Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

and shared their experience in publications. One approach is to use advancedtechnology to enhance the effectiveness of learning, such as multimedia and CAD simulations.4-8Another approach is derived from cognitive science, and the knowledge in this course is dividedinto three categories: declarative, procedural, and conditional knowledge.9 We adopted anintegrated approach, which can be effectively applied to learning the knowledge in all these threecategories.II. Conceptual Bridge Page 23.48.2Most students consider Engineering Thermodynamics a very challenging course, whichquenched the passion of many promising students pursuing a career in

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold T. Evensen, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; W. Doyle St.John, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Engineering Physics & Physics

,”  prepared  by  the  NCSLI  Workplace  and  Professional  Development  Committee,  published  by  NCSL  International  (2010).  6  “Types  of  Metrology”,  (www.metrologycareers.com),  downloaded  January  2013.  7  Fishnell,  J.  V.,  Hovakemian,  A.,  Sugg,  D.,  Gentry,  E.,  “Navy  Metrology  Engineering  Education  Outreach:  Inspiring  and  Educating  Students  about  Careers  in  Metrology,”  American  Society  for  Engineering  Education  (ASEE)  Annual  Conference  (2012).  8  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrology  (downloaded  January  2013).  9  M.  L.  Taylor,  “Status  of  Metrology  Education  in  North  America  (a  lost  science?),”  Metrologist  Magazine,  pp.  20-­‐24,  April  2012.  10  Drew  Liming,  “Metrology  Careers:    Jobs

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Engineering Physics & Physics

Association ofPhysics Teacher’s “Statement on Computational Physics” says, “Computational physics hasbecome a third way of doing physics and complements traditional modes of theoretical andexperimental physics.” 1 Computation should be an important component in the physicsundergraduate curriculum, and ideally it should merge seamlessly with the rest of the curriculum.Throughout the past 15 years, the University of St. Thomas physics department has beenimplementing an integrated physics curriculum where students gain the theoretical, experimental,computational, and communication skills they will need to succeed in their careers. Thecomputational work in our department began with an NSF-sponsored effort (DUE-0311432) todevelop computational modules in

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve E. Watkins, Missouri University of Science & Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

advancedcourses in other technologies, cf. reference4. However, introductory undergraduate courses inelectronics and devices rarely provide a strong linkage between the underlying device physicsand the circuit design and analysis. Such courses tend to focus either on semiconductor physicsor on electronics analysis. Consequently, student pursuing a devices track may not haveprerequisites for electronics applications and students pursing an electronic circuits track may nothave prerequisites for device physics. Besides educational and career flexibility, breadth ofunderstanding can have great advantage in inter-area and interdisciplinary technologies. Forinstance, dedicated hardware for embedded systems may require device and circuit designknowledge for an