Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maizey Benner, Purdue University; Daniel M. Ferguson, Purdue University; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University; Behzad Beigpourian, Purdue University

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Mathematics

University in Iran, Tehran. He has been official Technical Teacher at Ministry of Education in Iran from 2007 to 2018, and received many certificate in education such as Educational Planning, Developing Research Report, and Understanding School Culture. During these years, he has taught construction courses in several technical schools. Mr. Beigpourian currently works in the CATME project, which is NSF funding project, on optimizing team- work skills and assessing the quality of Peer Evaluations. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Analyzing Changes in the Individual Dimensions of a Behaviorally Anchored Scale for TeamworkAbstract

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 3: Diversity in Mathematics Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Shuvra Das, University of Detroit Mercy; Kirstie A. Plantenberg, University of Detroit Mercy

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Diversity

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Mathematics

, Jerome P. and Keltie, Richard F. Calculus Intervention for First-Semester En- gineering Students. College of Engineering, North Carolina State University, 2005. http: //soa.asee.org/paper/conference/paper- view.cfm?id=220303. Hensel, Robin, Sigler, J. Ryan, and Lowery, Andrew. AC 2008-2079: Breaking the Cycle of Calculus Failure: Models of Early Math Intervention to Enhance Engineering Retention. West Virginia University. ASEE 2008. http://soa.asee.org/paper/conference/paper-view. cfm?id=87604. Koch, Darryl, and Herrin, Gary D. Intervention Strategy for Improving Success Rates in Calculus. University of Michigan. ASEE 2006. http://soa.asee.org/paper/conference/ paper- view.cfm?id=9775. Has the calculus reform project improved

Conference Session

The Transition from Secondary to College Mathematics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helen M. Doerr, Syracuse University; Andria Costello Staniec, Syracuse University; AnnMarie H. O'Neil, C.S. Driver Middle School

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Mathematics

Page 25.410.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Designing for Improved Success in First Year MathematicsIn responding to the need to improve retention in the first year of engineering, many institutionshave developed a range of academic support programs, including learning communities, peermentoring, summer bridge programs, tutoring and supplemental instructional workshops.1,2,3,4,5Other institutional efforts are aimed at curricular changes involving new approaches to teachingand learning, such as student-centered pedagogies and design projects in first-year engineeringcourses.6,7 However, students’ difficulties with first year mathematics courses remain awidespread and consistent barrier

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kendrick T. Aung, Lamar University; Ryan Underdown, Lamar University; Qin Qian, Lamar University

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Mathematics

and Protection District. 4. Judge for the 1st International Sustainable World(Energy, Engineering, & Environment) Project Olympiad Competition, Houston, Texas, 2009 5. Com-mittee Member of ASCE Groundwater Hydrology Committee 6. Member of American Society of CivilEngineers(ASCE) , 09/2004˜current 7. Member of American Geophysical Union(AGU), 06/2005˜cur-rent 8. Member of Overseas Chinese Environmental Engineers and Scientists Association (OCEESA),05/2009˜current 9. Member of Chi Epsilon, Honor Society of ASCE, 05/2010˜ current 10. Member ofChinese American Water Resources Association (CAWRA), 05/2012˜current Page 23.1354.2

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University; Don Ploger, Florida Atlantic University; Agnes Nemeth, Florida Atlantic University; Steven Alan Hecht Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University

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Mathematics

robotics and alternative assessment strategies in their classroom5, 6.II.C. Background: The journey towards our previous projects started when we came to knowthat a local school had a robotics club, but no robots. The students, both boys and girls, met oncea week to discuss, but could make no headway on how to finance their club. Purchase, operation,and maintenance of commercially available robots13, 14 were beyond their means and capability.We wanted a simple low cost solution that they could easily comprehend and build upon. To thisend, we offered a course to engineering undergraduate students in the fall of 2011. The resultwas a blueprint (for both hardware and software) for building a low cost robot4. We havepublished the details elsewhere15

Conference Session

The Use of Computers in Teaching Mathematics

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenna Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University; Brian Camp, Louisiana Tech University

