Conference Session

Statics & Strength of Materials - A nice couple

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie Douglas, University of Wisconsin Colleges; Mark H Holdhusen, University of Wisconsin, Marathon County

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Mechanics

Materials CourseAbstractOnline education has expanded quickly in recent years and offering an engineering curriculumonline has been limited by the ability to replicate lab experiments that are integral to somecourses. Some approaches to lab experiments in distance education or online courses have beenattempted including recording video of lab experiments or creating simulations of laboratoryexperiments that run virtually via the internet. This paper outlines the development of a set ofinexpensive, transportable lab experiments for students in a Mechanics of Materials courseoffered via distance education. The set of labs were developed to allow for hands-on learningwith a kit of supplies and a list of experiments that students could perform at home

Conference Session

Making Mechanics Courses Fun and More Effective

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

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

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Mechanics

Paper ID #30704Feel the force! An inquiry-based approach to teaching free-bodydiagrams for rigid body analysisEric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College Eric Davishahl holds an MS degree in mechanical engineering and serves as associate professor and engineering program coordinator at Whatcom Community College. His teaching and research interests include developing, implementing and assessing active learning instructional strategies and auto-graded online homework. Eric has been a member of ASEE since 2001. He currently serves as awards chair for the Pacific Northwest Section and was the recipient of the 2008 Section

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn P Gross, Villanova University; David W Dinehart, Villanova University; Joseph Robert Yost, Villanova University; Aleksandra Radlinska, Villanova University

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Mechanics

more integrated sequence.Courses in the classical areas of Statics, Mechanics of Solids, and Civil Engineering Materialswere repackaged into a pair of four-credit mechanics courses which combine content from theseareas. The first course (Mechanics I) integrates elements of Statics and Mechanics of Solidsalong with a few topics from Civil Engineering Materials. The second course (Mechanics II)integrates the remaining elements of Mechanics of Solids with the majority of Civil EngineeringMaterials.A key pedagogical component in this integrated curricular restructuring is a structuredimplementation of problem-based learning: the use of overarching problems. An overarchingproblem is a common design and/or analysis problem encountered in the

Conference Session

Statics - They can move at constant velocity!

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sirena C. Hargrove-Leak, Elon University

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Mechanics

heterogeneous catalysis for fine chemical and pharmaceutical applications and membrane separations. Page 23.407.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Developing Threshold Conception in StaticsAbstractThe study and practice of engineering involves complex problem solving which requires theapplication and integration of fundamental principles of mathematics and science. Thedevelopment of the skill needed to do this effectively and efficiently is a journey from novice toexpert that begins in the undergraduate curriculum. The more analytical aspects of complexproblem solving

Conference Session

Addressing the Human Dimension in Teaching Statics, Dynamics, Mechanics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College

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Diversity

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Mechanics

students. Statics’ position early in the curriculum for many engineering majorsresults in it being one of the first courses where students must synthesize knowledge gained inprerequisite math and physics coursework and apply it to higher-level analytical problemsolving. In addition to the technical skills emphasized in the traditional course content, students’ability to self-assess and regulate their own learning (i.e. metacognition) becomes increasinglyimportant. As Grohs (2015) writes in reference to Statics: Though the written learning outcomes of a typical undergraduate mechanics course may be exclusively technical, the timing and nature of the course in the overall scheme of an engineering curriculum position it as a course that also

Conference Session

Mechanics, Hands-on Demo - Show & Tell!

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward J. Berger, University of Virginia

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Mechanics

for increasing synthesis and design in the engineering curriculum, for greater emphasison deep inquiry, and for a general reversal of the compartmentalization of engineering content inthe classroom. The ability to integrate knowledge is a key trait of the modern engineer, andtraditional engineering curricula often struggle to instill this trait. The Engineering Genome, oncefully realized, will address this critical need by building a cross-curricular tool that describes theincredible richness of relationships between pieces of “content”, and therefore promotes studentunderstanding and integration of knowledge. Page 23.753.3Methods

Conference Session

Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget Wadzuk, Villanova University; David Dinehart, Villanova University; Edward Glynn, Villanova University; Shawn Gross, Villanova University; Frank Hampton, Villanova University

