Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Oerther, University of Cincinnati; Cathy Maltbie, University of Cincinnati; Baikun Li, Pennsylvania State University-Harrisburg; Jin Li, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Amy Pruden, Colorado State University; Peter Stroot, University of South Florida

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Environmental Engineering

engineering. In a recent report, “Research Frontiers in EnvironmentalEngineering”, published jointly by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and by theAssociation of Environmental Engineering Professors (AEEP, September 15, 1998), “AnalyticalTools in Molecular Sciences” was identified as one of four critical research needs in the field ofEnvironmental Engineering and Science.1 In follow-up work, the development of moleculartools to track environmental microorganisms was identified as a research priority by the NationalScience Foudation2 and by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.3NeedIn response to the need for environmental biotechnology research and education, academicdepartments across the country have made a sustained effort to recruit and

Conference Session

Sustainable Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Oerther, University of Cincinnati; Cinnamon Carlarne, University of Cincinnati; Eric Maurer, University of Cincinnati; Regina Lamendella, University of Cincinnati; Sarah Pumphrey, University of Cincinnati

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Environmental Engineering

phosphorus released to the environment isfrom sewage while 90% is from agriculture.1 Thus, while the discharge of phosphorus fromagriculture is the most significant contributor to eutrophication, phosphorus recovery fromsewage represents a significant opportunity to increase the sustainability of the phosphorusnutrient cycle.Because phosphorus discharge to the environment represents a significant concern; and becausesolutions to environmental discharges of phosphorus require technical as well as policy effortsthe topic was selected to serve as the theme for a People, Prosperity, and the Plant (P3) grantfrom the U.S. EPA. The objective of the P3 program is to provide seed funds for teams offaculty and students to tackle complex, globally relevant

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University

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Computers in Education

of a Java certification guidebook in a third quarter introductoryprogramming course; the students have previously had two quarters of instruction in the C++programming language. The guidebook, "A Programmer's Guide to Java Certification," byMughal and Rasmussen,1 was used in conjunction with a traditional textbook to provide acomplete treatment over the course material. This guidebook was written to provide coverageover the certification objectives of the Sun Certified Programmer for the Java 2 Platform(SCPJ2) 1.4 Exam. However, the preface to the book makes it clear that it is not meant to be acomplete Java reference, nor is it meant to be a book on teaching one how to program. Instead, itemphasizes the salient features of the Java

Conference Session

Novel BME Courses and Course Adaptations

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Conrad Zapanta, Pennsylvania State University; Keefe Manning, Pennsylvania State University

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Biomedical

Pennsylvania State University offers a course entitled “Artificial OrganDesign.” This senior and graduate level course emphasizes the following objectives:1. Understanding engineering design and problem solving techniques with special emphasisplaced on the Food and Drug Administration’s design control process for medical devices.2. Familiarity with various engineering issues surrounding the design of artificial organsincluding biomaterials and biocompatibility, design principles for tissue and blood contact,power systems for implanted systems, and control of artificial organs.3. Understanding the regulatory approval process for artificial organs including codes andregulations, reliability, and device testing.4. Application of this

Conference Session

Multimedia and Distance Learning in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yongjin Kwon, Drexel University; William Brownlowe, Montgomery County Community College; Vladimir Genis, Drexel University

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Engineering Technology

, which will provide greater program delivery Page 11.1430.2flexibility and offer non-traditional educational segments that expand student’s horizons 1, 2, 3.One of the major goals of the AET program is to introduce students to the experimentalprinciples and concepts of AET by applying contemporary skills and knowledge in a variety ofpositions based on industry needs. To achieve this goal, Goodwin College of ProfessionalStudies is in the process of expanding and upgrading its educational facilities includingdevelopment of a fully-interactive videoconference teaching facility. This facility will allow allAET students at Drexel, as well as students

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Upper-Level Physics

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Mowry, University of St. Thomas-St. Paul

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Engineering Physics & Physics

continental United States that are identified on this web page along with several additionalE&M centers were queried in a mailing regarding their E&M teaching pedagogy. Several of thequestions in the introductory letter sent to these institutions are summarized in the followingtable.Table 1: Investigatory questions Ü Describe the E&M teaching pedagogy at your institution? Ü How is your E&M laboratory organized? Ü What is the optimal number of students in an E&M lab? Ü What type of equipment is used in your E&M labs? Ü What is the supporting cost structure for the E&M lab? Ü Describe the trials-and-tribulations of your E&M lab experiences. Ü Describe the activities and actions that worked in the E&M

Conference Session

Engineering Education & Capacity Building in Developing Countries

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Mehrabian, University of Central Florida; Walter Buchanan, Texas A&M University; Alireza Rahrooh, University of Central Florida