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Mathematics

into their course in avariety of ways. The calculus course coordinators generally cfxkug"vjcv"c"uvwfgpvÓu"YgDYqtM"grade count for no more than 10% of their overall course grade. In addition to WeBWorK, someof the calculus courses also utilize a web-based tutorial system called ALEKS, and somerctvkekrcvg"kp"vjg"wpkxgtukv{Óu"Uwrrngogptal Instruction Program.OpportunitiesTwo of the primary goals of this project were: 1) to increase student mastery of course content,and 2) to increase individual student accountability on out-of-class assignments. Whenhomework problems are assigned out of the textbook, students usually attempt each problemonce or twice. They will often spend more time on those problems which have an answer printedat the back of the

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Lloyd Hieb, University of Louisville; William B. Corley, University of Louisville; Jaqi C. McNeil, University of Louisville

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Diversity

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Mathematics

engineering mathematics courses and continuing his dissertation research in cyber security for industrial control systems. In his teaching, Dr. Hieb focuses on innovative and effective use of tablets, digital ink, and other technology and is currently investigating the use of the flipped classroom model and collaborative learning. His research in cyber security for industrial control systems is focused on high assurance field devices using microkernel architectures.Mr. William B. Corley, University of Louisville William B. Corley, M.S., is the graduate research assistant on this project. He is an experimental psychol- ogy graduate student with the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at University of Louisville

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amitabha Ghosh, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Mathematics

problem solving and of relevance tothe course on figure 3 are presented. The application areas are also limited due to timeconstraints in the course. Motivated students usually learn applications further from this levelthrough project work and graduate studies. Figure 4. Organization of Ideal Flow Mathematical TopicsTo learn the third level details in figure 4 students must have the necessary background ofdifferential and integral calculus, differential equations, boundary value problems and conceptsof numerical analysis. The next section presents the connectivity of these to fundamentals ofalgebra, geometry and trigonometry beginning from high school.In this section we review such engineering conceptual strings in relation to

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 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

Underrepresented Minority StudentsAbstractBoise State University (BSU) implemented an across-the-board reform of calculus instructionduring the 2014 calendar year. The details of the reform, described elsewhere (Bullock, 2015),(Bullock 2016), involve both pedagogical and curricular reform. Gains from the project haveincluded a jump in Calculus I pass rate, greater student engagement, greater instructorsatisfaction, a shift toward active learning pedagogies, and the emergence of a strongcollaborative teaching community. This paper examines the effects of the reform on studentretention. Since the curricular reform involved pruning some content and altering courseoutcomes, which could conceivably have negative downstream impacts, we report on studentsuccess

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University; Kenneth David Domingue, Western Michigan University ; Sarah Gray Hagen, Western Michigan University; Rebecca A. Scheffers, Western Michigan University; Lenore Yaeger; Katherine Fox, Western Michigan University

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Mathematics

helping students form studygroups9. The STEP retention project has resulted in an increase in 2nd-year retention rate toCEAS from a baseline of 57.4% (averaged 2000-2004) to 67.6% (averaged 2005-2009), and 5-year graduation and 6-year continuation rate in CEAS from a baseline of 32.3% to 42.4%.Details on how the CEAS-STEP cohorts are constructed for first-year students can be foundelsewhere10, 11.In Fall 2013, the CEAS-EXEP Cohort program was created. Students in CEAS-EXEP Cohortwere enrolled in the same section of Algebra II, and a First-Year Experience (FYE 2100)seminar taught by a CEAS academic advisor. Depending on a student’s intended CEAS major, athird course – Engineering Graphics – was added to the CEAS-EXEP Cohort schedule. Inaddition

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khalid El Gaidi, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH); Tomas Ekholm, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)

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Mathematics

. Pedagogicallymotivated design would have integrated mathematics with applications subjects to partlyout-design motivation and contextualization problems.Much of the research in mathematics in engineering education takes for granted the traditionaldesign of engineering education with mathematics courses in the first year. The aim of theresearch is then to alleviate learning problems created by the traditional design itself and thealienation of mathematics from the application fields. There is a substantial difference betweenteaching mathematics to future mathematicians and to engineering students. 6 Alternative designslike problem-based and some project-based learning integrate mathematics with engineeringsubjects to provide a context for mathematics. 7The

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gunter Bischof, University of Applied Sciences Joanneum, Graz; Andreas Zwölfer, University of Applied Sciences Joanneum, Graz; Domagoj Rubeša, University of Applied Sciences Joanneum, Graz

