Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division - Visualization and Mathematics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adetoun Oludara Yeaman, Virginia Tech; Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Tech; Tamara Knott, Virginia Tech

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First-Year Programs, Mathematics

ENGAGE Engineering Project [6] offercourses in spatial visualization. These courses have been shown to positively impact participantspatial skills and retention in engineering programs [7], [8], [9]. A number of studies have alsoinvestigated the role of solution strategy in spatial performance. In 1991, Schultz [10] developedand tested the Spatial Strategy Questionnaire (SSQ) and used it to examine the contribution ofstrategy to variations in spatial performance on a number of spatial tasks including mentalrotation. This study found a significant contribution of strategy to performance in mentalrotation higher performance on the MRT being associated with the use of a strategy involving“moving the object” and avoidance of a strategy of the use of

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eliud Quintero, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Patricia Salinas, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM)

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Diversity

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Mathematics

) makes SimCalc MathWorlds © (hereon SimCalc) software with potential to transformthe way mathematics can be learned5,6.The main idea that motivated the creation of SimCalc project was to foster and enrich theMathematics of Algebra and Calculus, and simultaneously give students an early access toimportant concepts. According to Burke, Hegedus y Robidoux7, the SimCalc design team(including researchers, software developers and teachers) sought not only improve existingschool curriculum, but also transform it with activities that would not be possible without the useof technology. In order to do so, a key element in SimCalc is its representational infrastructurethat allows observing different representations (graphical, algebraic, tabular

Conference Session

Computers and Software in Teaching Mathmatics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheri Shakiban, University of St. Thomas; Michael P. Hennessey, University of St. Thomas

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Mathematics

aliens, racetracks for competitions, giant astronomical calendars, maps of theTihuanaco Empire, or to appease the gods. In addition to viewing them in spectacular fashionfrom Cessna aircraft, our focus was on creating mathematical representations of them as aconcatenation of different curve segments using MATLABTM,14 (Table 3), and when viewedfrom different vantage points using projective geometry based on rotation matrices (Table 4). Table 3 The enigmatic Nazca lines (and geoglyphs) The whale, hands, and astronaut Nazca geoglyphs viewed from Cessna airplane (Tyler Edstrom & Benton Garske). The whale geoglyph when viewed “straight The hands geoglyph created in The astronaut geoglyph created in on” and

Conference Session

The Use of Games and Unique Textbooks in Mathematics Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian J. Lee, Central Illinois Technology and Education Research Institute; Sheldon H. Jacobson, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; William A. Cragoe, Sacred Heart-Griffin High School

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Mathematics

”Bracketodds” as a class project. Page 24.930.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 NCAA Basketball Tournament Analysis for High School MathematicsAbstract As the winter season steadily makes way for spring, basketball fever heats up when the sportsmedia begin to headline various qualification scenarios for the annual NCAA men’s basketballtournament. College basketball experts and sports analysts provide wisdom into how thetournament field might be seeded and which teams are anticipated to reach the coveted FinalFour. The media hype preceding the tournament generates excitement and

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alejandra J. Magana; Sean Brophy, Purdue University; Timothy Newby, Purdue University

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Mathematics

required. After interacting forabout 20 minutes, the full class reassembled and each team shared their work with the rest of theclass. They presented the results by each member of the team pointing in the scale projected onthe blackboard, different positions of their set of objects that composed their proportionalanalogy. Immediately after that, the instrument was administered. The researchers carried out thecorresponding analysis and evaluation. Page 13.1063.9The other science class did not received additional formal training other than that delivered aspart of the common instruction based on measurements and powers of ten. In addition, these

Conference Session

Mathematics: Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Doug Bullock, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Yuguang Ban, Boise State University; Alison Ahlgren, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Cheryl Schrader, Boise State University

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Mathematics

is a slight positive trend,indicated with a dashed trendline. The effect of ALEKS in fall 2008 is a barely perceptiblebump above the projected trend. This fails to control for any factors except the historical trend.In particular, it does not attempt to control for influence of individual instructors. Figure 5: Pass Rates 70 65 60 Precalculus Percent Calculus 55 Calc w/ALEKS

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 3: Diversity in Mathematics Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kathleen Marie Fick, Methodist University; Denise H. Bauer, Methodist University