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Mechanics

engineeringcurriculum and importance for a civil engineering graduate. The Department has taken theinformation collected from the survey and catalog to develop a sequence of mechanics coursesthat incorporates the most important topic areas with innovative practices, such as integration oftopic areas across disciplines, integration of lecture and laboratory experiences and applicationsto real world examples. The new mechanics sequence will be launched in fall 2009.The authors have found the survey to provide a wealth of information and it played an importantrole in the development of a reformed mechanics curriculum. Future curriculum changes canbenefit from this survey and surveys directed at specific ideas, such as problem based learningand service learning

Conference Session

Engaging the Online Classroom

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jacob Matthew Cook, Oregon State University; Thomas W. Ekstedt, Oregon State University; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Milo Koretsky, Tufts University

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Diversity

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Mechanics

modeling, and data science. Jacob Cook is a currently an M.S. student in the department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Oregon State University under the Sensors and Integrated Microelectronics (SIMs) Lab.Mr. Thomas W. Ekstedt, Oregon State University Thomas Ekstedt is a software developer in the School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engi- neering at Oregon State University. He is involved in the development of technology-based educational systems, particularly in the areas of concept-based instruction and interactive simulation of physical phe- nomena.Dr. Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Brian Self obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Engineering

Conference Session

Mechanics Classroom Demonstrations

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Bell, Triton College, Ret.

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Mechanics

extreme conditionsdissonance can describe a contrary condition, it doesn't have to be that extreme. In fact, in its lessintense state, dissonance can be described as that which is not accepted or integrated into theexisting framework or model. When it initially occurs, dissonance is often attention-gettingbecause an observation does not fit into a preexisting understanding or knowledge of theenvironment. As an example, advertisers use this model to great effect, changing promotions,billboards, commercials on a regular basis. This is in an attempt to get your attention andhopefully convince you to buy their product or service.In an academic environment cognitive dissonance can be used as an opportunity for learning4.Dissonance has been described

Conference Session

Innovations in Solid Mechanics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University; Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University

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Mechanics

development of pilot testing fa- cility, mechanical instrumentation, and industrial applications of aircraft engines. Also, in the past seven years, she gained experience in teaching ME and ET courses in thermal-fluid and energy conversion ar- eas from various levels of instruction and addressed to a broad spectrum of students, from freshmen to seniors, from high school graduates to adult learners. She also has extended experience in curriculum development.Dr. Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University Yalcin Ertekin received his B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from Istanbul Technical University. He attended the Business School of Istanbul University and received M.S. degree in production management. After working for

Conference Session

Anything New in Dynamics?

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Nordenholz, California Maritime Academy

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Mechanics

that generally grow with time (due to the time integration). An estimationof acceleration and angular velocity measurement errors can be made by calibrating theaccelerometer and rate gyro using simple homemade devices.After describing how these experiments can be set up and performed in general, this paper willdescribe a specific experiment done in the author’s junior mechanical engineering laboratorycourse. The rigid body object under study is a remote controlled car. The technique describedabove is used to find the position, velocity, orientation, and angular velocity of the car as afunction of time. Results of the measurements and data analysis are compared with observationsof the car’s motion viewed by a video camera. An examination of

Conference Session

Hands-On in the Online Classroom

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Matthew Parsons Fuentes, Everett Community College

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Mechanics

with by the second week of class.Difference in ApproachesThere were significant differences in how the hand-on activities were integrated into the threestatics courses in this pilot. The instructor at WCC used all nine activities as asynchronousassignments that served roughly as an intermediate point in a weekly schedule that typicallystarted with a reading assignment (includes video options) and introductory problems beforemoving to the activity worksheet as a step toward a challenging weekly problem set. Studentsearned full points for effort regardless of the accuracy of their worksheet and were provided anexample solution to study. This instructor had been developing the curriculum in the context offace-to-face statics courses for several

Conference Session

Simple Classroom Demonstrations for Mechanics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanya Kunberger; Kristine Csavina; Robert O'Neill