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International

, plot the unit step response of thesystem for any point selected on the root locus, and turn on/off the grid. The system must berepresented by the transfer function in the following form:Y(s) ams m + am-1 sm -1 ... + a1s + a0s—— = ————————————U(s) bnsn + bn-1s n-1 + ... + b1s + b0s:The options in Design module allow the user to select any desired value for the gain, time andfrequency parameters of the system to see how the closed—loop poles will be affected.The time-domain design parameters that can be changed are rise time, delay time, time constant,settling time, maximum overshoot, peak time, damping factor, natural undamped frequency, anddamped frequency. The frequency-domain design parameters that are included in the programand can be

Conference Session

Virtual and Distance Experiments

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Schmidt, Bismarck State College; William Wahlman, Bismarck State College; Zachery Allen, Bismarck State College

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

why this project evolved from a SCADA system to a robust educationalsystem, this paper shall allow others to bring remote laboratories into their institutions withshorter development times and higher rates of success while disseminating information thatpromotes the use and validity of remote laboratories.System Overview:Before delving into the challenges and successes of WebLab, a brief overview of the system andits architecture is in order. The WebLab system is composed of three main subsystems as shownin Figure 1 and is designed to continue to run in the event of a failure of any one subsystem. Figure 1The first subsystem is the physical laboratory itself including all the transducers, controllers

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadia Kellam, University of South Carolina; Veronica Addison, University of South Carolina; Michelle Maher, University of South Carolina; Mann Llewellyn, University of Queensland; David Radcliffe, University of Queensland; Walter Peters, University of South Carolina

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Educational Research and Methods

Conference Session

Non-Technical Skills in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay Bhatt, Drexel University; Vladimir Genis, Drexel University; Joshua Roberts, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

intention thatimportant information about the library’s facilities, resources, and services would becommunicated to the students. A special emphasis was placed on how both print andelectronic resources can be used for their assignments and class projects. Learning how Page 11.894.6to find needed information is crucial since students will need to be able to locateappropriate information in their other courses as well.The Library presentation included: 1. Introduction to Drexel University Libraries and important resource links. 2. Use of the Online Catalog to locate both print and electronic resources, using the keywords “Nanotechnology” and

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade in Research

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University

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New Engineering Educators

shown in Table 1below: Page 11.256.2 Item Amount Total Salary (close to national average) $65,000 x 6 years = $390,000 Fringe benefits $20,000 x 6 years = $120,000 Startup Package ~ 1 year of salary $65,000 $65,000 Totals $575,000Table 1. Total financial investment of Average State U. for a new engineering facultyhire.For a higher tier institution, the startup package can be above $200,000. Once you arepromoted and tenured, the institution is making an even bigger commitment: at leastthirty years of salary

Conference Session

Energy Laboratory Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Henry Foust, Nicholls State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

mechatronics and its role in this research? Mechatronics is theapplication of electrical and computer principles to mechanical systems [1]. Oneexample is the application of sensor, actuator, and micro-controllers to automotiveengines. Mechatronics can be used in alternative energy conversions in respect tosensor selection, actuators, control methods, and the implementation of optimizationschemes where a system approach develops the dynamic models and constraints onthe optimization. Another component of the research is that the mechatronics laboratory worksin conjunction with a material science laboratory for a summer undergraduate re-search experience. The governing idea is to take the students through the processof writing a publishable research

Conference Session

Practice/Partnership/Program Issues

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Batie, East Carolina University

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Architectural

construction process anddetails.Previous applications of understanding construction drawings have used photographs andisometrics to help explain 3-dimensional applications.1 Site visits and walk-throughs have also Page 11.534.2enabled students to visualize conditions in real-life instances. Both methods have beensuccessful in part, but were limited to specific buildings under construction which did not allowsubsequent classes the same learning opportunities. Because of this shortcoming, anothermethod of representing 3-dimensional environments was necessary.A variety of web-based building environments have been created in the recent past to

Conference Session

Progress on Raising the Bar

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Russell, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Thomas Lenox; Stuart G. Walesh S.G., Walesh Consulting; Richard O. Anderson; Gerald E. Galloway, University of Maryland-College Park; Craig Musselman; Wayne R. Bergstrom; James K. Nelson, University of Texas-Tyler; James O'Brien

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Civil Engineering

paper is to describe the progress over the last year and the nextsteps for the implementation of Policy Statement 465.BackgroundThe last four years have seen major progress in ASCE’s “Raise the Bar” initiative, from thecreation of a Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (BOK), to a sea change in the reactiontowards this initiative. The CAP ^3 Body of Knowledge committee formulated and published thefirst edition of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century in early 2004. Thedefinition of BOK is shown in Figure 1. This effort moved the focus of ASCE’s initiative fromone principally referencing degrees to a new focus on the requisite areas of knowledge necessaryfor the professional practice of engineering in the future

