Conference Session

Concept Inventories in Mechanics

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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2000 and the Rose-Hulman Board of Trustee’s Outstanding Scholar Award in 2001. He was one of the developers of the Rose-Hulman Sophomore Engineering Curriculum, the Dynamics Concept Inventory, and he is a co-author of Vector Mechanics for Engineers: Dynamics, by Beer, Johnston, Cornwell, and Self. In 2019 Dr. Cornwell received the Archie Higdon Distinguished Educator Award from the Mechanics Division of ASEE.Dr. Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Brian Self obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech, and his Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Utah. He worked in the Air Force Research Laboratories before teaching at the U.S. Air

Conference Session

What's New in Mechanics of Materials?

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nashwan Younis, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne

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stress inthe member. The sequence of colored fringes produced by increasing stress is black (zero),gray, white, pale yellow, orange, dull red, purple, and blue (maximum). As a reminder to thestudents, this fringe identification sequence could be listed with every image. The purpose ofeach photostress image is to acquaint students with the full-field stress regions. Thus, it is moreadvantageous and time efficient to have the images ready for the lecture than doing theexperiments in the laboratory. Any bolted joint connection that can be used with a tensilemachine is sufficient for this task. The photostress images that will be discussed combinecontact, bearing, and axial stresses; these stresses were demonstrated by the use of jointconnection

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Mechanics

electrical and computer engineering in 2014, respectively, both from the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ. After graduating with her PhD in 2014, she worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, first as a NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellow from 2014-2016 and then as RF/Microwave Engineer from 2016-2017. She started as an Assistant Professor at the University of Southern Indiana, Evansville, IN in the fall of 2017. Her research interests include THz technology development, superconducting detectors, heterodyne arrays, and microwave instruments. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Students – Ask them to eat their Steaks!Abstract Some faculty

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Teaching & Learning Dynamics, Vibration, and Mechanics More Broadly

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yan Tang, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

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Mechanics

performances between the treatment groupand control group. Because of the success rate during the implementation, we would like to informengineering educators of the fruitful results from cognitive sciences, share our practice throughthis paper to initiate discussions and seek collaboration to collect data for further investigation. Wecan further evaluate the theories of cognitive sciences in engineering education setting as many ofthem were developed for other disciplines in a laboratory setting. Those results could serve asstepping stones for us to tackle challenges in engineering education.ConclusionsIn this paper, we have shared our practice of applying question prompts to avoid the Einstellungeffect and help students develop effective problem

Conference Session

Homework, Learning, and Problem Solving in Mechanics

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gina C Adam, National Institute of Microtechnologies, Romania; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Michael George, Student- California Polytechnic State University; Benjamin Kevin Kraw, California Polytechnic State University: San Luis Obispo, Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Student; Lindsey Chase, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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projects related to engineering and engineering education: value-added manufacturing (Dr. Katie Whitefoot), taxonomy of engineering education (Dr. Cynthia Finelli), pioneers in engineering education (Dr.Cynthia Atman) and inquiry-based learning in mechanics (Dr. Brian Self).Dr. Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Brian Self obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech, and his Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Utah. He worked in the Air Force Research Laboratories before teaching at the U.S. Air Force Academy for seven years. Brian has taught in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo since 2006. During the 2011

Conference Session

Dynamic Pedagogies for Engineering Dynamics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Vitali, University of Michigan; Noel C. Perkins, University of Michigan; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan

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Mechanics

fields [2, 3]. This study aims tointroduce the use of inertial measurement units (IMUs) as an active learning intervention in anotherwise traditional (lecture based) engineering course in dynamics. IMUs are relativelyinexpensive and versatile enough to employ in a large lecture setting without the need for adedicated laboratory. The IMUs in this study incorporate three-axis MEMS accelerometers andangular rate gyros together with on-board memory. These sensors have the added benefits ofbeing relatively small (1.5”x1”x0.5”), not requiring students to provide their own hardware (i.e.smartphones), and allowing for standardization for conducting experiments. The interventiondocumented in this paper represents the first of three levels that will

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicolas Ali Libre, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Mechanics

, a combined loading probleminvolves three-dimensional analysis. Three-dimensional animations are very useful for studentsto visualize how each force affects the beam in three dimensions. Students can use this tool tohelp them visualize an example as if they were watching the forces being applied in a laboratory,as well as better understand the reactions, steps, and concepts in additional examples. Sampleframes of an animation are shown in Figure 2. Figure 2: Sample frames of an embedded animation Responsive hints and guided steps: There are several examples in the eBook thatstudents can use to learn, practice, and assess their knowledge. There are many different optionsfor how a student can practice examples. A

