Conference Session

Improving Mechanics Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir Rezaei, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Mariappan Jawaharlal, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Kyu-Jung Kim, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona; Angela Shih, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

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Mechanics

must usuallyearn a C- grade (or better) in order to take the subsequent courses. However, having a C- in thiscourse means that students are leaving this prerequisite course with ability to solve the givenexercises, but often they do not have the ability to answer a simple quantitatively question aboutthe fundamental concept in this course. We believe that by implementing an effective assessmenttool we will measure the effectiveness of the newly developed hybrid course. We plan to measurethe effectiveness of the hybrid course by:1. Integrating previously developed and tested Concept Inventory test specifically for Staticsthroughout the course into its weekly modules.2. Multiple choice questions drawn from Fundamentals of Engineering Exam and

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques in Mechanics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rungun Nathan, Villanova University

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Mechanics

. Page 12.542.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2007 Differentiated Instructions (DI) in teaching undergraduate staticsAbstractThis paper presents the first time implementation of DI in an engineering sophomoreStatics class, along with qualitative feedback obtained from informal student survey andanecdotal observations. Several academically advanced students have really liked theapproach and find that it meets their individual needs, while addressing the instructionalneeds of their fellow classmates whose wants in a classroom are slightly different. Thepaper discusses the planning and implementation process involved using examples,which the author hopes will assist other instructors in DI adoption as a means ofaddressing the

Conference Session

What's New in the Mechanics of Materials?

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Linsey, University of Texas-Austin; Austin Talley, University of Texas--Austin; Daniel Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Kristin Wood, University of Texas-Austin; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas-Austin; Rachel Kuhr, University of Texas-Austin; Saad Eways, Austin Community College

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Mechanics

& effect. Focuses on subjective meaning and values. F THINKING FEELING Manner in Which a Person Comes to Conclusions J Focus is on timely, planned decisions. Focus on process oriented decision-making. P JUDGEMENT PERCEPTION3.2. Felder-Soloman’s Index of Learning StylesFelder- Soloman’s Index of Learning Styles24 are composed of four dimensions(active/reflective, sensing/intuitive, visual/verbal, and sequential/global) (Table 4). Richard M.Felder and Linda K

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ghodrat Karami, North Dakota State University; Robert Pieri, North Dakota State University

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Mechanics

College of Elementary Physics Elementary Chemistry Basic Mathematics1) Development, at an early stage, of students’ internalized ease with the scale,2) Development of students’ visualization of High School Training the problems under consideration.Further objectives should focus on how the faculty of Fig. 1. Courses of Mechanics in Engineering Curriculumengineering mechanics courses can develop the associated pedagogy for multiscaling mechanicseducation. Therfore a careful and a systematic plan to

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madhukar Vable, Michigan Technological University; William Kennedy, Michigan Technological University

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Mechanics

recognize that establishing a causal link between ‘MOM in Action’ utilizationand measurable increases in student performance involves the well-acknowledged problem ofusing old measure to quantify new effects. The present plan is to build between 20 to 30 such‘MOM in Action’ modules that elaborate concepts generally taught in the introductory course ofmechanics of materials and then to develop measures to determine if exposure to these moduleshas any effect on student’s capacity for rich, transferable conceptual retrieval.6. References1. Squires, L. and Kandel, E. (2000) “Memory: From Mind to Molecules,” Scientific American Library, Henry Hold and Company, New York, p. 130-131.2. Ibid, p 71.3. Ibid, p. 72.4. Ibid, p. 171.5. Vable, M. (2003

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Johnson, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Priya Goeser, Armstrong Atlantic State University

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Mechanics

instructors. This effort can bereplicated at other institutions with similar curricula.ConclusionsThe results of intradisciplinary teaching using a Computational Modeling and Statics coursewere presented. These efforts can be reasonably replicated with other courses with moderatecollaboration between faculty members. Although our sample size is small, our survey resultsindicate that these efforts should be continued in subsequent semesters.Since most of the students who took the Statics and Computational Modeling courses in the Fall2006 semester will be taking Dynamics (ENGR 2202) in the Spring 2007 semester, we plan tofurther assess our intradisciplinary efforts by assigning problems requiring the use ofcomputational modeling tools in the Dynamics

Conference Session

Internet Delivery of Mechanics Courses

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Boyle, Saint Mary's University

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Mechanics

instructor’s control. Ongoing and adequate emergency plans should be on hand to prevent a “house of cards” condition in the event of, for example, an unexpected server interruption.Effort, Reward and PotentialThis paper’s title promises revelations on these topics. Effort refers to the instructor’s labourcommitment, over and above that of a non electronically bundled course. Considerable front-endeffort makes an ePAC format worthwhile only if the format is to be used in a series of courses.Reward refers to benefits arising from features that are unique to an ePAC. Potential refers topossible development of the ePAC, with some of the improvements lying outside this author’scontrol. Effort Rewards/Achievements