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Mathematics

ready for Calculus the following fallwithout the need for a summer course or delaying their studies unnecessarily.This Integrated Precalculus I course was offered as a pilot program in 2017 and has now beenoffered for three consecutive years. Only students in the STEM majors of engineering,economics, chemistry, computer science, kinesiology, and mathematics are currently allowed totake the course as they all require some sequence of mathematics that involves courses that areonly offered once a year. This is an ongoing project as we are still evaluating the course throughstudent success in subsequent mathematics courses, retention in the major and at the university,and time to complete the mathematics sequence. We are in phase one of conducting

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eliza Gallagher, Clemson University; Christy Brown; D. Andrew Brown, Clemson University; Kristin Kelly Frady, Clemson University; Patrick Bass, The Citadel; Michael A. Matthews P.E., University of South Carolina; Thomas T Peters, South Carolina's Coalition for Mathematics & Science; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Ikhalfani Solan; Ronald W. Welch P.E., The Citadel; Anand K. Gramopadhye, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Mathematics

, vol. 99, no. 2, pp. 169–178, 2010.[11] U.S. Department of Education. National Center for Education Statistics, “Profile of undergraduates in U. S. postsecondary institutions: 1999 – 2000,” NCES 2002 – 168, Washington, DC, 2002, by Laura Horn, Katharin Peter, and Kathryn Rooney. Project Officer: Andrew G. Malizio.[12] National Academy of Sciences, Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation: America’s Science and Technology Talent at the Crossroads. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2011.[13] E. Hsu, T. J. Murphy, and U. Treisman, “Supporting high achievement in introductory mathematics courses: What we have learned from 30 years of the Emerging Scholars Program,” in Making the Connection: Research and

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guo Zheng Yew, Texas Tech University; Aimee Cloutier, Texas Tech University; Stephen Michael Morse, Michigan Technological University; Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University

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Mathematics

Paper ID #19659Are Better Teaching Methods the Answer to Improved Math Proficiency orAre We Simply Barking Up the Wrong Tree?Mr. Guo Zheng Yew, Texas Tech University Guo Zheng Yew is doctoral candidate in civil engineering at Texas Tech University with a focus on finite element analysis and glass mechanics. Prior to his graduate work in the United States, he obtained his Bachelor’s degree from Malaysia and has participated in research projects involving offshore structures in Malaysia. As a graduate part-time instructor at Texas Tech University, he teaches an introductory course in engineering to freshmen undergraduate

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott W. Campbell, University of South Florida; Carlos A. Smith PhD, University of South Florida; Silvia M. Calderon, Universidad de Los Andes, Venezuela

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Mathematics

this grant, he advised over 500 individual calculus students on their course projects. He was given an Outstanding Advising Award by USF and has been the recipient of numerous teaching awards at the department, college, university (Jerome Krivanek Distinguished Teaching Award) and state (TIP award) levels. Scott is also a co-PI for a Helios-funded Middle School Residency Program for Science and Math (for which he teaches the capstone course) and is on the leadership committee for an NSF IUSE grant to transform STEM Education at USF. His research is in the areas of solution thermodynamics and environmental monitoring and modeling.Prof. Carlos A. Smith PhD, University of South Florida Carlos A. Smith is a Professor

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 3: Diversity in Mathematics Education

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lee Singleton, Whatcom Community College; Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Todd Haskell, Western Washington University

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Mathematics

development of expertise, especially in STEM fields. He is currently Associate Professor of Psychology at Western Washington University. In previous projects Dr. Haskell has worked on understanding how chemistry novices and experts navi- gate between macroscopic, symbolic, and small particle representations, and how pre-service elementary teachers translate an understanding of energy concepts from physics to other disciplines. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Getting Your Hands Dirty in Integral CalculusAbstractThe landscapes of many elementary, middle, and high school math classrooms have undergonemajor transformations over the last half-century, moving from drill-and

Conference Session

Issues and Answers in Mathematics Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Chanley, North Essex Community College; Michael E. Pelletier, Northern Essex Community College; Linda A. Desjardins, Northern Essex Community College; Lori Heymans, Northern Essex Community College