Conference Session

Learning Mechanics Through Experimentation

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Kathleen Bieryla, University of Portland; Nikolene A. Schulz P.E., University of Portland; Rebecca D. Levison, University of Portland; Heather Dillon, University of Portland

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Mechanics

working on energy efficiency, renewable energy, fundamental heat transfer, and engineering education. Before joining the university, Heather Dillon worked for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) as a senior research engineer. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Play-Doh and pendulums: making mass moment of inertia funAbstractStatics is commonly the first engineering class students take. The version of statics taught at thisuniversity ends with a final lecture on mass moment of inertia. This is a segue to dynamics andstrength of materials, two classes the students take the following semester. Through the years,students have noted on end of the semester course

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

increase studentawareness of the application of MoM in emerging technologies, several examples ofbeams in Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems (MEMS) were analyzed and illustrated. Besides content update, we also made some changes in teaching methods. Since thecourse has no laboratory component, we adopted four simple home experiments toenhance the understanding of basic concepts. In the classroom we demonstrate beambending, column buckling, and torsion of a tube etc. Also, some time was allocated forstudents to solve problems after the instructor had solved a similar one. With help fromthe instructor and their peers, students can identify their deficiencies, clear somemisconceptions and grasp the content more effectively. From surveys conducted

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching: Statics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheryl A. Sorby, Michigan Technological University; Carl R. Vilmann P.E., Michigan Technological University

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Mechanics

Melinda Gates Foundation, The LuminaFoundation, and The Kresge Foundation). The stated goal of the OLI initiative is(http://oli.web.cmu.edu/openlearning/initiative, viewed January 17, 2011.): “Using intelligent tutoring systems, virtual laboratories, simulations, and frequent opportunities for assessment and feedback, the Open Learning Initiative (OLI) builds courses that are intended to enact instruction - or, more precisely, to enact the kind of dynamic, flexible, Page 22.752.2 and responsive instruction that fosters learning.”The OLI suite of courses consists of many from the STEM disciplines, includingStatics, Statistics

Conference Session

Innovations in Solid Mechanics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Birdsong, California Polytechnic State University

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Mechanics

description of their methods, assumptions andresults. The initial assignments were paper studies and the final assignment was an experimentaltest and analysis.Week 1 - Rectilinear Kinematics – Position, Velocity and AccelerationStudents were asked to use Excel to graph the position, velocity and acceleration for a car(Figure 1) in a laboratory crash test where the car starts from rest, is accelerated until it hits abarrier and then comes to rest. This required students to consider the relationship betweenposition, velocity and acceleration, to consider the desired maximum dimensions of the track,and maximum velocities and accelerations and to use Excel to plot the results. Figure 1. Position, velocity and acceleration of theoretical crash

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brianno Coller, Northern Illinois University

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Mechanics

game called EduTorcs for teaching Numerical Methods and for teaching DynamicSystems & Control. In the former case, we found that students learning numerical methods witha video game learned the material more deeply, as measured by a concept map assessment9. Inthe dynamic systems & control class, we found that students who learned with video game-basedhomework and laboratory exercises scored significantly better on concept tests10. Furthermore,using a technique known as the experience sampling method, we found students learningdynamic systems & control with a video game are significantly more engaged11. Furthermore,these students were much more likely to take the more advanced dynamical systems & controlcourse as a technical

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Rockaway, University of Louisville; D. Joseph Hagerty, University of Louisville

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Mechanics

quiz require the student to consider a concept in connection with a situation reflective ofactual practice so that the relevant concepts allow solution of real problems. Page 15.1007.7Group problems – In engineering school, we learn in much the same way that we practice aftergraduation, in groups. In study groups and laboratory work, students don’t learn in isolation.Group learning exposes students to a variety of individuals and viewpoints, and enables them toask questions in a relatively safe environment. A small group in the classroom is one form of a“circle of trust.” [10] In the revised statics course, students usually are asked to

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

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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internships in Manufacturing and Quality Engineering. His current work is investigating the implementation of select emergent pedagogies and their effects on student and instructor performance and experience in undergraduate engineering. His other interests include the philosophy of engineering education, engineering ethics, and the intersecting concerns of engineering industry and higher education.Prof. Charles Morton Krousgrill, Purdue University at West Lafayette Charles M. Krousgrill is a Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University and is affiliated with the Ray W. Herrick Laboratories at the same institution. He received his B.S.M.E. from Purdue University and received his M.S. and Ph.D