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Mechanics

interdisciplinary courses, the roster contains students in bioengineering, civil engineering,and environmental engineering. Topics in statics and dynamics are discipline specific in variouscourses offered in the curriculum at the junior and senior levels. The majority of engineeringcourses at Florida Gulf Coast University are offered in the integrated lecture-lab format. Thismeans that for a four credit course, class meets twice a week for 2 ¾ hours each time. Becauseof the extended class period, presenting the necessary material in an engaging format and notoverloading students on new concepts requires additional considerations over what might occurin a course that has 50-minute sessions three times a week.Dynamics accounts for approximately 40% of the

Conference Session

Hands-On in the Online Classroom

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Mohammad Shafinul Haque, Angelo State University

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Mechanics

modified and assessed using an inductive learning approachwhere the hands-on activities will take place before a concept introduction.References:[1] A. A. Ferri, and B. H. Ferri, Blended Learning in a Rigid-Body Dynamics Course Using On-Line Lectures and Hands-On Experiments, ASEE Conference and Exposition, 2016, NewOrleans, LA, USA. DOI: 10.18260/p.26387[2] J. L. Klosky, and V. Schaaf, Hands-On Demonstrations in introductory mechanics,Proceedings of the 2002 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, 2002, Montreal, Canada.DOI: 10.18260/1-2--10783[3] S. Kaul, and P. Sitaram, Curriculum Design of Statics And Dynamics: An IntegratedScaffolding And Hands-On Approach, In Proceedings of the 120th ASEE Annual Conference,2013, Atlanta, Georgia. DOI:10.18260

Conference Session

Simple Classroom Demonstrations for Mechanics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Kiefer, Michigan State University

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Mechanics

engineering principles. In an attempt to boost retention by better connecting with today’s engineering students,eight universities participated in a National Science Foundation sponsored project to change theundergraduate Mechanical Engineering Curriculum to make it more attractive to a diversecommunity of students.4 One of the efforts of this project was to develop application-basedlesson plans that would use real life examples to demonstrate basic engineering concepts.Specifically, Eann Patterson developed a set of example problems that could be used in anintroductory solid mechanics course.5 This paper provides an instructor review of five of these

Conference Session

Grading and Feedback Models in Mechanics

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Petros Sideris, Texas A&M University; Maria Koliou, Texas A&M University

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Mechanics

Paper ID #29366The Role of Timely Actionable Student Feedback in Improving Instructionand Student Learning in Engineering CoursesDr. Petros Sideris, Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Texas A&M University Dr. Sideris is an Assistant Professor at the Zachry Department of Civil and Environment Engineering at Texas A&M University, since 2017. Prior to joining Texas A&M, Dr. Sideris was an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where he also served as the Director of the Structures and Materials Testing Laboratory. He received his Master’s (2008) and Ph.D. (2012) in Civil

Conference Session

Dynamic Pedagogies for Engineering Dynamics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven C. Zemke, Whitworth University; Diane L Zemke

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Mechanics

the author's steps. Take special note when the author heads in a different direction than your normal inclinations. This is an opportunity to learn a new technique. 2. Note the order of the basic steps the author uses to solve the problem. 3. Note any special tricks the author uses. By tricks I mean clever short cuts that save time or calculus. (Recall the use of implicit integration when we had y=f(x) and we wanted x- dot and y-dot?)Your journal should be a short paragraph(s) that answers these questions: 1. What types of things appear in your notes about learning from examples? Give a sample or two from your notes. 2. How did taking notes about solving problems affect your actual solving problems? 3

Conference Session

MASS: Mastery, Assessment and Success of Students

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Brad Gregory Davis, United States Military Academy; Kevin Francis McMullen, United States Military Academy; J. Adam Pegues, United States Military Academy at West Point

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Mechanics

the United States Naval Academy, and served for more than a decade as a naval aviator in the Navy, flying F/A-18s from aircraft carriers. Mr. Pegues hails from rural Virginia and is married to the former Kathryn Kennedy of Olympia, Washington. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Stimulating Student Preparation in Introductory Engineering MechanicsAbstractEngineering mechanics is the foundation for an engineering curriculum. It is crucial to comprehendand retain this knowledge to be successful in advanced courses such as structural analysis andmachine component design, as well as to pass the fundamentals of

