Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Blair J. McDonald P.E., Western Illinois University; Susan C. Brooks, Western Illinois University - Quad Cities

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Mathematics

computed answer. Recently, a diligent statics student followed the author’s prescribedsteps to locate the centroid of the area under a parabola using equations found on the back coverof the text. The correct answer was computed; however, the student had no idea how, why, orwhat the meaning was. Figuring out how to find the abc’s in y=ax2+bx+c and then integratexdA to get the answer without using the equation on the back cover was not considered, eventhough the integration process had been the focus of a lecture two hours earlier and the studentwanted to know how the equation was developed. Was the math hard? No. Because the studentcouldn’t get beyond the equation in order to understand the phenomena (the moment of an areaabout an axis

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Salvador Mayoral, California State University, Fullerton; Antoinette Sherrise Linton, California State University, Fullerton; Hassan Yousefi, California State University, Fullerton; Jidong Huang, California State University, Fullerton

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Mathematics

Year 4-Year 5-Year 6-Year Figure 3 ECS 4-, 5-, and 6-year undergraduate graduation ratesIn response, the ECS faculty at CSUF has implemented academic course intervention strategiesfor first- and second-year ECS students. This paper presents an academic intervention thatincorporates project-based learning and engineering design in a first-year calculus course, CalculusI - Differentiation.Course BackgroundCalculus I - Differentiation is the first calculus course that ECS students take. The course coversthe topics of limits, derivatives, applications and introduces definite integrals. As previouslyshown in Figure 1, the three-year average repetition

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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Diversity

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Mathematics

. Additionally, Allen has traveled across the country with WeTeach CS to facilitate teacher preparation courses for the high school computer science competency exam. He also serves as a master teacher for Bootstrap, a program that aims to implement computer science principles in mathematics classrooms. Before joining R-STEM, Allen worked in various positions in the educational field. As an interventionist in Orleans Parish Schools, he worked with elementary students to improve their literacy and numeracy levels. As a middle school teacher in Alief ISD, he taught 8th grade mathematics and Algebra I. Addi- tionally, Allen worked on mathematics curriculum development for Alief ISD and Rice University. Allen currently holds a

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Zeynep Akcay Ozkan, City University of New York, Queensborough Community College; Dona Boccio, City University of New York, Queensborough Community College ; Dugwon Seo, City University of New York, Queensborough Community College ; Sirin Budak, Univeristy of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

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Mathematics

topic is covered as a separate section in College Algebra classes andnot a lot of time is allocated. We suggest to include a literal equation type of problem after eachfunction topic is covered.Suggestion 6. Accept and integrate use of smart phone apps for relevant problemsIt is essential for new generation learners to utilize digital tools to solve problems as technologycontinues to change and evolve. Qualification of professions in engineering and technologyfields nowadays demands fast adaptation to the new technology and the ability of using digitaltools to find relevant information and solve problems in addition to strong mathematicalbackground. An introduction to smart phone apps by the instructors could help students makeuse of these