Conference Session

Curriculum and Instruction in Engineering Mechanics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julian Ly Davis, University of Southern Indiana; Tom McDonald, University of Southern Indiana

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Diversity

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Mechanics

) advantage. As apreliminary study, students were asked: 1. Which types of problems (Multiple Choice, Fill in the Blank or Handwritten) are best for which area of study (Math, Physics, and Engineering)? 2. To what degree did you find online homework helpful? 3. Which types of problems will help in your career?ResultsResults (Fig. 1 below) indicate that students overwhelmingly feel hand written homework is bestsuited for the Engineering discipline (over 90%). Furthermore, 57-60% of these same studentsindicate that this type of solution is appropriate in the Math and Physics disciplines, so moststudents do see value in traditional homework methods. So why are faculty using onlinehomework problems in these classes? One reason

Conference Session

Addressing the Human Dimension in Teaching Statics, Dynamics, Mechanics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman Reese P.E., LeTourneau University

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Mechanics

students just before the module was presented that asked themto rate two questions on a scale of 1 to 10, from “very little” to “very much” (figure 5). Thepost-test with the same questions was given approximately four weeks later. The questions were 1. Please rate the significance of the material in this course to your career. Very little Very much 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2. Please rate how well the material in this course will help you make a positive impact in the world. Very little Very much 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Conference Session

Statics - They can move at constant velocity!

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Y Tsai, University of Colorado at Boulder; Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder; Michael Patrick Hannigan, University of Colorado - Boulder

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Mechanics

undergraduate engineers; as such it is a ripe area for investigation and innovation byengineering educators and researchers.As colleges and universities look to retain students in engineering and encourage students topursue engineering careers, alternatives to the traditional lecture model are becomingincreasingly accepted as methods to increase student engagement and improve the overalllearning experience. Active learning is one such approach, defined broadly as “any instructionalmethod that engages students in the learning process”2. Active learning encompassescollaborative learning, a method in which students work together in small groups, cooperativelearning, in which students pursue common goals while being assessed individually, andproblem-based

Conference Session

Homework, Learning, and Problem Solving in Mechanics

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julian Ly Davis, University of Southern Indiana; Thomas McDonald, University of Southern Indiana

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Mechanics

, students must first be able (or know how) to communicatethis technical information. Efforts are being made to help students improve communication skills early in theirundergraduate career.[1] One of the ways to enhance technical communication skills is to teachstudents what a proper solution looks like early in their academic career. This work does notsuggest a specific format for a clearly communicating a technical solution; engineers often fallback onto a “Given, Find, Solution” format. We do suggest that with increase in class sizes andtherefore a demand for easier ways to assign and grade homework, one skill in particular isquickly diminishing; technical communication. Students who only work with online homework systems, or those

Conference Session

Anything New in the Mechanics of Materials?

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas-Pan American; Stephen Crown, University of Texas-Pan American; Bob Freeman, University of Texas-Pan American

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Mechanics

games and the involvement of students in the gamedesign process, combined loading bone problems and the involvement of students in learningthrough teaching, the concept of functionally graded material structures and their potentialapplications, and the challenges faced in the analysis of graded materials with complexgeometries. The objectives of the challenges include reinforcing students’ understanding aboutsolid mechanics and the difference between analytical and numerical solutions, and fosteringstudents’ interest in the finite element stress analysis for design and research. According to theauthors, students are motivated to learn when they understand the connections between thesubject matter and their interests, values, goals, and career

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hamed Samandari, Miami University; Banafsheh Seyed-Aghazadeh, Miami University

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Mechanics

? Instructor Rating Q6 The material covered in this course will help further my career and/or life goals Furthered my career/goalsFigure 3 summarizes the results of the end of semester survey collected each year. Results fromQ1 indicate that students believed they have gained a better understanding of material when PBLis implemented. Q1 rating for the third year when APM is implemented do not show a significantdifference when it is compared to PBL year only. Students were also asked to comment on howthis project helped them to analyze complex problems or think about complex issues through thecourse (Q2). Results from Q2

Conference Session

Student Advancement in Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nick A. Stites, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Charles Morton Krousgrill, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Jeffrey F. Rhoads, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Edward J. Berger, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Angela Goldenstein, Purdue University

