Conference Session

Engineering Physics Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

accelerated course was structured as follows; each week consisted of four one hundredminute lectures, and a lab, which was taught as a separate course. Syllabus for the course wasprovided at the beginning of the semester. Students were expected to read the concepts of thechapters before it was discussed in class. Mastering Physics10 online tool was used to assignweekly homework based on the text book11 which included video demonstrations and tutorials tohelp students to self-learn basic concepts in physics. These problems were slightly less complexthan traditional end of chapter homework problems. The number of problems varied fromassignment to assignment and was based on the contents of the chapters.During the problem discussion time, about one

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Baha Jassemnejad, University of Central Oklahoma; Scott Tracewell StJohn; Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma; Kevin Rada, University of Central Oklahoma, Department of Engineering and Physics; Juan Camilo Orozco

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

20 0 2 0 Strongly Disagree Disagree Neutral Agree Strongly AgreeFigure 4: Survey results relating to ABET outcome fOutcome f is the “Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility. Although this isprimarily addressed in the lecture class and tested by an online quiz, The assignments associatedwith the project assessment process included elements designed to encourage students toconsider their group members, and their professional and ethical responsibilities to theirteammates. Since engineering ethics is offered and required as a separate course, this was lessemphasized, which may account for the larger number of neutral responses

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

SurveyAbstractTeaching Engineering Physics at the undergraduate level is always a challenging and interestingadventure. The Physics concepts are long-standing, for example, Newton’s laws are centuries oldbut still students struggle solve problems involving the application of Newton’s laws. Exploringnew techniques for teaching engineering physics is a never-ending quest. For our part, we haveintroduced Mastering Physics online problem solving and answering approach for engineeringphysics with the intent to improve students’ learning skills and mastering physics concepts.These online assignments have video based coaching of problems and tutorials with hints toguide students to learn the physics concepts. As part of the course requirement, students areassigned to

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Ieta, State University of New York, Oswego; Rachid Manseur, State University of New York, Oswego; Thomas Doyle, McMaster University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

, whichallowed all students to identify and reflect on physics ideas and their applications. Thesuccessful aspects together with possible improvements of the teaching procedures arereported.1. IntroductionThe use of Blackboard system [1] is widespread now and is recommended over regularcourse websites [2], as it is significantly more versatile for course management andinteraction with students. The system is most effective for distance courses [3] as onlinecourses [4] can be delivered in a consistent meaningful manner even if recent works showthat there are some challenges associated with distance learning [5]. The system has greatbuilt in flexibility and allows instructors to use their imagination in designing the course[6], interacting with students

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold T. Evensen, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

of metrology are now incorporated into EP Lab: (1) uncertainty in measurements(and its propagation); (2) use of metrology’s documented standard vocabulary and acceptedpractices; (3) using design of experiments (DOE) to analyze a process; (4) calibration of ameasurement instrument or process.The related learning objectives for EP Lab students are as follows (from the course syllabus): Student Learning Objectives 1. Learn and correctly use the professional vocabulary of metrology and measurement science associated with uncertainty & measurements; 2. Follow international standards in representation of uncertainty; 3. Assign uncertainty to a measurement by use of an uncertainty budget. This will

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hank D. Voss, Taylor University; Scott Henry Moats, Crown College; Bill Chapman, University of Arizona

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

). The syllabus for this class is given in Appendix 3. The FE Examassessments to find curriculum gaps and other outcomes for the Principles class to help mediateare given in Appendix 4 and 5.This key class is essential for a 2 year program and for a 4 year program to bring students to ahigh level for the following reasons:  It helps glue together the various engineering fundamentals (1.0), labs and design (2.0), STEM skills (3.0), and ideas of creative design (4.0) as illustrated in Figure 6 below.  It gives students the necessary skills to qualify for good summer internships. A resume is required and part of the homework assignments.  The course gives closure to the two year experience so students can begin to create

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Phy

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa Larkin, American University; Dan Budny, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

closely paralleled one or more of the topics covered on the course syllabus. Inaddition, their chosen topic had to be congruous with the new millennium conference theme.Students were encouraged to research past, present, and future applications of their chosen topic.The key idea was to have students explore a topic(s) in more depth than would be covered inclass, thus making them the “experts.” Each student in the AU course wrote a single-authorpaper.The theme for papers prepared for the Pittsburgh conference was a little different. Given thatPitt uses an integrated curriculum approach for their freshman courses, students were told thatwhere possible, their papers should relate to topics covered in the fall or spring semester of theirPhysics