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Using Computation and Modeling, Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D) Technical Session 3

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ruben D. Lopez-Parra, University of New Mexico; Ravishankar Chatta Subramaniam; Jason Morphew, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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. Thus, we wonder: To what extent does engaging studentsin integrated engineering design and physics labs impact their development of computationalthinking? We have incorporated engineering design within a traditional introductory calculus-based physics lab to promote students’ conceptual understanding of physics while fosteringscientific inquiry, mathematical modeling, engineering design, and computational thinking.Using a generic qualitative research approach, we explored the development of computationalthinking for six teams when completing an engineering design challenge to propose an algorithmto remotely control an autonomous guided vehicle throughout a warehouse. Across fiveconsecutive lab sessions, teams represented their algorithms using

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Using Computation and Modeling, Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D) Technical Session 3

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Schumacher, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Sonali Joshi, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jina Kang, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Eric Shaffer, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jessica Raley, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jose Nijaid Arredondo, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Brandon Mark Buncher, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Rajan Patkar, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Katherine Zine, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Daniel Alfredo Caballero, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Alexandria Tucker, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Mireille Tan, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Christopher Vistian, Physics Outreach at Illinois Through New Technologies

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Paper ID #38032GR in VR: Using Immersive Virtual Reality as a Learning Tool for GeneralRelativityKristen Schumacher, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Kristen Schumacher is currently a graduate student in physics with a research focus on modified theories of gravity. She founded the POINT project (Physics Outreach and Instruction through New Technologies) at UIUC to bring these abstract concepts to a wider audience through virtual reality.Sonali Joshi, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Sonali Joshi is a graduate student in physics with a research focus on effective models for condensed matter systems. She is

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Pedagogy in Physics Education, Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Teresa L. Larkin, American University; Baishakhi Bose, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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Engineering from Purdue University in 2021. Since 2014, she has taught courses in Civil, Materials and First Year Engineering to undergraduates, and mentored undergraduate and graduate students in STEM to foster research and professional development skills. She also has relevant experiences in organizing undergraduate research symposium/conferences, hosting professional development workshops, providing guidance on undergraduate/graduate school application. Currently, she serves as a Teaching Scholar for the K-12 STEM Education Program at Berkeley Lab and is involved with curriculum development of K-12 outreach at LBNL. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 A New Normal

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Pedagogy in Physics Education, Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Efe; Antony Kinyua, Morgan State University; Ezana Negusse; Neda Bazyar Shourabi, Pennsylvania State University, Berks ; Pelumi Olaitan Abiodun, Morgan State University; Hannah Abedoh, Morgan State University; Oludare Adegbola Owolabi P.E., Morgan State University; Arnesto Bowman, Morgan State University

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to Physics practical are written forundergraduate students; laboratories are used as a platform to reinforce the lecture material.However, in many instances, learning more effective observational and recording techniques,deductive reasoning, and hypothesis formation are the key objectives of the laboratoryexperience [13], [14].The experimental learning units in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)are extensive and can take the form of hands-on pedagogies, field visits, practical training andprojects, schematic design, and more [3], [11], [15]. STEM professions require courseknowledge to grasp the growth of specific experimentation skills in addition to the idealunderstanding. Hands-on labs make it simpler for students to

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Student Projects in Physics Education, Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D) Technical Session 2

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joe Dallas Moore, Carnegie Mellon University

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professional practice. This report discusses anassignment in a graduate-level water quality engineering course meant to explicitly connectcourse content to working in a related sector. To complete the assignment, students investigateda job of their choosing and networked with someone currently in that job to inform their ultimateappraisal of whether the position is one they are still interested in. The impact of the assignmentwas assessed quantitatively (via students’ post-assignment responses on a Likert scale) andqualitatively (via open-ended questions). Students reported that the assignment was beneficial inconnecting the course to relevant professional opportunities, but they saw concrete ways toimprove the assignment for the future.Introduction

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emmabeth Parrish Vaughn, Austin Peay State University; Steven Warth, Austin Peay State University; Bobette Bouton, Austin Peay State University

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just and safe space for all and uses writing, speaking, and research to address each of these important aspects of her academic career. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Exploratory Literature Review of Education Theories Guiding Engineering and Physics OutreachAbstractDue to the increasing demand for a diverse, STEM-competent workforce, many universities areparticipating in engineering and physics outreach activities for K-12 students. Despite theproliferation of these outreach programs, the fundamental learning and social theories that guidedevelopment of high-impact outreach experiences can be unclear, hindering their transferability.The purpose of this

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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JAMES WANLISS, Anderson University

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University, SCAbstractIt is vital to guarantee that engineering graduates have learned essential skills required to excel ina dynamic technological landscape. Today the proliferation of low-cost, high-speed computingdevices offer opportunities for design and control of systems with varying levels of complexity.What this means in practice is that engineers increasingly need expert knowledge of variouscomputer systems and software. Computing expertise once considered arcane must now becomecommonplace. We develop a novel Machine Learning (ML) course, designed for allundergraduate engineering majors with appropriate programming and mathematics background,to take as an elective in their junior or senior year. The course introduces deep learning

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Pedagogy in Physics Education, Engineering Physics and Physics Division (EP2D) Technical Session 1

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2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rodrigo Alonso Vergara, Universidad Andres Bello, Chile; Genaro Zavala, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico; Universidad Andres Bello, Chile

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graduate students to a flipped online format found that, whileaverage performance levels remained the same, there was an increase in performance dispersionover time.These studies show that the results of implementing a flipped classroom are varied. Whileperceptions tend to be positive, the change in learning levels varies from no effect toimprovement. In this regard, it is essential to consider the impact of various factors, includingstudent education levels (secondary, undergraduate, postgraduate), the number of studentsinvolved (a small group or a large course), and the design and appropriateness of the material(s),among others. Consequently, the results largely depend on the particularities of each situation.MethodologyThe methodology applied