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Conference Session
Statics - They can move at constant velocity!
Collection
2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Sirena C. Hargrove-Leak, Elon University
Tagged Divisions
Mechanics
is not simultaneously accompanied by (or occasioned through) an extension of the student‟s use of language. Through this elaboration of discourse new thinking is brought into being, expressed, reflected upon and communicated. This extension of language might be acquired, for example, from that in use within a specific discipline, language community or community of practice, or it might, of course, be self-generated. It might involve natural language, formal language or symbolic language.8” The language extension of engineers learning to solve problems includes some natural language, formal disciplinary language, and
Conference Session
Mechanics, Hands-on Demo - Show & Tell!
Collection
2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Sinead C. MacNamara, Syracuse University; Joan V. Dannenhoffer P.E., Syracuse University
Tagged Divisions
Mechanics
meet the above goals were:i. Emphasis on self-validation techniques. The instructor emphasized identifying the order of magnitude, direction and other aspects of believability of a mathematical answer. Students were required to estimate answers before attempting homework problems and reflect on confidence afterwards. Students were further encouraged to identify reasons when they DID NOT have confidence in answers on exam questions and some missed points were given back back when a student offered a rationale for why an answer was wrong that displayed good conceptual intuition.ii. Design Competition. Students were required to build a small mobile, sculpture or device that displayed their
Conference Session
Dynamics - Wow! They accelerate
Collection
2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University; James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Jeffrey Georgette
Tagged Divisions
Mechanics
develop proper conceptual understanding. Ourengineering students seemed motivated by the experiments, and a great deal of good discussioncould be heard as we walked around the room. In future work, we hope to ascertain exactlywhen students seem to understand the concepts, and the exact components necessary to make aneffective inquiry-based learning activity for dynamics.Acknowledgements: Support for this work was funded by the National Science Foundation,NSF 1044282, Using Inquiry-Based Activities to Repair Student Misconceptions in EngineeringDynamics. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation
Conference Session
Potpouri - A Mix
Collection
2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Oai Ha, Utah State University; Ning Fang, Utah State University
Tagged Divisions
Mechanics
reflect student learning gains. Many assessment studies wereperformed with neither a control group nor random assignment of student participants, omissionswhich presented a significant threat to their validity. Based on our research findings descried inthis paper, we suggest that particular attention be paid to control students’ cognitive load at anappropriate level when designing and implementing CSA modules and programs in order tomaximize student learning outcomes.IntroductionIn learning many engineering subjects, students must develop skills to visualize the motion ofobjects over space and time. With advances in computer technology and communicationnetworks, more and more engineering educators have employed web-based computer simulation
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
Tagged Divisions
Mechanics
. Though no calculations were performed in Page 23.433.7this demonstration, students were asked to reflect on their hypothesis from the previousexperiment on creep and consider the design implications with different materials that undergotemperature fluctuations.Lab 6: Stress ConcentrationIn Lab 6 students explored the effects of shape on the concentration of stresses. This lab waslargely a demonstration and observation experiment. Students were given two templates andasked to use those templates to cut out standard shapes (dog-bone and square-edge) of aluminumfoil. Using the same hanging setup as the copper wire tension experiment, students
Conference Session
Statics - They can move at constant velocity!
Collection
2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Rajnish Sharma, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Tagged Divisions
Mechanics
rods 9, 12and 29) on the joint while two of them (corresponding to rods 32 and 35) are “pushing” on thejoint (since forces are “sliding vectors” the arrows along the member forces 32 and 35 have beenextended beyond the joint for visual convenience and it may appear as if these forces are pullingon the “joint X” but a little reflection on the scenario would settle the issue for any insightfulreader, as it did for the students in the taking the course). It is therefore no surprise that the forces Page 23.1075.5on the members are equal to the forces at the joint as displayed in the blocks corresponding toeach block to the left of the
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
Tagged Divisions
Mechanics
. Agree 6 c. Disagree 1 d. Strongly Disagree 0 3) The quality of design work reflected by the Capstone Design posters was equivalent to that of an entry-level engineer. a. Strongly Agree 3 b. Agree 7 c. Disagree 1 d. Strongly Disagree 0After hearing the formal oral presentation for the final team design for the capstone course,evaluations were collected from both industry representatives and other engineering faculty. Thequestions and responses collected from the summer of 2012 (11 total responses) are as follows: 1) Effectiveness of