Conference Session

Teaching with Technology in Dynamics and Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Honghui Yu, The City College of New York; Feridun Delale, The City College of New York

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Mechanics

so well defined that the content and coverage of the course have been almostfixed for many decades. Most of the textbooks are similar. On the other hand, due to theadvancement of technology, MoM has found many new applications. Mechanicalengineering students are having more and more employment opportunities in emergingtechnologies other than conventional industries such as automobile companies. There isa need to expose students to many applications of MoM in real life especially inemerging technologies. The work reported in this article is part of the department’s effort in incorporatingemerging technologies into undergraduate curriculum, which is supported by a grant fromthe National Science Foundation. For this particular course, the

Conference Session

Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Papadopoulos

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Mechanics

AC 2008-2537: ASSESSING COGNITIVE REASONING AND LEARNING INMECHANICSChris Papadopoulos, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Chris Papadopoulos earned BS degrees in Civil Engineering and Mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University, and a PhD in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Cornell University. He previously served on the faculty of Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, where he is currently a research associate, grant writer, lecturer, and director of educational programs. His research interests include biomechanics, nonlinear structural mechanics, computational mechanics, engineering education, and engineering ethics. He is an active member of American Society for

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

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Mechanics

incorporating writing assignments that enhance students’ critical thinking capabilities. Page 15.214.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010Assessment of Boussinesq Approximation in a Fluid Mechanics CourseAbstract There is an absolute need for an in-depth coverage of certain important topics in anundergraduate engineering curriculum especially in the area of Thermodynamics and FluidMechanics. This need arises basically from the feedback received from the alumni and alsofrom some members of the Industrial Advisory Board. A small group of employers has alsoindicated that there is a need for increasing the academic rigor

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials & General Mechanics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American; Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Martin Knecht, South Texas College; Taylor Martin, Univ of Texas at Austin; Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Joan Walker, Long Island University; Araceli Ortiz, Tufts University

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Mechanics

integral calculus to determine at which value of an independent variable afunction has maximum values. a. Which orientation(s) σ of horizontal wind force leads to the most severe cable loads? How did you determine these orientation(s)? Take one of the following two approaches: Iterative approach: à Use h = 6 meters and Fwind= 20 kN. Choose two different reasonable values of R. Work keeping one of those values of R constant and find the forces in the cables for different values of σ; determine at what angle σ the tension in the cable(s) is maximum. You need to plot each force FAC and FAD versus the angle for σ from 0″ to 120″ (consider that your plotting software might work in

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

c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Work in Progress: Implementing Project-based Learning into Sophomore Mechanics CourseAbstractThe primary goal of an engineering curriculum is to lay the groundwork for the remainder of thestudents’ training. Traditionally, the curriculum primarily consists of lecture-based courses, withsome hands-on work, mostly through demonstration. In recent years, the curriculum has startedusing more project-based courses. In these updated courses, the theory covered via lecture ismerged with hands-on project work. This integrated approach is designed to not only give thestudents a foundation of the course theory, but to expand on that and give them practical, hands-on

Conference Session

Statics Online

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Tech; Timothy Kinoshita, Virginia Tech; Brian J. Novoselich, Virginia Tech; David B. Knight, Virginia Tech

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Mechanics

processwhereby learners set goals for their learning and then attempt to monitor, regulate, and controltheir cognition, motivation, and behavior, guided and constrained by their goals and thecontextual features in the environment” (p. 453). Specifically in Statics, successful students mustlearn to integrate knowledge and skills from several first-year engineering and mathematicscourses, effectively manage time and study strategies, and develop an awareness of whatconcepts may require additional attention to excel on high-stakes achievement tests. Thoughstudent success in any course is a function of these interdisciplinary skills, because Staticsrepresents such an early pivotal point in an engineering curriculum, student ability to self-regulate learning

Conference Session

Dynamic Pedagogies for Engineering Dynamics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kent Ralph Jensen, USAF; Kwangjin Yang, United States Air Force Academy

