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Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Teresa L. Larkin, American University; Ben Hein

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, heinbr@gmail.com c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Learning Physics in the Millennial AgeAbstractPhysics is a subject area that, like many others, requires a specific and rather well-definedskillset. This skillset includes the ability to solve problems which involve, at minimum, anunderstanding of basic algebra. The level of mathematics required often depends upon thepopulation of students a particular physics class is geared for. Non-majors studying physicstypically need to have a working knowledge of basic algebra, while science, technology,engineering and mathematics (STEM) majors need to have some basic calculus under their belts.To promote deeper learning in physics

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Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics III

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bert Pariser, Technical Career Institutes

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AC 2012-4139: PHOTON MASSDr. Bert Pariser, Technical Career Institutes Bert Pariser is a faculty member in the Electronic Engineering Technology and the Computer Science Technology departments at Technical Career Institutes. His primary responsibility is developing curricu- lum and teaching methodology for physics, thermodynamics, electromagnetic field theory, computers, and databases. Pariser has prepared grant proposals to the National Science Foundation, which produced the funding for a Fiber Optics Laboratory. He served as Faculty Advisor to the IEEE and Tau Alpha Pi National Honor Society. Pariser was instrumental in merging Tau Alpha Pi National Honor Society into the ASEE. In addition, Pariser co-founded

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Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jian Peng, Southeast Missouri State University; Santaneel Ghosh, Southeast Missouri State University; Ken Surendran, Southeast Missouri State University

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Computer Science at Southeast Missouri State Uni- versity. His research interests include software engineering, information systems, and computer science education. His industrial experiences in IT were with Indian Space Research Organization and Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines. His previous academic assignments in computing were with Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; UNITEC Institute of Technology, New Zealand; Copper-belt University, Zam- bia; and PSG College of Technology, India. He is an Associate Editor of the Journal Information Systems Education. Surendran received a B.E. in electrical engineering from University of Madras, India, M.Tech. in electrical engineering (control systems) from Indian Institute of

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Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics II

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hatem M. Wasfy, Advanced Science and Automation Corp.; Tamer M. Wasfy, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Jeanne Peters, Advanced Science and Automation Corp.; Riham M. Mahfouz, Thomas Nelson Community College

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material panels, and tires. She has also worked on numer- ous projects to create advanced engineering design and learning environments which include multimodal user interfaces for space systems. As Vice President of Information Technology, Peters Peters directs the development of advanced virtual reality applications, including scientific visualization applications and web-based multimedia education/training applications.Prof. Riham M. Mahfouz, Thomas Nelson Community College Riham Mahfouz is the Department Head of the Chemistry Department at the Thomas Nelson Community College (TNCC), where she teaches and serves as course coordinator for the following courses: prepara- tory chemistry, organic chemistry, and online

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Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 1

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2014 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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Paper ID #9214SAGE off Stage: Teaching Electromagnetics with Symbolic Computation ToolDr. Yumin Zhang, Southeast Missouri State UniversityDr. David K. Probst P.E., Southeast Missouri State University Dr. David K. Probst is Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Physics and Engineering Physics at Southeast Missouri State University. He regularly works with his departmental faculty colleagues to help them assess the effectiveness of their teaching innovations. Page 24.1064.1 c American

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Programmatic Issues in Physics or Engineering Phys

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Randy Buchanan, University of Southern Mississippi; Christopher Winstead, University of Southern Mississippi; Anton Netchaev, University of Southern Mississippi; Steven Allee, University of Southern Mississippi

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AC 2010-2145: MEASUREMENT OF HYDROGEN IN HELIUM FLOWRandy Buchanan, University of Southern MississippiChristopher Winstead, University of Southern MississippiAnton Netchaev, University of Southern MississippiSteven Allee, University of Southern Mississippi Page 15.860.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Measurement of Hydrogen in Helium FlowAbstractThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is one of the largest consumers ofgaseous helium in the world. Because helium is a nonrenewable resource, it is desirable toconserve the gas whenever possible. This research is a first step toward enabling heliumconservation through real-time

