Conference Session

Computers and Software in Teaching Mathematics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Young, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Tace Crouse, University of Central Florida; Alvaro Islas, University of Central Florida; Scott Hagen, University of Central Florida; Cherie Geiger, University of Central Florida; Melissa Dagley-Falls, University of Central Florida; Patricia Ramsey, University of Central Florida; Patrice Lancey, University of Central Florida

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AC 2010-171: EXCEL IN MATHEMATICS: APPLICATIONS OF CALCULUSCynthia Young, University of Central Florida Cynthia Young is a Professor in the Department of Mathematics in the UCF College of Sciences and a Co-PI of the NSF-funded S-STEM program at UCF entitled the "Young Entrepreneur and Scholar(YES) Scholarship Program" as well as the NSF-funded STEP program entitled "EXCEL:UCF-STEP Pathways to STEM: From Promise to Prominence." Dr. Young's research interests are in the mathematical modeling of atmospheric effects on laser beams. She currently has projects with the Office of Naval Research and the Naval Research Laboratory investigating atmospheric propagation in the marine

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Judith A. Garzolini, Boise State University

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. Garzolini, Boise State University Judith (Jude) Garzolini is the National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant Project Manager for the Idaho STEP grant at Boise State University. She is responsible for managing the $1 Million grant to plan and implement activities focused on increasing the throughput of graduates in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics. During her over 23-year career in industry she worked for Hewlett-Packard Company where she contributed as both an R&D project manager and program manager in the disk drive and printing supplies businesses. Jude received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Wayne State University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of California, Davis. She was

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Mathematics in the First Year

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; Timothy Aaron Wood, The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Kevin C. Bower, The Citadel

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First-Year Programs, Mathematics

strategies have been proposed and implemented to increaseretention in engineering programs [7] – [12]. Some of the most commonly used techniquesconsist of addressing attrition related to calculus courses [9] – [10]. Some institutions haveoffered calculus courses with significant engineering content highlighting the applicability ofcalculus topics to solving engineering problems [8] – [9]. The inability of incoming students tosuccessfully advance past the traditional freshman calculus sequence remains a primary cause ofattrition in engineering programs across the country [13] – [14].The Citadel is embarking on a project to improve the calculus experience of engineering studentsin order to enhance learning and promote retention. Before designing and

Conference Session

The Use of Games and Unique Textbooks in Mathematics Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Reeping, Ohio Northern University; Kenneth J. Reid, Ohio Northern University

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Mathematics

integrating engineering,targeting student difficulties in mathematics, and promoting student success in STEM degreeprograms.Methods utilized in the development of this textbook will be continually discussed with theadvisory board (concept and results), use of language, and pedagogical foundation (teachingphilosophy).BackgroundAn undergraduate student majoring in Engineering Education is in the process of writing amathematics textbook which integrates engineering concepts for high school students. To ensurethis project is properly managed, the student is being advised and assisted by a professor with aPh.D. in Engineering Education to ensure proper engineering examples are included. Anadvisory board of volunteer teachers is serving as a resource for

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Doug Bullock, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Jocelyn B. S. Cullers, Boise State University

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Diversity

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Mathematics

assessment tools to measure the effects ofthe project on students’ grades and retention. The toolkit includes: (1) pass rate and GPA inCalculus I, (2) longitudinal analysis of pass rates and GPA in subsequent courses, (3) impact ofCalculus I on retention in STEM and retention at BSU, (4) all of the above comparing students inreformed Calculus vs traditional Calculus, (5) all of the above for underrepresented minorities,women, or other demographic subsets. While these tools were originally developed to study theCalculus I project, they are available for studying the effects of other courses on studentacademic performance and retention.In this paper, we briefly describe a rebuild of Calculus II, overhauled in the 2015-16 school yearfollowing the same

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 2: Poster Presentations

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Anibal Sosa, Universidad Icesi, Colombia; Norha M. Villegas, Universidad Icesi, Colombia; Stephanie Celis Gallego, Universidad Icesi, Colombia; Diego Antonio Bohórquez, Universidad Icesi, Colombia

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Assistant Professor of the Department of Computer Science, University of Victoria, in Canada, and an IEEE Senior Member. Her research interests include engineering education, context- management, cyber physical systems, context-aware analytics, self-adaptive and self-managing systems, and runtime software evolution. She conducted her PhD at University of Victoria, between September 2009 and February 2013. In November 2011 she received the IBM Canada CAS Research Project of the Year 2011 for the application of context-awareness and self-adaptation to the improvement of on-line shopping systems. Over the last ten years she have co-authored an important number of scientific papers on software engineering, co-chaired several

