of Dynamic Systems, 3rd

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Problem- and Project-based Learning in Engineering Mechanics

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seyed Mohammad Seyed Ardakani, Ohio Northern University; Josh Wiseman, Ohio Northern University

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Representational Competence,” 2020 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition,Virtual, June 21-24, 2020.[10] https://engineeringunleashed.com/mindset [Accessed April 30, 2024].[11] S. M. Seyed Ardakani and J. Ellis, “Dynamic 3D-Printed Statics Modeling Kit and In-ClassActivities,” 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN, June 26-29, 2022.[12] https://crawfordcountynow.com/local/local-radio-tower-destroyed-by-storms/ [AccessedApril 30, 2024].

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Will This Be on the Mechanics Test? Concept Inventories and Understanding Exams

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yan Tang, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Lin Ding, The Ohio State University; Haiyan Bai, University of Central Florida; Richard Catrambone, Georgia Institute of Technology

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), P5(M), P6(L) Week 8 P7(M), P8(M), P9(H) Week 9 P10(H) Week 10 P11(H) Cognitive Level: L: Low; M: Medium; H: HighThe five assessments were administered in two sections of Engineering Dynamics at ERAU in theFall of 2022 (see Table 3 for the assessment schedule). The letter inside the parentheses in Table3 represents the presumed cognitive level of each problem. Figure 2 presents the scores for the 11problems. A notable increase in learning performance was observed when comparing the scoresof P3-6 in week 6 to those of P7-9 in week 8. Similarly, solving problems with the high cognitivelevel exhibited significant

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Learning Mechanics through Visual and Tactile Modalities

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brandon Clumpner, United States Military Academy; Kevin Francis McMullen, United States Military Academy; Elizabeth Bristow, United States Military Academy

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, “Improving the Learning of Mechanics Through Augmented Reality,” Technology, Knowledge and Learning, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 347–368, Mar. 2023, doi: 10.1007/s10758-021-09542-1.[21] J. A. Torres, A. Sychterz, and J. Henschen, “Enhanced Learning of Load Path in a 3D Structural System using Virtual Reality,” in ASEE Annual Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota: American Society for Engineering Education, 2022. [Online]. Available: www.slayte.com[22] S. Marra, “Development and evolution of a new mechanical design laboratory course,” in ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Indianapolis, IN: American Society for Engineering Education, 2014.[23] T. Serdar, “Educational Challenges in Design for Additive