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Mechanics

Mechan- ical Engineers (ASME), where he serves on the Design Engineering Division’s Technical Committees on Micro/Nanosystems and Vibration and Sound, as well as the Design, Materials, and Manufacturing (DMM) Segment Leadership Team. Dr. Rhoads is a recipient of numerous research and teaching awards, including the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award; the Purdue University School of Mechanical Engineering’s Harry L. Solberg Best Teacher Award (twice), Robert W. Fox Outstanding Instructor Award, and B.F.S. Schaefer Outstanding Young Faculty Scholar Award; the ASEE Mechanics Division’s Ferdinand P. Beer and E. Russell Johnston, Jr. Outstanding New Mechanics Educator Award

Conference Session

MASS: Mastery, Assessment and Success of Students

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Jenna Landy, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; James M. Widmann, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; John Chen, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Michelle Kerfs, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

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Mechanics

western public university and has been used to track students’development as they progress through their academic careers. The 14 different constructs that areexplored are big-five personality [1, 2], grit [3], identity [4-6], mindset [7], motivation [8,9],gratitude [10], mindfulness [11], belongingness [12], test anxiety [13], time and studyenvironment [13], perceptions of faculty caring [12], self-control [14], student life stress [15],and meaning and purpose [16]. A short description of each of these, as well as how we chose andvalidated these constructs, can be found in our earlier work [17,18].MethodsData CollectionThe study was approved by our institutional review board and informed consent was obtainedfrom each student. For the current

Conference Session

Teaching & Learning Dynamics, Vibration, and Mechanics More Broadly

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob R Grohs, Virginia Tech; Michelle M Soledad, Virginia Tech, Ateneo de Davao University; David B Knight, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Scott W Case, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Mechanics

first-time admit students begin their college career at a particular institution but may,while still working on a degree from that institution, choose to take courses at another institutionand transfer courses back to the degree-granting institution (double-dipping). In the case ofengineering mechanics courses, transfer students may bring in some or all mechanics coursecredit because of earned Associate’s degrees, preparation curricula for entrance into a four-yearengineering program, or transfer from one school’s undergraduate engineering program toanother. Reasons to transfer credits through double-dipping, on the other hand, varysignificantly; this strategy can be used to catch up or get ahead in one’s curriculum, tocircumvent a difficult

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Price Barnett; Nick M. Safai, Salt Lake Community College

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Mechanics

Barnett (student: Mechanical Engineering Major) Dr. Nick Safai (Professor)Engineering Department, Salt Lake Community College, Salt Lake City, UT 84123 USA The most intimidating choice that students face at the beginning of their university yearsis the major that they will pursue. At the age of the majority of students, entering universities thestudents are maturing and learning about themselves, and the world. In today’s economy not onlyare there many more choices offered to them, students for the majority do not have practicalknowledge of what future careers may offer or what to expect from them. According to a reportby the U.S. Department of Education, among all STEM fields 35% of students changed

Conference Session

Using Technology to Support Learning in Mechanics

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Yonghee Lee, Purdue University at West Lafayette ; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Jeffrey F. Rhoads, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Edward J. Berger, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE)

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Mechanics

, electromechanical signal processing, and computing; the thermome- chanics of energetic materials (including explosives, pyrotechnics, and propellants); additive manufac- turing; and mechanics education. Dr. Rhoads is a Member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), where he serves on the Design Engineering Division’s Technical Committee on Vibration and Sound. Dr. Rhoads is a recipient of numerous research and teaching awards, including the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award; the Purdue University School of Mechanical En- gineering’s Harry L. Solberg Best Teacher Award (three times), Robert W. Fox

Conference Session

Measuring Learning in Statics & Dynamics

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nick Stites, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David A Evenhouse, Purdue University; Mariana Tafur-Arciniegas P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Charles Morton Krousgrill, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Craig Zywicki, Purdue University; Angelika N Zissimopoulos, University of Chicago; David B Nelson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeffrey F Rhoads, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Mechanics

, Materials and Manufacturing Segment Leadership Team and the Design Engineer- ing Division’s Technical Committees on Micro/Nanosystems and Vibration and Sound. Dr. Rhoads is a recipient of the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, the Purdue University School of Mechanical Engineering’s Harry L. Solberg Best Teacher Award (twice), and the ASEE Mechanics Division’s Ferdinand P. Beer and E. Russell Johnston, Jr. Outstanding New Mechanics Educator Award. In 2014, Dr. Rhoads was selected as the inaugural recipient of the ASME C. D. Mote Jr., Early Career Award and was featured in ASEE Prism Magazine’s 20 Under 40.Dr. Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette Edward Berger is

