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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Todd Zimmerman, University of Wisconsin

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Paper ID #31094Computational Modeling in Introductory Physics Courses and Across theCurriculumDr. Todd Zimmerman, University of Wisconsin - Stout Todd Zimmerman is an associate professor of physics in the Department of Chemistry and Physics at the University of Wisconsin - Stout. He is also the editor-in-chief of the Partnership for Integrating Computation Into the Undergraduate Curriculum. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Computational Modeling in Introductory Physics Courses and Across the Curriculum Todd A. Zimmerman

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Ezequiel Gerardo Celario Sedano, York College of Pennsylvania; Inci Ruzybayev, York College of Pennsylvania

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pedagogical research interests in improving engineering physics curriculum and seeking solutions to gender bias. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 An International Study of Foucault’s Pendulum Abstract Léon Foucault proved the rotation of the Earth with Foucault's Pendulum experimentusing a pendulum with 67 meters in length. A Foucault’s Pendulum refers to a heavy massswinging about a relatively high pivot point, where the inertial plane of the pendulum’s swingrotates over time. This rotation of the plane is called precession. Due to the Earth’s rotation, theprecession is clockwise in the northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Guenter Bischof, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Lukas Eckstein, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Benjamin Gahleitner, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Mario Gasparic, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Moritz Reisenberger, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Sascha Savoric, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Christian J. Steinmann, HM&S IT Consulting; Alexander Tretton

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-degree-of-freedomsystems and of a two-dimensional array of coupled oscillators. These projects are based on theidea of educating our students in the STEM disciplines ‒ essentially in physics, mathematicsand computer programming ‒ in an interdisciplinary and applied approach. Rather than onlyteaching the mentioned disciplines as separate and discrete subjects, our student researchprojects integrate them into a cohesive learning paradigm based on real-world applications[5].The course Information Systems and Programming in the second semester of our AutomotiveEngineering bachelor's degree program forms the basis of the kind of undergraduate researchprojects our students are working on. In this course the programming language C# isintroduced, an

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

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Cadavious M. Jones; Rajendran Swamidurai, Alabama State University ; Johnathan Barnett, Huntingdon College; Derrick Dean, Alabama State University ; Raynetta Prevo-Williams, Alabama State University

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possessed, or MS Excel to a lesser extent. 3We began by examining the curriculum for the BME110 Introduction to Engineering course todetermine what concepts the students would be introduced to throughout the course and howvarious concepts could be naturally expanded upon within a discussion on advancedmanufacturing by the use of UAVs. A pretest was presented prior to any discussion pertaining toadvanced manufacturing and the construction or analysis of the UAVs.Since Phase I involved an introductory course, students were beginning to understand keyconcepts of engineering and some were simultaneously enrolled in the materials course. Wefocused on the fundamentals of design, structure, and analysis of

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

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Jessica R. Hoehn, University of Colorado, Boulder; Noah D. Finkelstein, University of Colorado, Boulder

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itself, and build on a growing effort at the K-12 [10]–[12],introductory [1], [2], and teacher education [13] levels to include these discussions in our upperlevel classrooms.We present on a two-pronged instructional approach in a Modern Physics for Engineers course atthe University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder) in which we: a) construct an inclusiveenvironment through course structure, policies, and practices and b) implement a course unitengaging students in explicit discussions around representation and diversity in STEM. In thispaper, we describe the goals and implementation of this integrated approach to fosteringinclusion and teaching equity in a Modern Physics class (N=120). We report results of somepreliminary analyses to assess the

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Teresa L. Larkin, American University

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Paper ID #25791Free-Writing with a TWIST: A Novel Strategy to Enhance Student Learningin PhysicsDr. Teresa L. Larkin, American University Teresa L. Larkin is an Associate Professor of Physics Education and Director and Faculty Liaison to the Combined Plan Dual-degree Engineering Program at American University. Dr. Larkin conducts ed- ucational research and has published widely on topics related to the assessment of student learning in introductory physics and engineering courses. Noteworthy is her work with student writing as a learning and assessment tool in her introductory physics courses for non-majors. One component of

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kosta Popovic, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Janie Szabo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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improve their technical communication and hands-on skills through introductory physics labs. Dr. Popovic is a member of ASEE and SPIE, and is a reviewer for the Physics in Medicine and Biology journal.Janie Szabo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Janie Szabo is currently pursuing her PhD in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Educa- tional Technology from Indiana State University. In her current role as an Instructional Designer at Rose- Hulman Institute of Technology, she collaborates with faculty on developing face-to-face, hybrid, and online courses. Janie also coordinates and provides training and support for the campus Learning Man- agement System, Moodle, and Multimedia System, Panopto

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Yukio Yoritomo, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Nicole Turnipseed, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign; Maxx Joseph Villotti, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Aric Tate, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kelly Searsmith, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Matthias Grosse Perdekamp, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign; Paul Prior, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Julie L. Zilles, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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, e.g., [2], [3]. This approach addresses two major issues: the lack ofpreparation most STEM faculty have for teaching communication skills and the knowledgetransfer difficulties associated with stand-alone rhetoric or communication classes taught outsideof the students’ major discipline. However, the co-teaching model is resource-intensive,challenging to integrate fully, and difficult to scale up, generally limiting application of thismodel to one, or at most two, classes in a curriculum. To pursue deeper integration of writingdevelopment throughout the engineering curriculum at a large university, we have leveragedwriting studies expertise in support of STEM faculty and graduate teaching assistants.The work described here was part of a pilot

