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Teaching Vectors to Engineering Students through an Interactive Vector-Based Game

Conference Session
Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
James G. O'Brien, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gergely Sirokman, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Physics & Physics
Paper ID #8929Teaching Vectors To Engineering Students Through an Interactive VectorBased GameDr. James G. O’Brien, Wentworth Institute of Technology James G. O’Brien is an assistant professor of Physics and Mathematics at WIT. His field of expertise is gravitation and cosmology, and has published numerous papers on alternative formulations of gravity. He is a strong advocate of project based learning in physics and mathematics, and is always trying to engage students in new and exciting ways to bring physics alive in the classroom and laboratory.Dr. Gergely Sirokman, Wentworth Institute of Technology
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A Phenomenological Study of Factors Influencing the Gender Gap in Physics and other STEM-Related Fields

Conference Session
Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 3
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Teresa L. Larkin, American University; Victoria "Tori" Vogel, American University
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Physics & Physics
Paper ID #9598A Phenomenological Study of Factors Influencing the Gender Gap in Physicsand other STEM-Related FieldsDr. Teresa L. Larkin, American University Teresa L. Larkin is an Associate Professor of Physics Education and Faculty Liaison to the Pre-engineering Program at American University. She received her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with emphasis in Physics and Science Education from Kansas State University. Dr. Larkin is involved with Physics Education Research (PER) and has published widely on topics related to the assessment of student learn- ing in introductory physics and engineering courses
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A Versatile Platform for Programming and Data Acquisition: Excel and Visual Basic for Applications

Conference Session
Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 2
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Harold T. Evensen, University of Wisconsin, Platteville
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Physics & Physics
Paper ID #9218A versatile platform for programming and data acquisition: Excel and VisualBasic for ApplicationsDr. Harold T. Evensen, University of Wisconsin, Platteville Hal Evensen earned his doctorate in Engineering Physics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he performed research in the area of plasma nuclear fusion. Before joining UW-Platteville in 1999, he was a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Washington, part of group that developed automation for biotechnology. His recent research includes collaborations in energy nanomaterials
Relevance Score: 0.25926834

Take Ownership of Learning Outside Classroom

Conference Session
Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Wenli Guo, Queensborough Community College
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Physics & Physics
Paper ID #8451Take Ownership of Learning Outside Classroom:Dr. Wenli Guo, Queensborough Community College Dr. Wenli Guo is a professor of physics and her experiences include spectroscopy, pedagogy, etc. Page 24.1152.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Take Ownership of Learning Outside Classroom: Reflection through Journal Writing in a Conceptual Physics Course
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