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Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joona Kurikka, Aalto University

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: lessons from challenge-based innovation at CERN. European Journal ofEngineering Education, pp.1-15.Kurikka, J., Utriainen, T. and Repokari, L., 2016. Challenge based innovation: translatingfundamental research into societal applications. International Journal of Learning andChange, 8(3-4), pp.278-297.Kurikka, J. and Utriainen, T.M., 2014. Container Challenge–Prototyping DistributedCollaboration. In DS 78: Proceedings of the 16th International conference on Engineering andProduct Design Education (E&PDE14), Design Education and Human Technology Relations,University of Twente, The Netherlands, 04-05.09. 2014.Kriesi, C., Steinert, M., Aalto-Setaelae, L., Anvik, A., Balters, S., Baracchi, A., Bisballe Jensen,M., Bjørkli, L.E., Buzzaccaro, N

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Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma; Thomas Chen

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performance computing (HPC) is necessary toscience and engineering disciplines to answer the most basic research questions and to solvetechnical problems of national need. In July of 2016 the White House released a report called theNational Strategic Computing Initiative​2​ which is a call to “maximize the benefits of highperformance computing (HPC) research, development, and deployment.” These reports andothers indicate the need for increased computational power and technological training for scienceand engineering research and innovation and for national security. The increased use of HPC willrequire training more scientists and engineers to appropriately use HPC in their work and moregenerally in deploying and using cyberinfrastructure (CI

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Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harold T. Evensen, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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well as for general introductoryprogramming courses for students in engineering12 and engineering technology.13While this body of work showed that VBA is a viable platform for developing programmingskills, the author was unable to find many examples of VBA implementation in an educationallaboratory setting, aside from creating “active” instruction sheets14 (in which case the studentswere not programming), or as part of a student solution to an open-ended project, both in theliterature15 and from the author’s personal experience. (That said, these solutions still reliedupon 3rd-party solutions for “collecting data into Excel.”16) Being able to apply VBA to dataacquisition and instrument communication and control would present the same

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Programmatic Issues in Physics or Engineering Physics

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Teresa Larkin, American University

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physics courses. She makes use of writing as a learning and assessment tool for understanding how non-majors learn physics. Embedded within this research is the study of how the formal assessment of student learning styles can enhance learning in physics. An additional focus of her research involves studying the role of technology as an assessment and learning tool. Dr. Larkin has been an active member of the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) for over 20 years. She served on the AAPT Minorities in Physics Committee from 1997 – 2000, was Chair of the Physics and Engineering Physics Division from 1994 – 1996 and from

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Innovations in Teaching Introductory Physics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary Turner, Morningside College

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2006-244: ALGEBRA-BASED PHYSICS FOR ALL DISCIPLINESGary Turner, Morningside College Page 11.167.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Algebra-based physics for all disciplinesAbstractA physics education strategy has been developed by which all STEM (Science, Technology,Engineering and Mathematics) students, regardless of major, take an algebra-based year-longphysics sequence (General Physics). The model is based on programs of study found in othercountries, and follows the approach used by international examining boards such as InternationalBaccalaureate (IB) and those administering the General Certificate of Education advanced level(GCE A-level

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Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth M. Purcell, University of Southern Indiana

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Paper ID #10218Evaluation of Publisher Provided Online Learning Systems as Pedagogicaland Curriculum Assessment ResourcesDr. Kenneth M Purcell, University of Southern Indiana Dr. Kenneth M Purcell is an Assistant Professor of Physics at the University of Southern Indiana. His research interests include low temperature/high magnetic field studies of heavy fermion superconducting materials. Page 24.549.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Evaluation of Publisher Provided Online

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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Phy

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrian Ieta, Murray State University; Arthur Pallone