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

Manufacturing and Quality Engineering. His current work primarily investigates the effects of select emergent pedagogies upon student and instructor performance and experience at the collegiate level. Other interests include engineering ethics, engineering philosophy, and the intersecting concerns of engineering industry and higher academia.Mr. Nick Stites, Purdue University, West Lafayette Nick A. Stites is the Co-Director of the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program and Laboratory at the University of Colorado Boulder. He is also an instructor in the Engineering Plus Program. His research interests include the development of novel pedagogical methods to teach core engineering courses and leveraging technology to enhance

Conference Session

Concept Inventories in Mechanics

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Carisa H. Ramming, Oklahoma State University; Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Eric Davishahl, Whatcom Community College; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Sinéad C. MacNamara, Syracuse University; Meredith Silberstein, Cornell University; Joan V. Dannenhoffer P.E., Syracuse University

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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 Outstanding Teaching Award.Dr. Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Brian Self obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech, and his Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Utah. He worked in the Air Force Research Laboratories before teaching at the U.S. Air Force Academy for seven years. Brian has taught in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo since 2006. During the 2011-2012 academic year he participated in a professor exchange, teaching at the Munich

Conference Session

Mechanics and the Internet

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shahnam Navaee, Georgia Southern University

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Mechanics

LabVIEW.Even though LabVIEW is mainly used for controlling laboratory instrumentations and acquiringexperimental data, this tool can also effectively be utilized to develop the theoretical solution forengineering problems. In an earlier publication of the author some of the more importantadvantages of LabVIEW were outlined and discussed3. A brief summary of these advantages areprovided below: ‚ LabVIEW has an attractive, convenient, and easy-to-use user interface. Using this interface (LabVIEW’s front panel) problem input can be issued in variety of ways to display the output in any desired format. ‚ Ease with which MATLAB script files can be imported and used in LabVIEW. This is a very attractive feature of LabVIEW, since

Conference Session

Teaching with Technology in Dynamics and Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Nordenholz, California Maritime Academy

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Mechanics

2006-434: ANIMATION AS THE FINAL STEP IN THE DYNAMICS EXPERIENCEThomas Nordenholz, California Maritime Academy Thomas Nordenholz is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the California Maritime Academy. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley in 1998. His present interests include the improvement of undergraduate engineering science instruction, and the development of laboratory experiments and software for undergraduate courses. Page 11.215.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Animation as the Final Step in the Dynamics ExperienceAbstractA

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Innovative Teaching Techniques in Mechanics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Everett, University of Texas-El Paso; Arunkumar Pennathur; Elsa Villa, University of Texas-El Paso

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Mechanics

. Page 11.1280.2Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors anddo not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Support was also from the PACE program(www.PACEpartners.org) and the authors gratefully acknowledge their support.Introduction Student enrollment in the College of Engineering at the University of Texas El Paso is veryhealthy. With student demographics in excess of 70% Hispanics and large class sizes, UTEP isone of the largest producers of undergraduate Hispanic Engineers. UTEP graduates can be foundin the nation’s top graduate schools, in the upper echelons of the nation’s leading corporations, inNational Laboratories and as entrepreneurs. In

Conference Session

Teaching Statics, Dynamics, and Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaobin Le P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Anthony William Duva P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; John Voccio, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Richard L Roberts, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Ali Reza Moazed, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Stress Laboratory Paper presented at 2002 Annual Conference, Montreal, Canada.[7]. Sadid, H., & Wabrek, R. (2009, June), A New Approach To Teaching Mechanics Of Materials Paper presented at 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition, Austin, Texas.

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Assessment & Grading in Mechanics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Mechanics

attention to othermore pressing coursework (a rational allocation of limited student time). When time for the examscame, many students tended to cram – trying to recall and re-master about 30% of the coursecontent in the space of a night or two. Aside from the mental strain of this process, the studentsalso tended to stay up late into the night preparing for these exams, meaning they were tired whenthey took these exams.This was due, in part, to the workload placed on students during the term when they most typicallytake this Strength of Materials course. This course is taken by second-semester sophomorestudents, along with a corequisite laboratory course and an additional 11 engineering credits. Thegeneral purpose of both of the latter course

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josue Njock Libii, Purdue University Fort Wayne

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Diversity

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Mechanics

service, student government, andintramurals, for example. There are more than 140 student organizations and clubs that includethe following categories: sports (3), departmental (42), diversity/cultural (12), honorary (15),religious (9), social Greek (3), and special interest (24). It is believed that participation in suchactivities allows students to feel part of the campus community [14]. Nevertheless, at ourinstitution, most students cannot avail themselves of opportunities to participate inextracurricular activities.A different approach to getting students involvedGroup work in lecture courses can be used as a means of getting students to interact with eachother. Group work is common in laboratory courses, where, generally, data collection is

Conference Session

Dynamic Pedagogies for Engineering Dynamics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vincent C. Prantil, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Mark L. Nagurka, Marquette University