Conference Session

Mathematics in Transition

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne McClain, University of Alabama-Birmingham; Dale Feldman, University of Alabama-Birmingham; Lee Meadows, University of Alabama Birmingham

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Mathematics

applications ofinterest to middle school students. Although many wonderful resources are available thatprovide educators with a connection between engineering, science, mathematics, and real worldapplications, there is a need for development in support of inquiry-based engineering applicationtasks for the middle school mathematics classroom, as illustrated in Figure 1. Figure 1. Integration of Project GoalsAt the same time, narrow views of what constitutes engineering have resulted in increasinglyreduced pools of students interested in pursuing engineering as a career, a decrease ofapproximately 2,000 students from 1991 to 2002 [2,3]. This is especially true among groups,including women and minorities, who have

Conference Session

Bridging and Freshman Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Mlsna, Northern Arizona University; Janet McShane, Northern Arizona University; Jennifer Maynard, Northern Arizona University; Maya Lanzetta, Northern Arizona University; Chester Ismay, Northern Arizona University; Sarah Brown, Northern Arizona University

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Mathematics

the basis of our TIMES project: Training Intuition in Math for EngineeringSuccess. Measurement of the improvements in student mathematical abilities as well as rates ofretention and academic success are very important goals of the project.The TIMES project is a significant pilot effort that has potential for broader implementation infields beyond engineering. TIMES consists of several different types of activities, all focusedupon improving targeted math and conceptual reasoning skills in the students. The overallstrategy is to give the students the guidance, help, and training on an individual basis as much aspossible. The focus lies upon the individual student’s needs and how he or she can achieve thebest gains in the topic skills. The

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bailey Braaten, The Ohio State University; Arnulfo Perez, The Ohio State University

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Mathematics

Paper ID #19533Integrating STEM and Computer Science in Algebra: Teachers’ Computa-tional Thinking DispostionsMrs. Bailey Braaten, The Ohio State University Bailey Braaten is currently a doctoral student at the Ohio State University, where she is in her second year of the STEM education PhD program. She is a graduate research assistant on the STEM+C NSF funded project, looking at integrating computer science and engineering concepts into algebra classrooms. Bailey received her BS in mechanical engineering from Ohio Northern University and her M.Ed. in curriculum and instruction from University of Cincinnati. Her

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacie Pisano, University of Virginia; Hui Ma, University of Virginia; Bernard Fulgham, University of Virginia; Gianluca Guadagni, University of Virginia; Diana D Morris, University of Virginia; Monika Abramenko, University of Virginia

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of years I became a lecturer in the Engineering Department at the University of Virginia where I am teaching now full time. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Redesigning the Calculus Curriculum for Engineering StudentsIntroductionThis paper provides an overview of year two in our calculus redesign project, marking thesecond step in a three-year plan to make over the calculus sequence. In our previous paper [0] wediscussed the motivation for the Calculus curriculum redesign at our institution, as part of agreater effort to improve and innovate the calculus sequence in many universities in the US. TheMathematical Association of America, MAA, with support by NSF, has published

Conference Session

Use of Technology in Teaching Mathematics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sabina Jeschke, Technische Universitat Berlin, Inst. f. Mathematik; Lars Knipping, Technische Universitat Berlin; Raul Rojas, Freie Universitat Berlin; Ruedi Seiler, Technische Universitat Berlin

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University of Technology using a digital whiteboard and an extra projectorIn order to use the eChalk Software in the classroom, one needs a pen based input device and awide display. Mainly, the following alternative device configurations are in use: • Digitizer tablets or tablet PCs with LCD projector The lecturer writes on a tablet while the computer screen is projected by a beamer. Digitizing tablets are comparatively affordable and easy to transport. The lecturer can face the audience while writing, if a tablet with integrated display is used, supporting interaction with the audience through eye contact. As an additional advantage, this solution is highly mobile

Conference Session

Students' Abilities and Attitudes

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kendrick T. Aung, Lamar University

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Mathematics

problems for engineering students, pedagogy and readability for students’learning, availability of many problems and projects, and resources for both students andinstructors. Among these books, the book by Kreyszig4 is the only book that includescoverage of statistics, probability and optimization. All books considered have manyexamples and problems available but the examples, problems and design projects inKreyszig’s book are more tailored to graduate engineering students. Kreyszig’s book alsoprovides student with student solution manuals available in either Mathematica or Maplesoftware packages. Based on the comparison, Advanced Engineering Mathematics byIrwin Kreyszig4 was chosen as the text for the course, MEEN 5304 AdvancedEngineering

