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. Pp.742.2. Horton, I. (1999). Beginning Java 2. Birmingham, UK: Wrox Press. Pp. 1110.3. Van der Linden, P. (1999). Just Java 2. Palo Alto, CA: Sun Microsystems Press. Pp. 775.GERARD N. FOSTERGerard (Jerry) Foster is an associate professor of electrical engineering technology at Purdue University, School ofTechnology at Kokomo, Indiana. He supervises and teaches the digital, microcontroller and digital signalprocessing sequence of courses. His other interests are in the areas of design, laboratory projects, multimedia, C++and Java. Professor Foster is current chairman of the Information Systems Division. Page 5.217.7

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right triangle are variables that depend only onthe angles and not on the size of the triangle. The student might memorize the words but withoutthe principle the idea will not be understood.Functions"Functions are sets of ordered pairs." "Functions are mappings from a domain to a range.""Functions are by definition single valued." These statements may provide good starting pointsfor mathematical proofs, but they fail to convey the idea. I cannot imagine any calculus studentexpressing a desire to study and acquire information about ordered pairs or mappings from adomain to a range. This certainly is not the image in the minds of engineers who use functions.The functions that are meaningful to engineering students are primarily studied in

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. Networks provide the “glue” that connect each of the localizedmodules together into a functioning whole. We believe that students who take courses inmicroprocessor embedded control should have some exposure to network-connected controlsystems, and if possible they should also have experience in their implementation. This paperdescribes a project that we undertook at the U.S. Naval Academy in our computer engineeringtrack where our students used an I2C network and PIC16C84 microprocessors to construct amodel distributed shipboard damage control system.1. IntroductionThe Weapons and Systems Engineering Department at the United States Naval Academy offersan ABET accredited Systems Engineering degree to about one hundred students annually. Aspart of

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received a B.Ch.E. degree in 1943 at Cooper Union Institute of Technology, New York. DuringWWII, he served in the US Corps of Engineers in the Manhattan Project at Oak Ridge, Tenn. He received aM.Ch.E. degree in 1950 at Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, New York, and a Ph.D. degree in 1953 at theGraduate Faculty of Political and Social Science of the New School of Social Research, New York City. Hereceived a Professional Engineer license in 1954 in New York State. He worked from 1956 to 1983 as an Page 5.512.10operations research analyst and senior geophysicist at Shell Development Company, Houston, Texas.

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Faculty Member. Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco. (1992).7. Davidson, J. Managing Your Time, 2nd Ed. Alpha Books, NY (1999).8. Kelly, V.M. Time Out for Some Timely Advice. ASEE PRISM, September 1995.ANDREW T. ROSEAndrew T. Rose is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering Technology at the University of Pittsburgh atJohnstown (UPJ) in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. Before joining the faculty at UPJ, he was a Staff Engineer with GAIConsultants in Pittsburgh. His teaching interests include soil mechanics, foundation design, structural steel design,structural analysis, and incorporating practical design experience into the undergraduate civil engineeringtechnology curriculum. His research interests include soil behavior, behavior of laterally

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to communicate with colleagues, students, publishers, andgrant-funding agencies. Most engineering faculty are familiar with at least one type of e-mailsoftware, so training is unnecessary.In no way should professors limit themselves to e-mail or think of e-mail as a strategy to rivalmore sophisticated technological advances. However, sometimes in the rush to try newtechnological possibilities, one may overlook a simple but effective strategy. Teaching with e-mail requires little effort but produces a big pay-off. Page 5.1.1Uses for E-mailTeaching with e-mail means sending messages both to individual students and to an entire class.Sending e

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Bradley E. Bishop

Session 2220 Design of a Cooperative Autonomous Mobile Robot System at the Undergraduate Level Bradley E. Bishop Weapons and Systems Engineering, United States Naval AcademyAbstractThis paper describes an undergraduate-level design project in a course on autonomous mobilerobot systems. The project is intended to allow a great deal of latitude in implementation and topromote teamwork and integrated design methodologies in a framework that is bothinstructional and interesting. The technical challenges of the project include limited bandwidthcommunications, cooperative multi-agent

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Kenneth D. West; Craig W. Smith

5.432.7into another field. We applied our general guidelines to an introductory environmentalengineering course (Principles of Environmental Engineering) in an environmental technologycurriculum. This had been another course where we had previously concentrated on doingexample problems in lectures. Although we made more use of spreadsheets and less use of thePasco Science Workshop equipment than we did in physics, we were able to adapt a number ofphysics exercises including graphing, energy, pressure and fluid mechanics exercises.While we had planned to reform a second environmental technology course, we have beenunable to find the time to do it. Order was finally restored to our administration and theirpriorities have once again demanded our time

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Paul F. Hadala; Freddy Roberts; David Hall

everyexperiment should require a formal report, as three written exercises are usually enough toreinforce writing skills learned in earlier courses. The experimental devices presented can beconstructed from inexpensive and readily available materials and can all be fabricated by someonewith woodworking, machine shop, and welding experience.Bibliography1. Description of the Integrated Engineering Curriculum at Texas A&M available at:http://www.tamu.edu/coalition/, April 14, 1998.2. Description of the Integrated Engineering Curriculum at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology available at:http://fc.rose-hulman.edu, April 14, 1998.3. Description of IMPEC, an integrated math, physics and engineering curriculum available at:http://www2.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers

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Jeffery M. Saul; Rhett J. Allain; Duane L. Deardorff; David S. Abbott; Robert J. Beichner

the instructor’s manual to Physics for Scientists and Engineers by Ray Serway andDAVID S. ABBOTTDavid Abbott is currently a graduate student at North Carolina State University pursuing a Ph.D. inphysics. He received a B.S. degree in Physics from University of Delaware. After receiving his M.S. degreefrom University of Virginia, David taught physics as adjunct faculty at Delaware Technical CommunityCollege and other community colleges for five years. He is pursuing his Ph.D. dissertation research under aNational Science Foundation grant to study use of technology for improving student learning inintroductory physics classes.RHETT J. ALLAINRhett Allain is currently a graduate student at North Carolina State University pursuing a Ph.D. in

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Nghia T. Le

Session Number 3226 Infrared Emitter – Detector Project Nghia T. Le Purdue UniversityI. IntroductionThe following project is a design of an infrared emitter-detector circuit. It reviews of some of theconcepts and applications the students have learned during the first few semesters in theElectrical Engineering Technology program at Purdue University. The advantage of this projectis that it progresses in steps that are manageable and easily to conduct laboratory activities.The project consists of an analog part and a digital

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John H. Ristroph

. Olson, Introduction to Simulation and Risk Analysis, Upper Saddle River, NewJersey, 1998.2. Law, Averill M., and W. David Kelton, Simulation Modeling and Analysis, second edition, McGraw-Hill, Inc.,New York, 1991.3. Ristroph, John H., "Economic Analysis Under Risk," proceedings of American Society of Engineering EducationNational Conference, Charlotte, North Carolina, July, 1999. BiographyDr. John H. Ristroph is a Professor of Engineering and Technology Management and a registered Professional En-gineer in Louisiana. His B.S. and M.S. are from LSU, and his Ph.D. is from VPI&SU, all in industrial engineering.He has taught engineering economics and various computer applications for over twenty

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John Mitchell; Katherine Sanders; Chris Carlson-Dakes; Patrick Farrell

itrequires no permanent staff, permanent physical space, or long-term programmatic plan. If aninstitution wishes to get ideas introduced to its faculty without putting together resources,planning local activities or exploring local experts, it can easily look to the national media andconferences in higher education to find the names of scholars who would likely be available forworkshops. Since these people are quite well known by major organizations, and have likelypublished in education literature, it is easy to assume that their message is unique; that it is basedon information that only they or a small set of experts have access to. This assumption is closelyrelated to other commonly held attitudes in engineering about where and in whom

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James A. Ozment; Alison N. Smith; Wendy Newstetter

course.Nonetheless, the significance of the deviations demonstrates the three groups are notsuccessfully communicating their beliefs. The results further indicate a need for clear leadershipin the definition of which actions and behaviors constitute cheating.I. IntroductionAs Information Technology pervades all workplaces and disciplines the increasing demand forprofessionals, particularly in engineering, who are proficient at computer programming hasnecessitated introductory programming courses for many students of higher education. To meetthis need Georgia Institute of Technology’s College of Computing has developed an Introductionto Computing course. This course, formerly CS1501, is now required for all students, fromthose majoring in International

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Natasha Balac; Daniel M. Gaines

Session 2220 Using Mobile Robots to Teach Artificial Intelligence Research Skills Daniel M. Gaines, Natasha Balac Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department Vanderbilt UniversityAbstractSuccessful Artificial Intelligence researchers must be able to think creatively and critically,communicate effectively and evaluate the results of their work. Therefore, it is importantthat we include courses in our curriculum that develop these skills. Since one usually learnsbest by doing, we believe a project-based course, in which students receive hands

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John K. Estell

interest in the development ofelectronic portfolios. The nature of the Web as an interactive multimedia facility that canprovide information on demand opens up new possibilities for the use of portfolios in manydisciplines. Added interest has been generated by the need to document and access studentoutcomes according to guidelines developed by accreditation agencies such as the AccreditationBoard for Engineering and Technology. Probably the best known effort for the implementationand use of electronic portfolios is the RosE-Portfolio system developed at the Rose-HulmanInstitute of Technology6. The electronic portfolio was adopted at their institution to reduce theaccessibility problem encountered with the traditional portfolio. Deemed an efficient

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Tamara Balac; Daniel M. Gaines

Session 2793 Dynamic Multiple Assessment: An Instructional Method that Captures the Symbiosis of Assessment and Instruction Tamara Balac, Daniel M. Gaines Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department Vanderbilt UniversityAbstractStandard instruction does not typically make effective use of assessment to improveinstruction. Assessment is generally used only to assign grades to students, and nofeedback is used to inform instruction. As a consequence, students may develop multiplemisconceptions and receive no deep understanding of the domain. Furthermore

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Kenneth Kelly; Etienne Khayat; Fouad T. Mrad

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Esther V. Reed; Matt W. Mutka

Session 2532 Mobile Computing Software Development Esther V. V. Reed and Matt Mutka Department of Computer Science and Engineering 3115 Engineering Building Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824-1226AbstractMobile computing has gained momentum and grown rapidly in recent years. Portable computingdevices such as notebooks, palmtops, and handheld devices are readily available and arebecoming quite common. Some devices have an embedded, proprietary operating system (OS),while