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Ten Ways to Improve Learning Physics as Part of an Engineering Course

Conference Session: Engineering Physics Technical Session 4
Collection: 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Rodrigo Cutri P.E., Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia; Paulo Alexandre Martin, Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia; Nair Stem, Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia; Keiti Pereira Vidal Souza, Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Physics & Physics

actions (student activities to improve learning without any evaluation grades,namely, 1.Student support; 2.Technical Staff; 3.Video classes, and 4. Teaching service) anddirect learning actions (student activities to improve learning with evaluation grade, namely, 5.Online exercises; 6. Pre-Exam; 7. Laboratory reports; 8. Active Learning Projects; 9. LaboratorySeminars, and 10. Preparatory Discussion Laboratory Questions).Keywords: Physics, Engineering Education, Active LearningIntroductionLearning is a process. The assessment of learning is a powerful diagnosis that allows teachers toredirect their efforts towards assisting the weaknesses of the learning process as presented bystudents. This paper discusses 10 ways to improve learning Physics as

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Engineering and Physics Students’ Perceptions About Learning Quantum Mechanics via Computer Simulations

Conference Session: Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 3
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Yu Gong, Purdue University; Tugba Yuksel, Purdue University; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University; Lynn A. Bryan, Purdue University
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Physics & Physics

about learning with simulations. Table 1 showsparticipating students’ gender, disciplines, academic level, as well as their pseudonyms usedin the data analysis.Data Collection. Initially, students who volunteered for the study were required to fill out a Page 26.614.4background survey that included demographic information along with information about theirprior courses in QM. The participants were chosen based on the information given on thesurvey. Students’ self-report of comfort level on QM concepts was one of the importantcriteria for choosing participants in order to have a possible spectrum for different levels ofmetacognition. The additional

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Lasting Laboratory Lessons

Conference Session: Engineering Physics Technical Session 2
Collection: 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Ian Frommer, US Coast Guard Academy; Paul Benjamin Crilly, U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Physics & Physics

and after the adjustments, but again, minor changes were required to make it fullyoperational. The presuppositions that went into the design and implementation were insufficientto achieve functionality. There is some recognition of this problem in the literature on engineering laboratories.Feisel and Rosa [1] point out the lack of consensus on what constitutes proper laboratoryinstruction and the overall lack of consensus on what constitutes an appropriate laboratoryexperience. They decry the dearth of literature on learning objectives associated withinstructional engineering laboratories. In any earlier paper, Ernst [2] proposed as objectives thatstudents “should learn how to be an experimenter”, that the lab “be a place for the

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The Educational Importance of Quantum Mechanics and QW Laser Diodes to Engineering Students

Conference Session: Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 4
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Hamid Mohajeri, DeVry University, Pomona
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Physics & Physics

following couldbe shown as a very simple proof of Schrodinger equation :From the very basic classical mechanics, General Physics I Class students already know theWork – Kinetic Energy Theory : 𝑊 = ∆𝑘 = −∆𝑈 (1) Page 26.1520.4and at the same time for all conservative Forces we have : 𝜕𝑢 F=− (2) 𝑑𝑥Where ΔU is change in Potential Energy 𝜕2 x FNow

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The Introductory Physics Lab as a Consulting Firm

Conference Session: Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 2
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Daniel Ludwigsen, Kettering University
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Physics & Physics

traditionalcalculus-based physics sequence, with topics in mechanics. This paper is intended to introducethe structure and pedagogical approach in this curriculum—designed to influence the mindset ofstudents as they begin the pursuit of STEM subjects at the college level. Page 26.1554.2BackgroundThe laboratory component of introductory science courses has evolved over the last five or sixdecades. Borrowing taxonomy from chemistry education,1 the general trend has developed fromexpository or verification laboratories to inquiry-based laboratories, which can be categorized aseither open inquiry or guided inquiry activities. The review by Hofstein and

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Implementation of ORION and its Effect on Student Learning

Conference Session: Engineering Physics and Physics Division Poster Session
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Kenneth M Purcell, University of Southern Indiana
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Physics & Physics