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William E. Howard, East Carolina University; Odis Hayden Griffin Jr. P.E., East Carolina University; Ihab Ragai, East Carolina University

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Mechanics

from an Internet sourceand write a reflection summarizing the article and relating it to their careers. We have foundMachine Design magazine’s website12 in particular to be an excellent source for this type ofarticle. For outcome i, we found a white paper on non-linear analysis from SolidWorksCorporation13 to be appropriate. After completing the non-linear analysis assignment, we gavethe students the assignment as follows: In this assignment, we used tabulated results that have been available for many decades along with non-linear software that was not readily available to engineering graduates of only a few years ago. Without a doubt, you will need to keep learning throughout your career. Besides formal classes, trade

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez ; Aidsa I. Santiago-Román, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez ; Genock Portela-Gauthier, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

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Mechanics

of manual or spreadsheet calculations to verify the resultsfrom simulations in SAP2000. Overall, we believe that from a the perspective of “engineeringculture”, it is important to engage students at the earliest stage possible with the “real” tasks andhabits of engineers and engineering analysts at the earliest possible stage in their careers. Weintend that our project is an advance in eliciting such mature behaviors from students.2. Description of Simulation & Design Projects in MoM We expose students to simulation software and design codes in a sequence of four MoMprojects that are completed in groups of 3-4. The following is a description of each project.Project 1: This project is a re-visitation of a project initiated in the

Conference Session

New Teaching Pedagogies: Methods and Assessments

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey F. Rhoads, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Eric Nauman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Beth M. Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Charles Morton Krousgrill, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics

implementation of resonant micro/nanoelectromechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS); the behavior of electromechanical and thermomechanical systems operating in rich, multi-physics environments; and mechanics education. Dr. Rhoads is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), where he serves on the Student Design Committee and the Design Engineering Division’s Technical Com- mittees on Micro/Nanosystems and Vibration and Sound. Dr. Rhoads is a recipient of the National Sci- ence Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, the Purdue University School of Mechanical Engineering’s Harry L. Solberg Best Teacher Award (twice), and the ASEE

Conference Session

Teaching Statics: What and How?

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

David Allen Evenhouse, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Charles Morton Krousgrill, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeffrey F. Rhoads, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Mechanics

dynamics of parametrically-excited systems and coupled oscillators; the thermomechanics of energetic materials; additive manufacturing; and mechanics education. Dr. Rhoads is a Member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and a Fellow of the American Society of Mechan- ical Engineers (ASME), where he serves on the Design Engineering Division’s Technical Committees on Micro/Nanosystems and Vibration and Sound, as well as the Design, Materials, and Manufacturing (DMM) Segment Leadership Team. Dr. Rhoads is a recipient of numerous research and teaching awards, including the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award; the Purdue University School of Mechanical

Conference Session

Teaching Statics, Dynamics, and Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Somnath Chattopadhyay, University at Buffalo, SUNY; Jerry Qu, University at Buffalo ; Adres Nuri, University at Buffalo ; Syed Ali Hasan, University at Buffalo; Nilanjan Kundu, University at Buffalo

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Mechanics

Paper ID #19448Torsion Tests to Study Plastic Deformation in Ductile MaterialsProf. Somnath Chattopadhyay, University at Buffalo, SUNY Dr. Somnath Chattopadhyay teaches mechanics, manufacturing and design at the University at Buffalo. He has authored a text on Pressure Vessel s and till recently was an Associate Editor of the ASME Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology. His research interests are in the areas of fatigue and fracture of metals, carbon nanotubes, multi-scale material modeling and engineering education. He had a very successful industrial career with Westinghouse Electric where he directed and performed

Conference Session

The 'Strengths' of Mechanics

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Casey Daniel Kidd, Louisiana Tech University; Ethan Clark Hilton, Louisiana Tech University

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Mechanics

improved self-efficacy among the students will better prepare them for acareer after graduation. Studies have shown that improved self-efficacy can influence a person’sperformance, intrinsic interest, and career pursuits [8], [9]. Beier [10] showed that project-basedlearning can have an effect on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) careeraspirations.Courses Using Tensile-tester ProjectThe basic design of the tensile tester assembly is used in two courses in the engineering program.The first is the sophomore-level Statics and Mechanics of Materials course that is required for allundergraduate engineering disciplines. The second course is Applied Mechanics of Materials,which is a sophomore-level course for the engineering technology

Conference Session

What's New in Mechanics of Materials?