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Diversity

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Mathematics

Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, we offer a variety of engineering degreeprograms. The faculty considers it especially important to apply modern didactical methodslike project based learning in the degree program as early as possible to increase theefficiency of knowledge transfer and to fortify the students’ motivation to learn and to Page 26.410.6cooperate actively. Students are confronted, complementary to their regular courses, withproblems that are of a multidisciplinary nature and demand a certain degree of mathematicalproficiency7. This leads to a closer cooperation among the faculty and thus to a bettercoordination of the courses that take

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elton Graves, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Mathematics

SystemWe also have a mass that consist of several squares of aluminum. With this particular mass wecan show the effects of viscous damping by using squares of different sizes. When the largersquares are used it is obvious that there is more viscous damping as the mass stops vibrating a lotsooner than when only smaller squares are used. As one can see from the picture below we caneasily interchange the metal squares. This allows us to do several different cases quite quickly.This setup also allows us to set up a project where the students try to actually calculate thedamping coefficient for the spring mass system. The students are given the apparatus shownabove and a two meter stick. Their job is to find the spring constant for the spring, weight

Conference Session

Improving the Mathematical Preparation of Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shuki Aroshas, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; Igor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; Avi Berman, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

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Mathematics

course.Educational conceptsCognitive psychologists noted that instruction should refer to individual characteristics oflearners. The educational approach which coordinates student's abilities and teachingmethods is Attitude Treatment Interaction11-13. ATI points that students can be convergent ordivergent thinkers, short-term or long-term memorizers, extraverts or introverts, more or lessconfident, etc. ATI offers a variety of instructional methods and gives students opportunitiesto choose those which fit their learning styles. The educational approach emphasizes team-based inquires and project assignments in which the students can select their preferredlearning strategies. The ATI indicated that integrating different instructional methodsprovided more

Conference Session

Mathematics in Transition

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Grossfield, Vaughn College of Aeronautics

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Mathematics

thecourse. The problem is: what is the best arrangement for course material so that a student canvisualize the major components of a course at the beginning and subsequently fill in the details?This paper presents a roadmap in the form of a tree structure (See the chart at the conclusion.)that will allow young students to treat their study of arithmetic as a research project. Theroadmap will provide a navigational aid to assist in the exploration of the world of numbers.Historically, the discovery of the periodic table guided scientists in the study of chemistry,indicating what was known and where gaps existed and raising questions about what remained tobe explored. The periodic table has been immensely valuable, even though its final form

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gianluca Guadagni, University of Virginia; Bernard Fulgham, University of Virginia

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Mathematics

proximity, another possible reason of this special connection is that PLs are not involved inthe grading process. This makes students more relaxed when interacting with PLs.PLs give us feedback about the class during the semester; we do not have to wait for classevaluations at the end of the semester.What PLs take from their class experience.PLs’ experience in this program was overwhelmingly positive. For them it was a personaldevelopment process not just a job, and the little empowerment that comes with the position doescontribute to their growth as young individuals. For several of them this was the first opportunityto lead a group of peers on a technical project where they are expected to be the expert.All of them report that - Ability to

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacie Pisano, University of Virginia; Bernard Fulgham, University of Virginia

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Mathematics

median full-time equivalent enrollment(approximately 2800 engineering undergraduates), our new policy and strategy lines up withsimilar institutions in their report (non-mandatory placement, department creation of test). Ourinstitution is unusual in that applied mathematics including calculus is taught within theengineering school and not by the university’s mathematics department. Therefore, ourplacement test can focus on those concepts and skills that are most needed by engineeringstudents.This paper reports on the development and implementation of a calculus placement test strategyfor engineering students as well as the results obtained and further plans.ObjectivesOur project was to create and deliver a placement test system that would

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Bernal, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jeffery J. Leader, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jessa B. Ward, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Mathematics

following week). The new sequence,entitled Introduction to Engineering Mathematics I and II (replacing Calculus I and II) andApplied Multivariate Calculus (replacing Calculus III), consists of 4-credit courses that met for 3days per week in standard format, along with a double period meeting 1 day per week. Thisscheduling preserved the 5 contact hours of the standard sequence. However, due to the doubleperiod day being used for laboratory activities 4 times per quarter and projects/recitation 6 timesper quarter, that day only counted as 1 credit hour toward the total.The laboratory activities discussed in this paper were developed to enhance the Calculus Ivariant. The labs were developed by one group of faculty and tested by another group during

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew H. Phillips, Ohio State University