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/technology. (+3)Identified alternative equipment/technology and why did not choose it. (+2)Theory.Explained the underlying physics/engineering principles including any assumptions. (+8)Explicitly identified the meaning of symbols in equations. (+2)Explained the derivation of the final equation/model including any additional assumptions. (+8)Results and ConclusionResults based on the final equation/model presented in Theory. (+7)Conclusions supported by the results. (+7)FormatIntroduction.Did the students introduce themselves? (+1)Did the introduction identify the purpose of the oral report? (+2)Was an outline or agenda for the oral report presented? (+1)Sequence.Does the oral report convey information in a logical, meaningful sequence? (+4)Visual

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Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ramanitharan Kandiah P.E., Central State University; Subramania Iyer Sritharan, Central State University; Gorgui S. Ndao, Central State University

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industry. The program targets students in grades 9-11 and provides an excellent opportunity for CSU to utilize the talents and experience of itsfaculty and in cultivating a secondary school population, mainly from Ohio, that has the potentialto become future undergraduates, especially in the Science Technology, Engineering andMathematics (STEM) areas.The STI consists of an academic program, a learning skills enhancement program, an eveningprogram and a sports/recreation program. Participants in the STI are exposed to all forms oftransportation and introduced to the transportation related mathematics, physics and engineering.Academic activities include building and testing of model scale bridges, airplanes and boats. Theacademic curriculum includes

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Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hamid Mohajeri, DeVry University, Pomona

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they haveavoided many of the common confusions and misconceptions encountered in traditionalinstruction. However, there have been quite a few other research projects that explored reducingthe challenging atmosphere of quantum mechanics and minimizing the confusion amongstundergraduate engineering students. One such research was carried out by Johan Falk2 in hisPh.D Thesis on students’ depictions of Quantum Mechanics. There he emphasized thatresearchers in this field feel that they are particularly making contribution to the theory ofquantum mechanics, but digging into how students can comprehend the basic concepts ofquantum mechanics is an important issue. Also Randal d. Knight3 States that at the present timethat nano- technology is touching

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Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melissa Eblen-Zayas, Carleton College

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. Page 23.416.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Development of a materials science course to serve diverse constituenciesAbstractSeven years ago, the Carleton College physics department began offering an introductorymaterials science course for physics and chemistry students with interests in materials scienceand engineering (MSE). However, in order to appeal to a broader audience and provide morefocus for a course that offered extensive breadth but limited depth, the course has evolved overthe years to concentrate on materials science, energy, and the environment. The revised coursebegins with an overview of the relationship between material

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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Ross, University of Detroit Mercy; Meghann Norah Murray, University of Detroit Mercy

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CourseAbstractThin film organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) represent the state-of-the-art in electronicdisplay technology. Their use ranges from general lighting applications to cellular phonedisplays. The ability to produce flexible and even transparent displays presents an opportunityfor a variety of innovative applications. Science and engineering students are familiar withdisplays but typically lack understanding of the underlying physical principles and devicetechnologies.We believe that OLEDs provide a valuable context in which to engage science and engineeringstudents in the study of electronic devices. Colleges and universities typically do not have theresources available for students to produce working electronic devices like diodes or

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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics II

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adrian Ieta, State University of New York, Oswego; Alex Pantaleev, State University of New York, Oswego; Carolina C. Ilie, State University of New York, Oswego

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. Prentice Hall, 1999.[3] Patterson, E. T. “Just-in-Time Teaching: Technology Transforming Learning – A Status Report.” Invention andImpact: Building Excellence in Undergraduate STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)Education. American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2005.[4] Gavrin, A., Eileen M. Cashman, and Elizabeth A. Eschenbach. “Special session - just-in-time teaching (JiTT):using online exercises to enhance classroom learning.” Frontiers in Education -FIE '05. Proceedings of the 35thAnnual Conference, 19-22 Oct. 2005.[5] [10] Formica, S. P., J. L. Easley, and M. C. Spraker. “Transforming common-sense beliefs into Newtonianthinking through just-in-time teaching.” Phys. Rev. ST Phys. Educ. Res. 6.2.020106 (Aug