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Mathematics

of instruction will include introduction of material, use of technology in the classroom,cooperative learning, peer sharing and modeling. As always, there will be an open studentdialogue in every class session. Note: There are two Supplemental Instruction (SI) sessions.They are scheduled for Monday & Wednesday 8:50 AM to 9:50 AM.GRADING:There will be four exams, daily lab assignments, and a comprehensive final examination. Therewill be make-up exams administered for each hourly exam with permission of the instructor.Every student is required to take the final exam. The grade for the course will be computed asfollows: Exam 60% Projects 10

Conference Session

Computers and Software in Teaching Mathmatics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Micah Stickel, University of Toronto

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Mathematics

AC 2011-2308: PUTTING MATHEMATICS IN CONTEXT: AN INTEGRA-TIVE APPROACH USING MATLABMicah Stickel, University of Toronto Micah Stickel is a lecturer in Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of Toronto. He first came to the department when he started as an undergraduate student in 1993. Since that time, he has completed the B.A.Sc. (1997), M.A.Sc. (1999), and Ph.D. degrees (2006). He has been involved in a number of research projects, including the use of spiral antennas for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems, the design of high-fidelity directional couplers for digital circuits, and the application of micromachining techniques in the fabrication of bandpass filters for broadband

Conference Session

Techniques in Improving Mathematics Education in STEM Curricula

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Vandenbussche, Southern Polytechnic State University; Christina R. Scherrer, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Mathematics

% Other 54.5% 53.1% Total students completing the survey 22 32 Table 1: Self-reported demographicsDemographics of the College Algebra sectionsThe students took a survey within the first few weeks of class that contained questions about Page 25.150.6their background. The survey was adapted from a student pre-survey used on a project entitled,“Developing statistical indicators of the quality of undergraduate mathematics education,”headquartered at the Office for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education

Conference Session

Students' Abilities and Attitudes

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John R. Reisel, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Leah Rineck; Marissa Jablonski, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Ethan V Munson, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Hossein Hosseini, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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Mathematics

-chair of UWM’s student chapter of Engineers Without Borders for 2 years since its inception in 2007 and continues to help design and implement water distri- bution projects in Guatemala. Marissa Jablonski was a 2008 recipient of the NSF Graduate Fellowship Honorable Mention, the 2008 Wisconsin Water Association Scholarship, and the 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 UWM Chancellor’s Graduate Student Awards. Marissa is a member of ASEE and EWB. She received her BS degree in Natural Resources and Spanish from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 2003, her MS degree in Civil/Environmental Engineering from UWM in 2009 and will receive her PhD in Civil/Environmental Engineering from UWM in 2013.Ethan Munson

Conference Session

Integrating Mathematics, Science, and Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heublein, Kansas State University, Salina; Kenneth Barnard, Kansas State University, Salina

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Mathematics

15.1373.8    focused feedback, and being goal-directed. Having participated in group-projects at school, theyare team-oriented, socially networked, and able to organize and mobilize.”7The following are Howe’s characteristics of the millennial generation born between the years1981 and 2000.7 Special: Have always been treated as special and important. This generation of children has been the most wanted. Every milestone was marked with celebrations and praise. They may carry a sense of entitlement about them and have an expectation of frequent positive feedback. It has been instilled in them that they are vital to the

Conference Session

Applied Mathematics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S.K. Sen, Florida Institute of Technology; Gholam Ali Shaykhian, NASA

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Mathematics

. This age is estimated to be about 13.7 × 109 years = 13.7billion years. According to the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe project of NASA, theestimated age of the universe is between 13.5 and 13.9 billion years. Thus to obtain the optimalglobal minimal path for a TSP of only 26 cities, the fastest available computer of 2006 wouldneed about 5 × 1017 years compared to which even the estimated age of the universe is anumerical zero. Even if a TSP solution is given, its verification is also intractable. This isbecause the TSP is an NP (nondeterministic polynomial time)-hard problem. Designing apolynomial-time deterministic algorithm for a TSP is and has been an open problem forcenturies. We, therefore, attempt to solve a symmetric TSP by

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ruth Rodríguez-Gallegos, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Rafael Ernesto Bourguet-Diaz, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM)

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Diversity

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Mathematics