Conference Session

The Transition from Secondary to College Mathematics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sabina Jeschke, RWTH Aachen University; Olivier Frédéric Pfeiffer, Technische Universität Berlin; Omar Musa Hasan, American University of Mdaba; Erhard Zorn, Technische Universität Berlin

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AC 2012-5187: AN INTRODUCTORY MATHEMATICS COMPUTER COURSEAS A SUPPLEMENT TO A MATHEMATICAL BRIDGE COURSEProf. Sabina Jeschke, RWTH Aachen UniversityMr. Olivier Frdric Pfeiffer, Technische Universitt Berlin Olivier Pfeiffer received his M.Sc. in mathematics at Technische Universitt Berlin in 2002. His thesis in numerical mathematics investigated ”Error Control using Adaptive Methods for Elliptic Control Problems in Matlab”. He has been working in several eLearning projects at TUB to support teaching of mathemat- ics for mathematicians, engineers, and natural scientists in 2011, as a Research Assistant at SFB609 in Dresden from 2002-2004, and is now again with the School II Mathematics and Natural Sciences at TUB

Conference Session

Students' Abilities and Attitudes

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria Terrell, Cornell University Math Dept.; Robert Terrell, Cornell University; Lisa Schneider, Cornell University

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Mathematics

unlikely to have encountered similar items Apply mathematical procedures in unfamiliar or complex contexts.**Note: “solve routine problems” is in the TIMMS applying domain. We have included solvingfamiliar/routine problems in the knowing domain for the MAI. Solving problems that arestraightforward, but not routine, are included in the applying domain. Solving very complexproblems or problems in a very unfamiliar setting are in the reasoning domain.Six instructors in Mathematics and Engineering (four at Cornell including one of the project PIs,one at New York University, and one high school teacher with experience teaching AP calculus)were asked to characterize the items and to apply the codes. The project PI’s description andcodes

Conference Session

Computers and Software in Teaching Mathematics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zohra Manseur, SUNY Oswego; Adrian Ieta, SUNY Oswego; Rachid Manseur, SUNY-Oswego

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Mathematics

AC 2010-2356: MODERN MATHEMATICS REQUIREMENTS IN A DEVELOPINGENGINEERING PROGRAMZohra Manseur, SUNY OswegoAdrian Ieta, SUNY OswegoRachid Manseur, SUNY-Oswego Page 15.883.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Modern Mathematics Requirements in a Developing Engineering ProgramAbstractThis project is a collaboration of math and engineering educators ___, meant to closely analyzethe educational relationship between math and engineering as part of the development of a newinnovative electrical and computer engineering program. The main objective is to optimize thecurriculum for efficiency in educating engineers with skill sets that allow them to competeeffectively in

Conference Session

Computers and Software in Teaching Mathemathetics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Reba, Clemson University

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Mathematics

rows. The instructor can quickly scroll through "anonymous"submissions and choose a few to project and discuss (e.g., those with interesting errors ornotational issues). When explaining a concept in the context of correcting a student mistake, the instructor tapsinto students' natural curiosity about how their peers are doing in the class. (Without pen-technology, the instructor would walk around bending to look at a few papers and commentingon errors in a way that benefits only that student and maybe his neighbor.) Our current lecture-submission routine highlights a manageable list of new skills that will be the focus of the groupactivity following the lecture. During the group activity, students work together and the recorderinks and

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norha M. Villegas, Universidad Icesi, Colombia - University of Victoria, Canada; Stephanie Celis Gallego, Universidad Icesi; Ivonne María Suárez, Universidad Icesi; Juliana Jaramillo JJO, Universidad Icesi; Angelica Burbano, Universidad Icesi; Alvaro Pachon, Universidad Icesi; Diego Antonio Bohorquez, Universidad Icesi; Lina Marcela Quintero P.E., Universidad Icesi; Isabel Echeverri, Universidad Icesi; Lady K. Castillo; Cesár Augusto Cuartas Rodríguez, Universidad Icesi

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education, context- management, cyber physical systems, context-aware analytics, self-adaptive and self-managing systems, and runtime software evolution. She conducted her PhD at University of Victoria, between September 2009 and February 2013. In November 2011 she received the IBM Canada CAS Research Project of the Year 2011 for the application of context-awareness and self-adaptation to the improvement of on-line shopping systems. Over the last ten years she have co-authored an important number of scientific papers on software engineering, co-chaired several international workshops and conferences, and served in an important number of program committees for international conferences such as the International Con