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Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey & Universidad Andrés Bello; Jorge Eugenio de la Garza Becerra, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM)

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of the conTIgo T3 Latin America group that focuses on an effective and efficient use of the Texas Instrument technology in the mathematics and science classroom.Dr. Jorge Eugenio de la Garza Becerra, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM) Jorge de la Garza is a Lecturer of the Physics Department within the School of Engineering at the Tec- nologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico. He holds a bachelor degree in Physics Engineering and a doctoral degree in Education both from Tecnologico de Monterrey. Dr. de la Garza has been recognized by the government as a member of the Researchers’ National System in Mexico (SNI). He also actively participates in the different initiatives of the University mainly those related to

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Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marie Lopez del Puerto, University of Saint Thomas

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AC 2012-3202: APPLICATIONS OF MODERN PHYSICS: A SOPHOMORE-LEVEL PHYSICS COURSE AND LABORATORY FOR ELECTRICAL EN-GINEERING STUDENTSDr. Marie Lopez del Puerto, University of Saint Thomas Marie Lopez del Puerto completed her B.S. in physics at Universidad de las Americas, Puebla in Puebla, Mexico, and her Ph.D. in physics at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, in Minneapolis, Minn. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Physics Department at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn. Her research interests include the structural, optical, and electronic properties of nanoscale systems, computational physics, and physics and engineering education

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Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Polin Yadak, Cañada College; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College

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engineering and mathematics at Ca˜nada College. He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine. His research interests include technology-enhanced instruction and increasing the representation of female, minority and other under- represented groups in mathematics, science and engineering. Page 23.978.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Preparing STEM Students for Success in Physics Through an Intensive Summer ProgramAbstract:Many community college students have low levels of preparation for college-level

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Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 3

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2015 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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American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Fishing with Broken Net: Predicament in Teaching Introductory PhysicsAbstractThe algebra based Introductory Physics course is offered to all students majoring in Chemistry,Biology, and Technology. There has been extensive research on teaching this course over thepast five decades, and many people have investigated it from different aspects, such as theknowledge structure construction and procedural thinking in problem solving. From ourexperience in teaching this course, we find that there is another intrinsic issue that has attractedlittle attention.Newtonian Mechanics is an excellent topic for students to learn how to solve problems with asystematic knowledge base. However, for many students

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Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Teresa Larkin, American University

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describes a strategy for infusing writing into the introductory physicscurriculum for non-majors. This strategy is used in a first-level physics courses for non-sciencemajors at American University. Following a brief description of the course and itscorresponding student population, the writing strategy as it is used will be described. Finally, asummary of this strategy will be presented in terms of its relevance to science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education.II. THE INTRODUCTORY PHYSICS COURSE FOR NON-MAJORS The writing strategy to be described is used within an introductory level physics coursefor non-science majors at American University. The course is entitled Physics for the ModernWorld (PMW) and is a foundation

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Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics III

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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AC 2012-3925: STEPPING STONES IN LEARNING ELECTROMAGNET-ICSDr. Yumin Zhang, Southeast Missouri State UniversityDr. David K. Probst, Southeast Missouri State University David Probst is professor and Chairperson of the Department of Physics and Engineering Physics at Southeast Missouri State University. Page 25.1175.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Stepping Stones in Learning ElectromagneticsAbstractThe theory of Electromagnetics is very elegant from the perspective of physicists, but moststudents consider it abstruse and messy. This phenomenon can be explained with

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Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Huang, SparkFun Electronics

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supported the ”wow” factor associated with in- quiry and discovery. In 2007, Brian left the world of engineering to pursue a career in education. For the past 5 years, Brian has taught various levels of high school physics, mathematics, applied technology, and robotics. Brian joined Sparkfun Electronics to help integrate ”tinkering,” electronics, and computational thinking into the classroom. One of his goals is to help teachers to de-mystify how household consumer electronics work. With a few simple tools, classrooms can excite and encourage students to explore the possibilities of microcontrollers, electronics, and physical computing. Brian Huang has a Bachelor’s of Science in Electrical Engineering from the