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Creuziger, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Wendy Crone, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Mechanics

a team taught course in spring semester, difference in teaching styles of the faculty,difference in learning styles of the students, timing of the course in the students academic career,or general class makeup; it is not measured by the data.Responses to the question “How well do you feel that you understand the concept of shearstress?” were similar between semesters. When comparing the near 90% of respondents thatcould recognize the term shear stress, recognize equations containing shear stress and useequations containing shear stress, the main difference in is in the proportions that indicate if itwould be ‘easy’ or ‘very easy’. Fall semester respondents were more confident in how easythey considered each question with the exception of

Conference Session

Innovative Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Charles Farrar, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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Mechanics

. This trend is of particular importance to Los Alamos National Laboratorybecause of its reliance on employees with advanced degrees. The problem is further exasperatedby the need for most employees of LANL to be US citizens so they are able to obtain therequisite security clearances. The Los Alamos Dynamics Summer School (LADSS) is aninnovative, proactive approach that is designed to not only benefit the students through theireducational experience, but also to motivate them to attend graduate school and to make thestudents aware of career possibilities in defense-related industries after they have completed theirgraduate studies. Students in the program are paid the same as regular LANL summer students,but there are significant educational

Conference Session

Learning Environments for Statics, Dynamics, and Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Allen Evenhouse, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rohit R. Kandakatla, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Nick A. Stites, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Nimit Patel, McKinsey & Company; Austin Zadoks, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Taylor Prebel, Purdue University; Claudio Cesar Silva de Freitas, Purdue University; Charles Morton Krousgrill, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Jeffrey F. Rhoads, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Mechanics

biological sensing, electromechanical signal processing, and computing; the dynamics of parametrically-excited systems and coupled oscillators; the thermomechan- ics of energetic materials; additive manufacturing; and mechanics education. Dr. Rhoads is a Member of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) and a Fellow of the American Society of Me- chanical Engineers (ASME), where he serves on the Design Engineering Division’s Technical Committee on Vibration and Sound. Dr. Rhoads is a recipient of numerous research and teaching awards, includ- ing the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award; the Purdue University School of Mechanical Engineering’s Harry L. Solberg Best

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Allen Evenhouse, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nick Stites, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Amy K. Dunford, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rohit Kandakatla, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeffrey F. Rhoads, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Mechanics

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Paper ID #27284 on Micro/Nanosystems and Vibration and Sound, as well as the Design, Materials, and Manufacturing (DMM) Segment Leadership Team. Dr. Rhoads is a recipient of numerous research and teaching awards, including the National Science Foundation’s Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award; the Purdue University School of Mechanical Engineering’s Harry L. Solberg Best Teacher Award (twice), Robert W. Fox Outstanding Instructor Award, and B.F.S. Schaefer Outstanding Young Faculty Scholar Award; the ASEE Mechanics Division’s Ferdinand P. Beer and E. Russell

Conference Session

Engaging the Online Classroom

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Matthew M. Barry, University of Pittsburgh; Samantha E. Wismer; Tony Lee Kerzmann, University of Pittsburgh; Lee Allen Dosse, University of Pittsburgh

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Mechanics

Paper ID #34248Development of an Interactive Top Hat Textbook for Engaged LearningDr. Matthew M. Barry, University of PittsburghMiss Samantha E. WismerDr. Tony Lee Kerzmann, University of Pittsburgh Dr. Tony Kerzmann’s higher education background began with a Bachelor of Arts in Physics from Duquesne University, as well as a Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. After graduation, Dr. Kerzmann began his career as an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at Robert Morris University which afforded him the opportunity to research, teach, and advise in numerous

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amitabha Ghosh, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Mechanics

significant contributor in teaching of the solid mechanics courses. For the past ten years, he has been involved heavily in educational research at RIT and has also served as the coordinator of the Engineering Sciences Core Curriculum (ESCC) in Mechanical Engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Challenges in Teaching Ideal Flows to ME Students concurrently with Senior DesignAbstractStudents in mechanical engineering need to learn important analytical and mathematicalconcepts of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) if they wish to choose a career in fluidmechanics. However, these tools are challenging to learn and are not always interesting to moststudents

