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- Issues and Solutions in Mathematics Education
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- Gisela Gomes, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie; Janete Bolite Frant, Universidade Bandeirante; Arthur Powell, Rutgers University
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AC 2010-2150: HOW AND WHAT MATHEMATICAL CONTENT IS TAUGHTAND USED BY ENGINEER’S STUDENTS AT THEIR FINAL COURSE PROJECT?Gisela Gomes, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie Dr. Gisela Hernandes Gomes is professor and researcher of Mathematics in the Engineering School at Mackenzie Presbyterian University, São Paulo, Brazil.Janete Bolite Frant, Universidade Bandeirante Dr. Janete Bolite Frant is professor and researcher of Mathematics Education at Universidade Bandeirante do Brasil (UNIBAN), São Paulo, Brazil.Arthur Powell, Rutgers University Dr. Arthur B. Powell, Jr. is Associate Professor of Mathematics Education in the Department of Urban Education at the Newark campus of Rutgers University
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- Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula
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- John Schmeelk, Virginia Commonwealth University Qatar Branch; Jean Hodges, Virginia Commonwealth University Qatar Branch
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presentation, it tracks the development of atechnique the authors call “project-directed mathematics” and its incorporation with writing as alearning strategy. Data gathered from mostly female students taking courses in ContemporaryMathematics over the five years support the authors’ claims, which include new observations andrecommendations that may be adapted to transform other “Western” courses into culturally-appropriate studies.IntroductionVirginia Commonwealth University. Virginia Commonwealth University (VCUR) is a stateresearch university located in the heart of metropolitan Richmond, Virginia’s capital since 1779.Over 32,000 students enroll on its two Richmond campuses. VCUR’s mission is to educate “full-time and part-time students of all ages
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- Jayathi Raghavan, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Hong Liu, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach
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effectively analyze a complex problem arising from a variety of application fields. e. The student will learn how to work collaboratively and productively on complex projects that arise in current research. These projects will provide a capstone experience for Page 15.160.3 students in this degree. f. The student, upon completion of this program, will be able to find employment in a large number of industries including aviation and aerospace industries, or the student, upon completion of this program, will be able to pursue graduate work in either an applied mathematics program or a computational science program
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- Integrating Mathematics, Science, and Engineering
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- Brad Hunt, Norwood High School; Regina Lamendella, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory; Sara Garrison, Norwood City Schools; Andrea Burrows, The University of Cincinnati; Mike Borowczak, The University of Cincinnati; Anant Kukreti, The University of Cincinnati
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managementtechnologies that they would only read about in textbooks and articles. This paper will provideother instructors with ideas to incorporate into their classes and will showcase both successes andchallenges from the teacher’s and students’ perspectives.Project STEPThe chief goal of this National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate STEM Fellows in K-12Education (GK-12) funded project STEP (science and technology expansion project) is toproduce scientists, engineers, and secondary mathematics and science educators who areexperienced in developing and implementing authentic educational practices. The graduatestudents, called STEP Fellows, are the main focus of the grant. The STEP Fellows, 15 in the lastthree years, are trained to bring their complex graduate
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- Geoff Wright; Peter Rich, Brigham Young University; Keith Leatham, Brigham Young University
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mathematical self-efficacy and problem solving skills). The research project is in its second year of implementation. Last year 120 students were introduced into the course, and this year 80 more students are involved in the project. Thus far, the results of the project have shown a strong correlation between student engineering interest, aptitude, programming understanding, and an increased understanding of mathematics.IntroductionMathematics has long been regarded as an essential skill, as noted by the American Society forEngineering Education’s mathematics division (Selingo, 2008). The Cold-War era “space race”pushed engineering awareness, mathematical, and scientific ability to the fore of our educationalsystem. And
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- 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
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- Maria Terrell, Cornell University Math Dept.; Robert Terrell, Cornell University; Lisa Schneider, Cornell University
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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
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- Zohra Manseur, SUNY Oswego; Adrian Ieta, SUNY Oswego; Rachid Manseur, SUNY-Oswego
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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
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- Murray Teitell, DeVry University, Long Beach; William Sullivan, DeVry University
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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
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- Dianne Raubenheimer, North Carolina State University; Hatice Ozturk, North Carolina State University; Alina Duca, NCSU
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visiting position in the Mathematics Department at Vassar College in NY. She is a Teaching Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics at NC State University. Dr. Duca's research interests are in the Non-commutative Algebra and Model Theory. More recently, she has been active in various mathematics education projects, such as developing a calculus course for Elementary Education students, working on improving the engineering mathematics curriculum, and starting Math circles - a mathematics enrichment program -for enthusiastic and motivated middle school students. Page 15.239.1
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- Robert Homolka, Kansas State University, Salina; Greg Stephens, Kansas State University, Salina
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program. Greg has serves on numerous non-profit boards and has consulted with local and regional industry in human resource training. Greg currently incorporates storytelling as a teaching pedagogy in his courses and he led K-State in a Diversity Storytelling Project Page 15.107.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 A Triple Play: Mathematics, Baseball, and StorytellingAbstractThere are many effective teaching pedagogies. One way we have found to produce results is tocombine the use of storytelling about baseball in mathematics classes. This paper will illustrate apositive relationship
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- Kingsley Reeves, University of South Florida; Bill Blank, University of South Florida; Victor Hernandez-Gantes, University of South Florida; Maniphone Dickerson, University of South Florida
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AC 2010-1675: USING CONSTRUCTIVIST TEACHING STRATEGIES INPROBABILITY AND STATISTICSKingsley Reeves, University of South FloridaBill Blank, University of South FloridaVictor Hernandez-Gantes, University of South FloridaManiphone Dickerson, University of South Florida Page 15.1322.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Using Constructivist Teaching Strategies in Probability and StatisticsAbstractThis paper discusses the early results of an NSF EEC project that focuses on the impact of usingconstructivist approaches to teaching probability and statistics for engineers. Twelve exerciseswere developed and used in a modified version of the course to promote student
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- Bertram Pariser, Technical Career Institute, Inc.; Cyrus Meherji, Technical Career Institute, Inc.
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for a Fiber Optics Laboratory. Heserved as faculty advisor to the IEEE and faculty advisor to Tau Alpha Pi National HonorSociety. Bert was instrumental in merging Tau Alpha Pi National Honor Society into the ASEE.In addition, Dr. Pariser Co-Founded 5 venture companies, and as a management consultantsuccessfully catalyzed over $100 million of new shareholder value in client businesses. Bert ledcross-functional client teams in projects to find and capture value-creating profit and growthopportunities. Bert received a PhD, MS from Columbia University and a BS from MIT inElectrical Engineering. bert.pariser@tcicollege.eduCyrus Meherji is a faculty member in the Electronic Engineering Technology and the ComputerSoftware Technology Departments at
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- Integrating Mathematics, Science, and Engineering
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- 2010 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- John Heublein, Kansas State University, Salina; Kenneth Barnard, Kansas State University, Salina
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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