Conference Session

Introductory Materials Science for the 21st Century

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dhananjay Kumar, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Jagannathan Sankar, North Carolina A&T State University

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Materials

they are generally speaking. A new twist on chemistry or science in general.QUESTION: What is one thing you could do to improve the class?‚ working out more problems‚ Create models and run tests for extra credit on my final grade, that would give the next students other visuals‚ Nothing‚ Make it a 3 hour course.‚ I don’t know‚ More extra credit‚ One thing that I could do to improve the course is make sure I read all the material before class.‚ One thing I could do to improve the class is to try my best to know more than I do now before we start a new section in the book. That way, if my instructor asks me a question, or if one of my peers needs help understanding the material, I will be

Conference Session

Teaching Methods for the 21st Century: Part 2

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Vollaro, Western New England College

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Materials

Page 12.1038.6United States- has flooded into Iraq, but many Marines promptly stuck it in lockers or underbunks. They are too heavy and cumbersome, many say. …….”We have to climb over walls andgo through windows,” said Sgt., “I understand the more armor, the safer you are. But it makesyou slower.”” The Hartford Courant, Monday, March 27, 2006Question Posed: How could we use our knowledge of materials selection to design betterarmor?Assignment: Read the newspaper article. Utilize your knowledge of materials selection toprepare 1) oral presentation, 7-10 minute in length on Power Point, and 2) write a technicalmemo summarizing your approach. The due date is one week from the date assigned and expectto answer questions and participate in an

Conference Session

Introductory Materials Science for the 21st Century

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Kitto, Western Washington University

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Materials

Page 12.1469.15student is so engaged in a course that they spontaneously do a mini-research project. Sevenstudents have volunteered to work on undergraduate research projects in this area. Ten to fifteenpercent of the students in the class write about some aspect of materials and music for theirrequired research papers. This is only a three percentage points lower than the students whowrite about materials used in cars. The approach described here seems to reach out to a differentand wider student population.Perhaps the most surprising outcome of the active and conceptual learning modifications to thecourse was that the students are able to successfully complete a much more difficult designproblem on the second mid-term and on the final exam