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Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma; Aric M. Gillispie; Mathew Benton

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Paper ID #13951Reconsidering the Course Format for the First Course in ThermodynamicsDr. Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma Professor Lemley teaches thermo-fluid engineering and works with undergraduates to perform fluid dy- namics research mostly focused on small scale flow problems. He currently is an Assistant Dean of Math- ematics and Science and a Professor of Engineering and Physics at the University of Central Oklahoma; his home institution for over fifteen years. Previously, Professor Lemley worked as a mechanical engineer in the power industry. His Bachelor’s degree is in physics from Hendrix College

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Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marie Lopez del Puerto, University of St. Thomas; Adam S Green, University of St. Thomas; Jeffrey A. Jalkio, University of St. Thomas; Marty Johnston, University of St. Thomas; Paul R Ohmann, University of St. Thomas (MN)

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-Computational-Physics.cfm2. P. R. Ohmann, A. S. Green, and M. E. Johnston, “Infusing computation throughout the undergraduatecurriculum,” Computers in Education Journal 18(3): 12-22 (2008).3. These five courses are required for the B.S. in Physics degree. PHYS 225 and PHYS 341 are required for the B.A.in Physics and B.S. in Electrical Engineering degrees, while PHYS 331, PHYS 347, and PHYS 431 are electives.4. Applications of Modern Physics curriculum development webpage:http://ida.phys.stthomas.edu/PHYS225curriculum Page 23.477.95. The Physics Education Technology project (PhET) interactive simulations, http://phet.colorado.edu6. A

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Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xaver Neumeyer, Western Michigan University; Kathleen Teressa Foote, North Carolina State University; Robert J. Beichner, North Carolina State University; Melissa H. Dancy, University of Colorado, Boulder; Charles Henderson, Western Michigan University

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attributes such as gender, teaching experience, SCALE-UP userstatus and disciplinary affiliation showed no effect on instructors‟ role or status in the network.Introduction and Literature review There has been significant criticism of college-level teaching, particularly in the science,technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines (REFS). Much time, money andeffort has been put into documenting the effectiveness of innovative teaching methods andcurriculum and in disseminating these results. Available evidence indicates that while theseefforts have had some influence on mainstream teaching, the majority of teaching is stillinconsistent with what research has shown to be best practices 1–4. Without a betterunderstanding of how

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Programmatic Issues in Physics or Engineering Phys

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Evan Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma; Baha Jassemnejad, University of Central Oklahoma; Matthew Mounce, US Navy; Jamie Weber, Parsons; Sudarshan Rai, Unknown; Willy Duffle, University of Central Oklahoma; Jesse Haubrich, University of Central Oklahoma

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at the University of South Florida from1996-1997 to 2004. The National Academies Press report4 entitled “Rising Above the GatheringStorm - Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future” indicates the needfor more engineers and scientists trained at the graduate level and emphasizes the fact that accessto advanced level science and engineering instrumentation is currently at a deficit. There are anumber of studies5,6 for example, that have found that small group learning, includingundergraduate research, improves persistence in STEM (Science Technology Engineering andMathematics) courses.There have been some attempts to integrate research and related design into the undergraduatecurriculum such as those to integrate

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Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wenli Guo, Queensborough Community College

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Wenli Guo City University of New York/Queensborough Community College, 222-05 56th Avenue, Bayside, NY 11364 ABSTRACTConceptual Physics course is a general education introductory physics course focusing onconcepts with minimum math requirements for non-science majors. The overwhelming majorityof students in this course intend to become licensed teachers. Schoolteachers play a critical rolein inspiring and training the next generation of students to join the STEM disciplines: science,technology, engineering, and mathematics. Improving the scientific knowledge, attitude towardscience and scientific communication skills of prospective teachers must be critical goals for thiscourse. On the other hand