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Mechanics

section wastaught with a reordering of the topics with kinetics taught before kinematics. Students’ ability tochoose and apply appropriate kinetics principles was assessed using common questions onexams, a common final exam, and an in-class questionnaire assignment administered at thebeginning and end of the semester. In this study we did not see a statistically significantimprovement in performance, and we were therefore not able to duplicate the results from aprevious study that showed that the reordering of the topics in the context of an integratedsophomore curriculum resulted in an improvement in students’ ability to solve dynamicsproblems.Project Description and Background Information: The vast majority of dynamics textbooks(Hibbeler (2016

Conference Session

Statics Online

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carisa H. Ramming, Oklahoma State University; John J. Phillips, Oklahoma State University

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Mechanics

thelecture hall and placed them in a separate lecture setting. It is important that students be allowedto take this first engineering core course in their sophomore year of the curriculum due to therequirement of the course as a prerequisite for follow-on core engineering science courses. Bypresenting an online version of the course, the number of students allowed to take the coursewould not be limited, thus giving them the opportunity to stay on track in their chosen major.Second, the college has been making a concerted effort for a number of years to advance andincrease online courses through its Distance Education department, with the goals of increasedenrollment, retention, and graduation within the college. Since the university is situated in

Conference Session

The 'Strengths' of Mechanics

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Reihaneh Jamshidi, University of Hartford

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Mechanics

’ that isconducted at the beginning of the semester. The survey looks into each student’s perception onhis or her level of skills in writing, computer, calculations, research, and organization. Groupsare then formed such that each group could offer a balance of the aforementioned skillsaccording to students’ self-assessment. The groups maintain their composition throughout thesemester.Prior to this course, based on the mechanical engineering curriculum, it is anticipated thatstudents have received writing instruction in an Academic Writing Course, and a Physics Lab. Inthe Academic Writing course, they are given a foundation on writing, reading, and thinkingprocesses that are anticipated at the university. The course emphasizes drafting, revision

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bidhan C. Roy, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Mechanics

conceptualknowledge, and of course in skill sets.A course in Dynamics is part of a series of courses in Engineering Mechanics, the others beingStatics and Mechanics of Materials. In a Mechanical Engineering curriculum, it is an importantpre-requisite for courses in Dynamical Systems, Fluid Dynamics, and Mechanisms andMachines. Therefore, a clear conceptual understanding of the basic principles of Dynamics iswarranted, so that students can undertake critical thinking in future courses and in theirprofessional career.The principles of Dynamics, as part of a course in Engineering Mechanics, is better understoodby intensive problem solving. Because of limited time in classroom lectures, problem solving inhomework assignements is an integral part of the learning

Conference Session

Mechanics Classroom Demonstrations

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brianno D. Coller, Northern Illinois University

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Mechanics

something we had tentatively calledDynaMonkey. It was similar to a three dimensional version of Pong, very different fromSpumone.Although the control group did not have a video game to use for learning, students were requiredto complete two semi-structured, project-based assignments. The first project was a dynamicanalysis of the Vancouver luge track where a 21 year old Olympic athlete had recently lost hislife. In the second assignment, students had to derive equations of motion for an electric cart(four rigid bodies connected by axle bearings and a chain/sprocket) and integrate the equationswith Matlab. Through intuition-guided iteration, students selected cart parameters they thoughtwould give them the best chances of winning a class-wide

Conference Session

Flipped Classrooms in Mechanics

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luke S. Lee P.E., University of the Pacific; Rachelle Kisst Hackett, University of the Pacific; Hector Estrada, University of the Pacific

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

26.694.3MethodologyA first course in mechanics of materials that is part of the general engineering curriculum at theUniversity was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the flipped classroom approach. The courseis required for bioengineering, Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering majors, or chosenas an elective by those majoring in Engineering Physics and Engineering Management. Thecourse selected for this study is four semester credits and was taught over five weeks. Thecourse was taught twice during the summer of 2014 in the first and third summer sessions, withthe first session conducted as a traditional lecture-based course; and the second iteration of thecourse taught using a flipped classroom approach. Both courses met five days per week for