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Mathematics

Graduate Teaching Associate for the Fundamentals of Engineering for Honors program, he is heavily involved with developing and teaching laboratory content, leading the maintenance of the in-house robotics controller, and managing the devel- opment of the robotics project. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Technology’s Role in Student Understanding of Mathematics in Modern Undergraduate Engineering CoursesAbstractThis paper seeks to identify important implications on the use of technology in the teaching ofmathematics in modern undergraduate engineering courses. These are used to create a big pictureof the current situation of engineering mathematics teaching

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Nite, Texas A&M University; G. Donald Allen; Jim Morgan, Charles Sturt University; Ali Bicer, Texas A&M University; Robert M. Capraro, Texas A&M University

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Mathematics

where he and two colleagues presented their work related to the Aggie STEM project. He is currently involved in research in four school districts and more than 20,000 students and 80 teachers. His editorial work includes Associate Editor of the American Educational Research Journal, School Science and Math- ematics, and Middle Grades Research Journal and the Research Advisory Committee for the Association of Middle Level Education. He was selected as a minority scholar for 2007 by the Educational Testing Service and served as president of the Southwest Educational Research Association. He is the author or co-author of three books, several book chapters and more than 100 articles on mathematics education, quantitative

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Salinas, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Eliud Quintero, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Pablo Guillermo Ramirez, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Eduardo González Mendívil, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM)

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Mathematics

Appoffers the simulation of this action performed with planes parallel to the coordinate planes XY,XZ and YZ. In Figure 4 we can see images of this simulation, representing reversible thoughtwhich we consider is as key element for the visualization process. Fig. 4. Simulation that fosters the visualization process.The intersection of the curves will be projected on the XY coordinate plane, and a simulationperformed with another button also reverse this effect to reconstruct the surface.About solids of revolutionThe second level of our AR App includes the visualization of solids of revolution. Traditionallythe subject of calculating the volume of a solid of revolution is in the chapter on applications ofIntegral Calculus. In this

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judith A Komar, Colorado Technical University; Tonya Troka, Colorado Technical University

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Mathematics

Curriculum Development. Notable is her number of years in the Academic and Educational Technology field and the experience it brings to her present position.Tonya Troka, Colorado Technical University Tonya Troka, with more than 10 years of experience working with online students, has been a leader of the adaptive learning implementation project since its initial launch in October 2012. As the University Program Director for General Education/Psychology, she works directly with the general education cur- riculum that was used to integrate the adaptive learning technology into the classroom. Troka has also provided insight into using the technology in the classroom and how success should be measured

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 2: Poster Presentations

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Yosi Shibberu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Mathematics

being used in an increasing number of undergraduate courses and projects 2 3 4 5 6 7 .A brief survey of earlier courses on neural networks is given by Shibberu 8 . In this paper wedescribe a course on deep learning taught four times in a mathematics department to a total ofover 100 students, 93% of whom were undergraduates. The goals of the course are to: • use the mathematics background of STEM majors to develop, from first principles, the key concepts used in deep learning. • expose students to empirical modeling. • expose students to the advantages of machine learning over machine programming. • inspire students to use deep learning in their future work.Organizing PrinciplesCourses can be organized either from a top-down

Conference Session

Integrating Mathematics, Science, and Engineering

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shane Palmquist, Western Kentucky University

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Mathematics

expressions that they are trying to solve.AcknowledgementsThe author would like to express his sincere gratitude to the Foundation at our University forproviding funding for this project. The author would also like to thank the students of structuralanalysis, CE382 (fall 2006), for their patience and eagerness to learn.Bibliographic Information1. Seely, B.E., “The Other Re-engineering of Engineering Education, 1900-1965,” Journal of Engineering Education, Jul, 1999, pp. 285-294.2. Grinter, L.E. (Chair), et al., “Report of the Committee on Evaluation of Engineering Education, Journal of Engineering Education, April, 1955, pp. 25-63.3. Fromm, E., “The Changing Engineering Educational Paradigm,” Journal of Engineering Education, Apr, 2003

Conference Session

Use of Technology in Teaching Mathematics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melinda Z. Kalainoff, U.S. Military Academy; Dawn E. Riegner, U.S. Military Academy; Matthew Deloia, U.S. Military Academy; Russ Lachance, U.S. Military Academy; Andrew Biaglow, U.S. Military Academy