64% (46 69% (42 Exam students) students) students) students) students) GradeTable 1: Final Exam grades for first semester calculus-‐based introductory physics with online learning system and textbook used. MP = MasteringPhysics. WP = WileyPlus. WP +O = WileyPlus with ORION. HRW = Halliday, Resnick, and Walker. HW = Conventional HomeworkTable 1 shows the class average on the cumulative final exam for the calculus basedintroductory physics course with the number of students enrolled. During one semester(shown in the second column) no online homework system was used and assignmentsconsisted

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Closing the Gap Between Physics and Calculus: Use of Models in an Integrated Course

Conference Session: Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 2
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey & Universidad Andrés Bello; Jorge Eugenio de la Garza Becerra, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM)
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Physics & Physics

offered students the opportunity to realize how empowered theywere in solving complex and non-familiar problems.1 IntroductionAs Albert Einstein stated, “Physical concepts are free creations of the human mind, and are not,however it may seem, uniquely determined by the external world”. Physical concepts are used tostudy the physical phenomena represented by models. Models that go through iterative cycles ofconjecturing, testing and revising, until they satisfy constrains and provide a feasible explanationof the phenomenon under certain assumptions. In each iterative cycle, knowledge increases and abetter understanding of the phenomenon is attained, and the models become more robust andconnect more concepts. Models and modeling perspective

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Comparing What 8th vs. 10th Grade Students Take Away from Engineering Curricula Incorporated into their Physical Science Classroom

Conference Session: K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Engineering Alignment with Core Curriculum (Physics)
Collection: 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Camilla Arlina Nix, Drexel University ; Jared Andrew Ruddick, Girard Academic Music Program; Jessica S. Ward, Drexel University; Adam K. Fontecchio, Drexel University
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Physics & Physics, Pre-College Engineering Education Division

groupactivity. Students learned about the various steps of the engineering design process through aguided activity. Students were introduced to the concept of constraints and limitations whenasked to build a tower of a specific height that could hold a certain weight. They utilizedinformation from Physical Science in deciding what type of structure would allow them to havesuccess in their design.Cardboard Roadways Activity: During the unit on Force and Motion, students worked in groupsof 3-5 to design a roadway that would allow a small die cast car to remain in motion for 10seconds and not run over their track by more than 1 foot. Students were first introduced to theactivity following the first few classes on force and motion, then as their knowledge

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Resistance is Futile: A New Collaborative Laboratory Game-based Lab to Teach Basic Circuit Concepts

Conference Session: Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 2
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: James G. O'Brien, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gergely Sirokman, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Franz J. Rueckert, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Derek Cascio, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Physics & Physics

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Resistance is Futile: A New Collaborative Laboratory Game Based Lab to Teach Basic Circuit Concepts AbstractIn recent years, gamification of education has proven to be an effective paradigm in modernpedagogy. Following the success their previous work "Sector Vector”, the authors now present anew game-based laboratory to highlight the manipulation and calculation of resistors in circuits.In Game of Ohms [1] the lesson of electrical resistance is delivered as an interactive exercisebuilding an intricate circuit. As the game progresses, students are forced to make short and longterm plans to modify an evolving circuit which

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Writing in STEM: A Synthesis of Two Adaptive Approaches

Conference Session: Engineering Physics Technical Session 4
Collection: 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Teresa L. Larkin, American University
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Physics & Physics

Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Award 2013. Dr. Larkin can be reached at tlarkin@american.edu. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Writing in STEM: A Synthesis of Two Adaptive ApproachesAbstractProviding students with opportunities to improve their written and oral communication abilitiescan be an effective way to elicit student learning. ABET Criterion 3 speaks directly to theimportance of this skillset through Student Outcome g which states “an ability to communicateeffectively (3g1 orally, 3g2, written) .” 1 There are a number of ways to include this skillsetwithin the assessment component of a typical STEM classroom. With this ABET studentlearning outcome as a backdrop, this paper

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A Visual and Intuitive Approach to Teaching and Learning Concepts in Wave Theory

