Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Arun R. Srinivasa, Texas A&M University, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University

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Mechanics

, NSFinitiated several major initiatives to promote new STEM curricula. One initiative was theCalculus Reform Movement11. According to studies funded during the movement, students feltmore positive about calculus and perceived they were better prepared12,13,14,15. However, littledata has been generated to support assertions that reform efforts have had a significant impact ondownstream engineering courses16. Manseur, et al.17 reported that little progress has been madein mathematics education in engineering. They admitted that teaching needs to be different, butthey were not sure how to accomplish this. “Furthermore, engineering faculty members stillreport there are disconnects between the knowledge that students gain in mathematics coursesand their

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josue Njock-Libii, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Mechanics

ofimpacts and collisions [6].The impact process between a ball and a hard surface involves a change, albeit temporary, in theshape of the ball [1]. A frame-by-frame study of the pictures of bouncing tennis balls obtainedusing high-speed cameras (2000 frames per second) in our laboratory demonstrated that thisprocess consists of four separate and distinct phases: initial contact, deformation of the originalshape, restitution and recovery of the shape of the ball, and separation and takeoff [6]. Page 22.218.2In general, impulses that act on the ball during the deformation phase are different in magnitudeand direction from those that arise during

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

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

AC 2011-615: TEACHING DYNAMICS WITH A DESIGN PROJECTSDavid R. Mikesell, Ohio Northern University David R. Mikesell is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Ohio Northern University. His research interests are in land vehicle dynamics, autonomous vehicles, and robotics. He joined the faculty in 2007 after work in automotive engineering at Ohio State (MS 2006, PhD 2008), six years designing automated assembly machines and metal-cutting tools for Grob Systems, and four years’ service as an officer in the U.S. Navy. He holds bachelor degrees in German (Duke 1986) and Mechanical Engineering (ONU 1997).John-David S Yoder, Ohio Northern University John-David Yoder received all of his degrees (B.S., M.S

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

AC 2011-691: OVERARCHING PROBLEMS IN SOPHOMORE MECHAN-ICS COURSESShawn P Gross, Villanova University Shawn Gross is an Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Villanova University, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in structural engineering and engineering mechan- ics.David W Dinehart, Villanova University Professor Assistant Chairman, Department of Civil and Environmental EngineeringJoseph Robert Yost, Villanova University Joseph Robert Yost is an Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Villanova Uni- versity, where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in structural engineering mechanics and designAleksandra Radlinska, Villanova University

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching: Mechanics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffery S. Thomas, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Richard H. Hall, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Timothy A. Philpot, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Douglas R. Carroll, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Mechanics

Missouri Universityof Science and Technology experienced a dramatic increase in teaching load starting inapproximately 2006 due to increasing enrollments and decreasing funding. Figure 1 shows thenumber of lecture students taught and laboratory students supervised by a single instructor overthe past ten years. Included are enrollments for all of the instructor’s courses and not just theintroductory mechanics courses. To cope with this increasing workload, mechanics of materialsinstructors began experimenting with that course’s exam format in 2006 and its presentationformat in 2008. Page 22.1446.2 Figure 1. Changes in teaching load

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

Press book on bicycling science, as well as papers on bicycle dynamics and other rigid-body mechanics areas.Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus Christopher Papadopoulos is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering Science and Ma- terials at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagez. He earned B.S. degrees in Civil Engineering and Mathematics from Carnegie Mellon University (1993) and a Ph.D. in Theoretical & Applied Mechan- ics at Cornell University (1999). Prior to coming to UPRM, Papadopoulos served on the faculty in the Department of Civil Engineering & Mechanics at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Papadopoulos has primary research and teaching interests in

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

AC 2011-1773: GOING ONLINE WITH STATICSSheryl A. Sorby, Michigan Technological University Sheryl A. Sorby is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics and Director of Engi- neering Education and Research. She is the former Associate Dean for Academic Programs in the College of Engineering at Michigan Technological University and previously served as a rotator to the Division of Undergraduate Education at the National Science Foundation. Sorby is active in the American Society for Engineering Education serving as Director of Programs and past chair of the Engineering Design Graphics Division of ASEE. She was a recipient of the Dow Outstanding New Faculty award and the Distinguished Teaching