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Mathematics

use SynchronEyes [5] Software to monitor progress, and to project work ontoa classroom screen. To monitor the progress of the study, the study group took the sameexams as the general course population, and certain problems were compared to gaugeunderstanding of key equilibrium concepts. We also administered a survey to determinestudent attitudes toward use of technology. Instructors for the general chemistry course typically come from various academicdisciplines, including chemistry, chemical engineering, and the life sciences. Threeinstructors with various academic experience and backgrounds were chosen for thisstudy. The experience and background of the instructors ranged from new instructor totwelve years teaching experience. Prior

Conference Session

Techniques in Improving Mathematics Education in STEM Curricula

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University; Jian-ao Lian, Prairie View A&M University; Yonggao Yang, Prairie View A&M University

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Mathematics

students can learn and practice their math concepts any timeanywhere with their laptop PC. Vizard—a popular virtual reality programming environment—ischosen to design the course teaching modules to make the math learning full of fun.In this project, faculty members developed new interactive teaching and learning modules andintroduced them into the corresponding college math classes. Preliminary results on STEMstudents’ opinion were obtained and obstacles were discussed. Based on feedbacks of ourpreliminary exploit, we will further improve our current teaching and learning modules anddevelop more modules to enhance STEM students’ math learning.1. IntroductionNowadays, with the advancement of computer technology, the number of jobs requiring mathand

Conference Session

Changing the Classroom Environment in Mathematics Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Bourn, Tribeca Flashpoint Media Arts Academy; Sarah C. Baxter, University of South Carolina

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Mathematics

-EFFECTS.Math-EFFECT #1Core Concept: EstimationContext: Gather information to design an HVAC system for open air courtyard.Decision Worksheet - Driving Questions: What would be the “cost” of the HVAC system? Howdoes one provide an accurate but relatively quick estimate for a project?Active Learning Modules:  Lecture on statistical metrics; upper and lower bounds;  Have students measure the length of hallways using estimated measures of feet, wing- span and stride; calculate ensemble statistical metrics;  Guess and discuss the dimensions of common objects; ceiling and floor tiles; square footage in classroom;  Actual on-site estimations of the size of the open air courtyard.Reflection:  How accurate are `back of the

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Allen J. Antoine Jr, Rice University Office of STEM Engagement; Carrie A. Obenland, Rice University; Roger Ramirez, Rice University; Christopher Barr, Office of Research, Rice University; Matthew Cushing, Rice University; Carolyn Aitken Nichol, Rice University

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Mathematics

and Innovative Design in Engineering Academy, or iRIDE for short. Before joining Rice STEM, I taught middle and high school mathematics for 9 years.Dr. Christopher Barr, Office of Research, Rice University Rice University Office of Assessment and Evaluation of STEM Programs led by Dr. Barr is the Direc- tor of Assessment and Evaluation of STEM Programs at Rice University. He has been an evaluator and psychometric expert on several federally funded projects in education, natural science, and engineering. His focus is to conduct rigorous quantitative and qualitative measurement and program evaluation utiliz- ing validated assessment tools with published psychometric properties, qualitative rubrics with reliable

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Mathematics in the First Year

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amie Baisley, Utah State University; V. Dean Adams, Utah State University

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First-Year Programs, Mathematics

Pathways of Students Continuing in and Leaving Engineering,” in Proceedings of the 2010 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Louisville, KY, 2010.[3] M. W. Ohland, A. G. Yuhasz, and B. L. Sill, “Identifying and removing a calculus prerequisite as a bottleneck in Clemson’s general engineering curriculum,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 93, no. 3, pp. 253–257, 2004.[4] E. Litzler and J. T. N. Young, “Understanding the risk of attrition in undergraduate engineering: Results from the Project to Assess Climate in Engineering,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 101, no. 2, pp. 319–345, 2012.[5] National Academy of Engineering, Educating the Engineer of 2020: Adapting Engineering

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul L. Goethals, United States Military Academy; Karoline Hood, United States Military Academy

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Mathematics

that are further nested withineach of these course objectives.During the academic year in 2017, 51 engineering major students completed EngineeringMathematics during their educational experience. For the course, a student could earn up to 2000points in graded material, consisting of quizzes, problem sets, a course-wide project, andexaminations. The course was taught in four sections by three different instructors, enabling thestudent-teacher ratio to remain small at roughly 14:1. A typical class consisted of a 20-25 minuteperiod of instruction on a subject with another 30 minutes of the students working problems onthe boards (see Figure 1). The low student-teacher ratio facilitated more interaction with thestudents and a better awareness or