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Murray Teitell, DeVry University, Long Beach; William Sullivan, DeVry University

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Mathematics

universityprovided. The resources that were available were the professor, the textbook and in addition theonline resource shell containing threaded discussions7, online lectures, tutorials, homeworkassignments, assigned readings, exploration projects, library research, role-playing exercises,and online depositories for works and electronic portfolios8. There were also pretests9 andpractice tests which are considered resources but were also in the assessment category. Thestudent can take a pretest and if satisfied with the score, submit it for evaluation.Framing question Pretest Evaluate Pretest Select Resource As an alternative, the student can use the pretest as a resource for determining the level of theircurrent

Conference Session

Issues and Answers in Mathematics Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter J. Sherman, Iowa State University

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Mathematics

in the NSF 2010 FIRE(Fostering Interdisciplinary Research in Education) program, it would appear that a major reasonis that students are not sufficiently motivated by STEM topics. The five funded proposals includethe following:(FP-1): “Applying Embodied Learning” Award #1042995 . “This project brings cognitivescientists together with physicists. The goal is to improve high school and college students'physics proficiency through specific types of lab experiences that allow the student to becomepart of the physical system being studied. Lab experiences where students have direct experiencewith physics quantities (e.g., feeling forces--as opposed to reading about force, seeing forcesbeing exerted on someone else, or even measuring forces with

Conference Session

Engineering and Math Potpouri

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bertram Pariser, Technical Career Institute, Inc.; Cyrus Meherji, Technical Career Institute, Inc.

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Mathematics

The MP4 file format is around 166MB (uses H.264, 30fps, 640x480)The intent of the H.264/AVC project was to create a standard capable of providing goodvideo quality at substantially lower bit rates than previous standards (e.g. half or less the bitrate of MPEG-2, H.263, or MPEG-4 Part 2),The video conversions were done using the free download from AVS Video Convertor 5.63The video lecture is on the web and can be seen by going tohttp://www.tcicampus.net/userfolder/bpariser and clicking on Video Lectures. Our students like the ideathat they can slow down the lecture, stop and rewind the lecture and go over it until they get it. Thelecture is well received and this TAC-ABET outcome objective has increase from 50% to 75

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martha Allen, Georgia College & State University; Amy Kelley, Georgia College & State University

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Mathematics

AC 2008-2711: CHALLENGES AND INNOVATIONS IN TEACHING LINEARALGEBRAMartha Allen, Georgia College & State University Dr. Martha Allen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville, Georgia. She received her Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of South Carolina in 2001. She was selected as a 2001-2002 Project NExT National Fellow. Project NExT (New Experiences in Teaching) is a Mathematical Association of America program for new or recent Ph.D.s in mathematics. Dr. Allen is currently serving as co-director of the MAA's Southeastern Section NExT program. In 2005, Dr. Allen was the recipient of the university-wide

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virgil U. Pierce, University of Texas, Pan American; Javier Angel Kypuros, University of Texas, Pan American

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Diversity

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statisticallysignificant. A primary goal for the next iteration will be to show a significant improvement inperformance in the Calculus 1 course, mainly by identifying fundamental topics necessary forstudent success in Calculus 1 at our university, a secondary goal of the research project is toidentify possible causes for the low performance of students who do not complete the summerprogram, with the long term aim of improving the chance of students to successfully completethe initiative and Calculus 1. In the first cohort we identified full time summer employmentcommitments as a common feature for 4 of 5 students who did not complete the courseobjectives.Emporium ModelThe mathematics course is a specialized course combining material from the College Algebra

Conference Session

Innovative Instruction Strategies in Calculus

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elton Graves, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Mathematics

also intended to helpstudents who received a “U” on the homework assignment to see the problems theymissed done correctly.Special ProjectsIn addition to their regular homework students are given four group projects during thecourse. These projects are to be done by groups of from three to five students withoutany aid from the counselors, the faculty, or members outside their group. The groupprojects are graded on the same scale as the homework problems. If a group gets a U onthe project, they must fix their mistakes and resubmit the project.TestingDuring the course students are given a test each Friday, after the problem session. One of Page

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shirley B. Pomeranz, The University of Tulsa; Peyton James Cook Ph.D., The University of Tulsa