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Haridas Kumarakuru, Wentworth Institute of Technology; James G. O'Brien, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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and two-dimensional analysis, they had a very hard time intranslating a linear coordinate “𝑥” with an angular coordinate “𝜃”. Their calculus knowledge isalso another limiting factor in terms of understating and applying these concepts. Also, center ofmass, center of gravity, moment of inertia and torque were introduced along with rigid bodyrotations and most of the time students could not able to identify that they need to treat the centerof mass under the translational motion while the whole rigid body rotates. When we start toderive the moment of inertia of a sphere through first principles of calculus, it requires studentsto follow some complex integrals which they may not have encountered in their math classes yet.3.2: Section 2- Circle

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathaniel Raymond Nunez, University of Detroit Mercy; E. Prasad Venugopal, University of Detroit Mercy

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student coursework has been shown to improve retention rates of URM students byenhancing their academic skills, self-esteem, motivation to overcome barriers and knowledge ofpost-graduate career paths.5,6 Implementing these findings requires reforming the foundationalundergraduate science curriculum and providing students with meaningful research experiences,especially in laboratory settings.The goals of the BUILD grant dovetail well with intensive efforts within the physics communityto transform and enhance the Introductory Physics for Life Sciences (IPLS) course sequence inways that more fully integrate the foundational principles in physics with the education ofbiologists and life scientists.7,8,9 The undergraduate introductory physics sequence

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 4

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Jessica Patricia Conry, Arkansas Tech University; Amber Harrington, Arkansas Tech University

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(ANSAC) and Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC),respectively. These programs follow an “Introduce, Reinforce, Master” curriculum map as partof the assessment plan where each student learning outcome (SLO) is assessed in at least threecourses of different levels, so that each SLO is assessed at each of the three levels (introduced,reinforced, and mastered). We seek to effectively assess, at the introductory level, the proposedANSAC SLO (5) and the new EAC SLO (4) with a series of case studies and a rubric in ourintroductory physics course. There are two primary difference between the SLOs from the twocommissions. Firstly, the EAC requires that the students recognize while the ANSAC requiresthat the students understand ethical and

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

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Calvin S. Kalman, Concordia University; Franco La Braca, Concordia University; Mandana Sobhanzadeh, Mount Royal University

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Excellence in Teaching and the Concordia University Council on Student Life Teaching Award . He is frequently invited to be a keynote speaker, most recently (2019) at two conferences in Bejing and (2020) in Puebla, Mexico.Mr. Franco La Braca, Concordia University Franco La Braca obtained his bachelor’s degree in physics with a minor in computer science from McGill University in Montreal in 2018, during which time he developed a passion for education. During his undergraduate years, he also had the opportunity to get involved in computer graphics and animation research with Dr. Paul Kry, working on the development of an algorithm for animating elastic surface deformations, as well as in research in machine learning and

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

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Teresa L. Larkin, American University

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curriculum that is responsive and respectful [41]. One aimof the writing examples to be described is to do just that.The sections that follow will help to connect the dots between the use of writing activities in twodifferent introductory physics classes and their use in enhancing their respective learningcommunities. First, an overview of the two introductory courses and the student populationsthey serve will be shared. Some additional techniques used at the beginning of the term in eachclass will also be shared as they help to set the stage for the writing activities; and, to help createa respectful and inclusive learning community starting on the very first day of class.Overview of Physics Classes and Their Student Clientele Pre-CovidTwo

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Guenter Bischof, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Markus Klatzer, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Clemens Müller, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Daniel Reifer, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Christian J. Steinmann

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# within the object-oriented software developmentenvironment Visual Studio 2017. The software is organized in several subroutines, whichcomprise the numerical solution of the torsional pendulum’s equation of motion, the readoutand illustration of the results and the visualization of the motion of Pohl’s wheel.For the numerical integration of Equation (16) different numerical methods with varyingorders of the truncation error have been implemented. By default the fourth-order Runge-Kutta (RK4) method is offered, but the user can choose by mouse click the explicit Eulermethod, Heun’s method, or a second-order Runge-Kutta (RK2) method. Thus, different ordersof accuracy can be tested and compared for the same time step size, an additional benefitwhen

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Danielle Roslyn Montecalvo, American University; Teresa L. Larkin, American University

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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 assess- ment of student learning in introductory physics and engineering courses. Noteworthy is her work with student writing as a learning and assessment tool in her introductory physics courses for non-majors. She has been an active member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) for about 30 years. Dr. Larkin served on the Board of Directors for ASEE from 1997-1999 as Chair of

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University; Cristian Scott Stransky, Northeastern University; Haridas Kumarakuru, Northeastern University

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boundaries of traditional classroom-basedapproaches to project- concept- and team-based, and skill- and knowledge-integrated approachesusing real world situations. This new teaching approach can improve the effectiveness ofengineering education. Introducing new teaching approaches is always a challenging task andhas been explored using various tactics, and the detailed work is published in the peer reviewedjournals and proceedings8-13. For experiential energy innovation team project, we selectedmagnetism and its application to generate electricity via an innovative approach. Magnetic 1induction was discovered by Michael Faraday in the mid-19th century14

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert A Ross, University of Detroit Mercy

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computation or quantum mechanics requires some knowledge ofDirac notation. Coverage of this is sorely lacking in current modern physics textbooks. We haverevised our modern physics course to include some quantum computing projects. Theseintroductory projects can easily be integrated into the curriculum since our engineering studentshave familiarity with MATLAB. The MATLAB environment is designed to handle vectors andmatrices – the fundamental tools of quantum mechanics. Quantum mechanics is introduced bydescribing entanglement from the very beginning. Mermin’s device is used as a platform to delveinto the extremely peculiar nature of quantum mechanics.4This paper is organized as follows: first we describe Mermin’s device, next we explain howDirac