Conference Session

Mathematics Division (MATH) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zenaida Aguirre Munoz Ph.D., University of California, Merced; Melissa Almeida, University of California, Merced; Comlan de Souza, California State University, Fresno; Keith Collins Thompson, University of California Merced; Khang Tran, California State University, Fresno; Yue Lei, University of California, Merced; Erica M Rutter, University of California, Merced; Lalita G Oka, California State University, Fresno; Maribel Viveros, University of California Merced; Bianca Estella Salazar, University of California, Merced; Changho Kim, University of California, Merced

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics Division (MATH)

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