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Mechanics

Paper ID #23580Work in Progress: Connections Between First-Order and Second-Order Dy-namic Systems – Lessons in Limit BehaviorDr. Vincent C. Prantil, Milwaukee School of Engineering Dr. Vincent Prantil earned his BS, MS, and PhD degrees in Mechanical And Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University. He has worked as a senior member of technical staff in the Applied Mechanics and Materials Modeling Directorates at Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, California where he was a co-recipient of the R&D100 Award for development of Microstructure-Property Model Software in 2000. He has published 31 peer-reviewed journal

Conference Session

Innovative Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Gregory Broderick, University of New Haven; Samuel Daniels, University of New Haven; Michael Collura, University of New Haven; Richard Stanley, University of New Haven

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Page 12.357.113. Nocito-Gobel, J., S. Daniels, M. Collura, and B. Aliane, “Project-Based Introduction to Engineering - aUniversity Core Course”, Proceedings, 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference andExposition, Salt Lake City, Utah, June 20 – 23, 2004.4. Holtzapple, M.T. and W.D. Reece, Foundations of Engineering, 2nd ed., McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 2003.5. John Hopkins Virtual Laboratory, Bridge Designer, http://www.jhu.edu/~virtlab/virtlab.html.6. Col. S. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy, West Point Bridge Designer, http://bridgecontest.usma.edu7. Foundation Coalition Website:http://www.foundationcoalition.org/home/keycomponents/concept/introduction.html

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What's New in the Mechanics of Materials?

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Surovek, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Mechanics

and Silverman’s categorizations7) that may not be engaged through a traditional lecture / homework format.When considering Bloom’s taxonomy, the traditional lecture, derivation, example, homeworkapproach (in the absence of a laboratory component) rarely elevates student cognition beyondlevel three of the taxonomy, application. Students learn basic concepts and are able to applythose concepts to typical textbook and exam problems. While there is no design component inteam project, it does require students to observe systems, determine and categorize the behaviorof the system (analysis), and begin the synthesis process by considering use, potential loadingconditions, material choice and aesthetics. This prepares students for

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

Academies Press, 2005. [7] J. Narum. Promising practices in undergraduate stem education. In Evidence on Promising Practices in Undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Workshops. Washington DC, 2008. accessed 7 January 2010. Page 23.753.12 [8] Natalya Noy and Deborah McGuinness. Ontology 101: A guide to creating your first ontology. Technical report, Stanford University Knowledge Systems Laboratory, March 2001. online, accessed 6 January 2013. [9] National Mathematics Taxonomy Committee. Core subject taxonomy for mathematical sciences education. Technical report, http://people.uncw.edu

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Mikesell, Ohio Northern University; John-David S. Yoder, Ohio Northern University

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Mechanics

, and Ph.D.) in mechanical engineering from the University of Notre Dame. He is Associate Professor and Chair of the mechanical engineering department at Ohio Northern University, Ada, OH. He has previously served as Proposal Engineer and Proposal En- gineering Supervisor at Grob System, Inc. and Software Engineer at Shaum Manufacturing, Inc. He has held a number of leadership and advisory positions in various entrepreneurial ventures. He is currently a KEEN (Kern Entrepreneurial Education Network) Fellow, and has served as a Faculty Fellow at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA and an Invited Professor at INRIA Rhone-Alpes, Monbonnot, France. Research interests include computer vision, mobile robotics

Conference Session

New Teaching Methods in Mechanics

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University; Edward J. Berger, University of Virginia

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Mechanics

Paper ID #9892Promoting Research-Based Instruction in Statics and Dynamics: A VirtualCommunity of PracticeDr. Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University Brian P. Self obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech, and his Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Utah. He worked in the Air Force Research Laboratories before teaching at the U.S. Air Force Academy for seven years. Brian has taught in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo since 2006. During the 2011-2012 academic year he participated in a professor exchange, teaching at the

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Mechanics

.   For this reason, research  teams  comprised  of  engineers  and  scientists  quickly  respond  after  a  major  earthquake  by traveling to the impacted cities to inspect the post‐earthquake status of its structures.  They may also instrument  the  structure  to  measure  the  structure’s  behavior  to  any  potential  aftershocks.  One  such research group is the NEES@UCLA Mobile Laboratory. (www.nees.ucla.edu). The  NEES@UCLA  team  recently  finished  a  field  monitoring  program  in  Christchurch,  New  Zealand following  the  2011  earthquake.    The  team  was  able  to  set‐up  instruments  on  several  structures  and measured several aftershocks.  They have requested that you help them with data analysis since they are  overwhelmed