Conference Session: Engineering Physics and Physics Division Poster Session
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Adam Ginton, NA
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Physics & Physics

be investigated: Page 26.134.2 1. The subject material and course content, and 2. Students subjective experiences and views about a subject The first of these topics is essentially about the effectiveness of a particular physicscourse. It addresses questions such as what aspects of physics do students have the most troublewith, and how different teaching methods compare with one another. The studies in this sectionoften involved college students who were already enrolled in a physics class, and used aquantitative approach to obtain the data. The second topic concerns how student’s general attitudes and beliefs

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Open-source Hardware – Microcontrollers and Physics Education – Integrating DIY Sensors and Data Acquisition with Arduino

Conference Session: Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 3
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Brian Huang, SparkFun Electronics
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Physics & Physics

and uncertainty. In this first project, students build their own reactiontimer. We provide a cursory overview of what an Arduino is, how to connect the circuit, and howto upload the code. While the opportunity exists to discuss concepts around circuitry, voltage,and ohms law -- these are topics that we reserve for future activities. This activity provides anintroduction and overview to using Arduino as a tool for scientific investigation. Figure 1 - Wiring Diagram for Arduino Reaction TimerIt should be noted that for simplicity, this circuit does not use a current limiting resistor for the Page 26.1205.3LED nor a

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Engineering as an Educational Tool: Restructuring Conceptual Physics

Conference Session: Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 4
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Franz J. Rueckert, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Physics & Physics

students can test andrefine their understanding of physics topics while highlighting their creativity and ingenuity. Inthis talk, I will outline the new structure of the course and discuss the improvements in studentengagement.IntroductionModern pedagogy in physics education has shown the many advantages of a hands-on approachto the learning and retention of various student populations [1]. Novel approaches in physics forengineers, such as active learning, flipped classrooms, and just-in-time teaching havedemonstrated marked improvements over the traditional lecture system [2]. At WentworthInstitute of Technology (WIT), interactive methodologies have been fully embraced, and theinstitute as a whole is undergoing a conscious shift toward

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On the Effectiveness of Teaching Optics as a Webinar

Conference Session: Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 2
Collection: 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: David K. Probst P.E., Southeast Missouri State University
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Physics & Physics

revealed.Question 1 - With respect to the webinar format versus a traditional classroom format – are youfinding that your learning is more effective than a traditional classroom, less effective than atraditional classroom, or about the same as a traditional classroom? Why? Table I. Results for Question 1 More Same Less 2012 7 9 7 2014 5 6 6Four of the “less” responses in 2012 and one in 2014 indicated that their learning was only a“little less” effective. Four of the “less” responses in 2012 and

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Undergraduate Research in Science as an Elective Course for Engineers

Conference Session: Engineering Physics Technical Session 2
Collection: 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: James O'Brien, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gergely Sirokman, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Franz J Rueckert, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Tagged Topics: Diversity
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Physics & Physics

undergraduate science research into our institute's curriculum issupported by a significant amount of research into the impact of such activities on scholarlyachievement in a number of fields. David Lopatto has published extensively on the positiveimpact of undergraduate research on academic programs. [1-5] Undergraduate research is shownin these publications to be key to producing engaged scientists for the future. Hinkel and Henke[6] show explicitly the positive impact participation in undergraduate programs has on futurestudent achievement and employment. In light of this information it is almost unforgivable not tooffer these opportunities to students who are willing to avail themselves of them.Science research courses give students the opportunity

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Representations in an Integrated Physics and Mathematics Course Based on Models

Conference Session: Engineering Physics Technical Session 4
Collection: 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors: Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM) and Universidad Andres Bello; Jorge Eugenio de la Garza Becerra, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM)
Tagged Divisions: Engineering Physics & Physics

groupsof three, they took pictures of their whiteboards, and all pictures were stored in a repository for all(students, instructors and researchers) to review. When students worked individually, instructorsassessed their learning based on their written solutions. The analysis of the whiteboards confirmedthat at the beginning of the semester students used few representations, whereas by the end of itthey were incorporating congruently more than ten different representations, making their modelsmore robust.1. IntroductionIn the past four years, a special course has been taught in a private university in northern Mexico.While this is not the first course that has attempted to integrate two different subjects, even withinthe same university where this