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Mathematics

total number of students and thenumber of women students enrolled as engineering majors – “184 students enrolled in the classof 1972 Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science, including six girls”.That the number of women enrolled is miniscule comes as no surprise. But what caught theauthor’s attention is that the phrasing was the number of girls enrolled as engineering majors.4.2 The University of Tulsa Academic Years 2000-2016: The Author’s Calculus I, II, and III StudentCourse Evaluation CommentsThere are student course evaluation comments suggesting changes in how the author teachescalculus. In Calculus II, Mathematica (http://www.wolfram.com) was introduced and used forsome homework problems and projects. In some

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gavin Duffy, Ohio State University; Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University; Austin Mack, Ohio State University; Brian Bowe, Dublin Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Mathematics

Paper ID #20036Performance by Gender on University Placement Tests in Mathematics andSpatial SkillsMr. Gavin Duffy, Ohio State University For the current academic year I am a visiting scholar at Ohio State University with my home institute being Dublin Institute of Technology where I am a lecturer in the School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering. AT OSU I am working on a research project that is investigating the relationship between spatial ability and problem solving in engineering education. Before joining academia I worked in industry as a chemical engineer and control systems engineer and those are the topics

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 5: From Functions to Big Data–A Hands-on Challenge

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Rajendran Swamidurai, Alabama State University ; Cadavious M. Jones; Carl Pettis; Uma Kannan

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the prediction and modelling of insidious cyber-attack patterns on host network layers. She also actively involved in core computing courses teaching and project development since 1992 in universities and companies. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Applications of Linear Algebra applied to Big Data Analytics1. IntroductionThe digital universe (the data we create and copy annually) is doubling every two years and willreach 44 zettabytes (44 trillion gigabytes) in 2020 [1]. The stored digital data volume has grownexponentially over the past few years [2, 3]. In 1986, only three exabytes of data existed and in2011 it went up to 300 exabytes [3], and at the end of 2020 it might

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guisela Alejandra Illescas Ms, Universidad Galileo; Alberth E. Alvarado, Universidad Galileo; Jose Roberto Portillo, Universidad Galileo

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the instructor solves the test pointing out the most common mistakescommitted by the students. A different possibility to provide immediate feedback is the use of“clickers” for implementing such quizzes. The main objective of these quizzes is to continuouslymeasure the students’ understanding of each of the topics. If the students are not performing asexpected, further outside class activities (such as homework, video lectures or readings) areassigned to the students.2.5 Mini-Application Projects (MAPS)These projects are designed with the objective of linking the mathematical theory developed inthe course with real-life problems. Thus, the MAPS are guided applied problems orientedtowards the use of technology, mobile applications, and

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Minichiello, Utah State University; Ted Campbell, Utah State University; Jim Dorward, Utah State University; Sherry Marx, Utah State University

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Mathematics

is currently pursuing a PhD in Engineering Education at USU. She is Principal Investigator for Online Learning Forums for Improved Engineering Student Outcomes in Calculus, a research project funded by the NSF TUES program. Her research interests include engineering student learning, distance engineering education, and alternative pathways to engineering education.Mr. Ted Campbell, Utah State University Ted Campbell is a Lecturer in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Utah State University (USU). He teaches undergraduate mathematics and statistics courses via synchronous broadcast to stu- dents at the USU regional campuses. Ted has a bachelor’s degree in materials engineering from the University of

Conference Session

Innovative Instruction Strategies in Calculus

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martha Allen, Georgia College & State University; Amy Kelley, Georgia College & State University

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Mathematics

AC 2007-1216: EMPHASIZING TEAMWORK AND COMMUNICATION SKILLSIN INTRODUCTORY CALCULUS COURSESMartha Allen, Georgia College & State University Dr. Martha Allen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville, Georgia. She received her Ph.D. in mathematics from the University of South Carolina in 2001. She was selected as a 2001-2002 Project NExT National Fellow. Project NExT (New Experiences in Teaching) is a Mathematical Association of America program for new or recent Ph.D.s in mathematics. Dr. Allen is currently serving as co-director of the MAA's Southeastern Section NExT program. In 2005, Dr. Allen was the recipient of the

Conference Session

Integrating Math, Science, and Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Kauffmann, East Carolina University; Michael Bosse, East Carolina University

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Mathematics

. Program also has a two credit freshman class in vector geometry.Table 2 indicates that for three credit calculus sequence programs: ≠ Are no more likely to have either statistics or linear algebra as standalone courses. ≠ 40% compared to 60% above require statistics and it is consistently a three credit course. ≠ Do not appear to be more likely to have a Calculus IV requirement (two programs here compared to one program above). ≠ Stand alone differential equations courses are uniformly three credits.The next section examines the question of specific content details for engineering mathematicscourses.Mathematics ContentWhen the authors started this research project, we expected to find a comprehensive body ofliterature