Conference Session

Active Learning & Laboratories in Statics, Dynamics, and Mechanics

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John W. Sanders, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Geoffrey L Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Mechanics

Western Australia. His research is in the field of scientific computing and numerical analysis, where he works on computational algorithms for simulating complex stochastic systems such as atmospheric aerosols and feedback control. Prof. West is the recipient of the NSF CAREER award and is a University of Illinois Distinguished Teacher-Scholar and College of Engineering Education Innovation Fellow.Dr. Geoffrey L Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr. Geoffrey L. Herman is a visiting assistant professor with the Illinois Foundry for Innovation in En- gineering Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a research assistant professor with the Department of Curriculum & Instruction. He

Conference Session

Learning Environments for Statics, Dynamics, and Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jakob C. Bruhl, U.S. Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky, U.S. Military Academy; Todd Mainwaring P.E., U. S. Military Academy; Joseph P. Hanus, U.S. Military Academy

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Mechanics

higher-level tasks earlier intheir careers, necessitating the development of this judgment in undergraduates. This clearly hasbecome a priority for many programs, as evidenced by the growth of project-based learning.Developing this type of judgment and creativity is challenging, but inquiry-based learning willplay an important role and well-tested tools for inspiring new types of knowledge acquisitionmethods in our students are needed.This paper describes hands-on, inquiry-based learning activities that were recently designed andimplemented in the first mechanics course taken by students in the Department of Civil andMechanical Engineering at the US Military Academy in part to help accelerate the developmentof students’ engineering judgment

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John A. Mirth, Saint Cloud State University

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Mechanics

completed.Specifications grading provides the means for controlling the process parameters. Each time thestudent completes work that is within the process parameters, credit is given and the studentadvances toward fulfilling the course performance requirements.If we are going to help students engage in effective learning processes, then a natural place tostart is with courses that are early in the student’s career. From an engineering perspective, thisimplies the “gateway” courses that students first encounter in their engineering studies. Of these,the courses in Engineering Mechanics (Statics, Dynamics) provide an essential foundation forseveral engineering disciplines which makes them logical candidates for the implementation ofeffective learning

Conference Session

New Teaching Pedagogies: Methods and Assessments

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin W. Caldwell, LeTourneau University; Colleen M. Halupa, LeTourneau University

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Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics

Clemson University. Dr. Caldwell is a member of ASME and Pi Tau Sigma.Dr. Colleen M Halupa, LeTourneau University Dr. Colleen Halupa is currently the Director of Curriculum Design and Technology at LeTourneau Uni- versity. She has an A.S. in medical laboratory technology, a B.S. in healthcare management, an M.S. in health administration, and an Ed.D. in curriculum and instruction with a concentration in educational lead- ership, and management. Prior to her career in academia, Dr. Halupa was a biomedical sciences officer in the United States Air Force. Prior to her retirement from the military, she held varying positions in health administration and education and served as the program director for all of the Air Force

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching: Mechanics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jim M. Papadopoulos, University of Wisconsin - Stout; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Vincent C. Prantil, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Mechanics

of Conventional Objections to Using FEA in Traditional ClassesWe open with an analogy, meant to caricature typical justifications for not teaching FEA practicewithin the core disciplinary courses:One can imagine a complicated and expensive mechanical calculator (ca. 1950) beingadvertised as a major advance in engineering. Structural calculations could be performed viarelaxation methods by filling out a series of tables according to precise rules. But students wouldneed many hours of training to learn to operate the calculator, lay out a particular type ofcalculation, and arrive at a result. And they probably wouldn’t have access to such an expensivetool in their careers if their eventual employer did not provide it. So if presented with an

Conference Session

Potpouri - A Mix

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen N Kuchnicki, York College of Pennsylvania

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Mechanics

Paper ID #7494Project-Based Learning: Teaching Engineering Design Not TinkeringDr. Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania Scott Kiefer has spent the past eleven years teaching mechanical engineering at four different institu- tions. As an exemplary teaching specialist in mechanical engineering at Michigan State University, Scott received the Withrow Award for Teaching Excellence, given to one faculty member in the College in En- gineering for outstanding instructional performance. Scott specializes in machine design, vibrations and controls, and mechatronics. He started his career at the University of Puerto