Conference Session

Building a Community in Materials

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Gray

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Materials

increase the useful life and residual valueof each aircraft. Boeing is so convinced of reduced maintenance requirements due to thecomposites structure that they are issuing long term maintenance agreements with the aircraft, apractice normally unheard of in the industry. Boeing also believes that due to compositematerials’ resistance to condensation, it would allow engineers to increase cabin humidity toenhance passenger comfort. The 787 will also enjoy a 30,000 to 40,000 pound reduction inweight compared to its closest counterpart, the Airbus A330-200. Composites continue toreplace aluminum as the material of choice, and as a result, aluminum comprises only 12% of the787 airframe structure. In the future, Boeing estimates a 19:1 part count

Conference Session

Innovations in Biological and Agricultural Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ernest Tollner, University of Georgia-Athens

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Biological & Agricultural

how these first principles may serve as a basis for interdisciplinary science/engineering research. *Appreciate the potentials and pitfalls of 1) scale-ups and 2) departures from equilibrium on reasonable application of the laws of thermodynamics. Page 11.506.2 Briefly, we concluded that in order to build a rigorous basis for physically baseddesign, ecological or otherwise, one must begin with energetics. The system must beclearly defined, thermodynamic coordinates must be identified, and an effective equationof state must be developed. Thermodynamic coordinates may include temperature,energy, constituents, and possibly

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Methods

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beth Wittig, City College of the City University of New York

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Environmental Engineering

, provide guidance on how to describe the“environment” 3, and exemplify environmental impacts that can result from typical structural,transportation, and water resources engineering projects.4 The environmental engineeringtextbook introduces and illustrates the environmental engineering concepts used to characterizethe environment, describe pollutant transport and transformation in the environment, andmitigate pollutants.5Difference between Objectives of the New and Old CoursesThe former EnvE course was traditional, and included basic descriptions of the air and waterenvironments and typical pollutants in these environments, and conventional industrial methodsto mitigate them. The course objectives are detailed below.1. Analyze water and

Conference Session

New Trends in Engineering Graduate Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Whiteman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

experience.Two areas of improvement to graduate student processes are offered in this paper. The first is inthe area of recruitment and admission. The second involves the processing of graduate studentfinancial support. The enhancements provided by implementation of these services aredocumented and reported. The Structured Query Language (SQL) was used to build a relationaldatabase and implement these improvements.1 Similar procedures could easily be incorporatedfor use at other educational institutions.This work was motivated by the management of the graduate student program in the WoodruffSchool of Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. The Woodruff Schoolhas a current enrollment of approximately 700 graduate students and

Conference Session

Electrical ET Projects and Applications

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Perry, Bloomsburg University; Michael Williams, Bloomsburg University; Scott Eckert, Bloomsburg University; Biswajit Ray, Bloomsburg University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

supply and digitaloscilloscope. The following sections describe the implementation of automated parking garage, Page 11.341.3automated draw-bridge control, and intelligent traffic light controller projects.Automated parking garage systemThe objective of the automated parking garage system is to constantly monitor the availability ofparking spaces in an eight-spot garage in order to control the flow of vehicles into the garageincluding automated operation of entrance and exit gates and parking fee (coin) collection. Ablock diagram representation of the system is shown in Figure 1. PC with

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Pioneering Courses

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Green, Mississippi State University; Jerry Emison, Mississippi State University

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Engineering and Public Policy

conclusions on the differences between engineering and political sciencestudents and how they approach problems.Because one of our objectives was to improve the writing ability of the students, we asked if theythought the amount of writing in the class was about right. As shown in figure 1, most of thestudents thought the amount of writing was about right. This was particularly interesting becausewe, the ones who had to grade the writing, thought there was too much writing. The six in-classwriting assignments imposed a heavy grading load because the students were given detailedfeedback on the assignments. Grading could have been easier had it not been done with suchdetail. We did allow one assignment to be completed at home and received mixed reviews

Conference Session

BME Curriculum Development

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas-Austin; Mia Markey, University of Texas-Austin

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Biomedical

-worldapplications in an introductory undergraduate biomedical engineering course on probability andstatistics, we have developed a scaffold of multiple instructional technologies. Thesetechnologies include the course management system, BlackBoard®, non-linear (hyperlinked)PowerPoint® notes, Classroom Performance System (CPS) technology, and “real-world”MATLAB®-intensive problems. Based on three semesters of student data, we revised thescaffold model and assessed the impact of the component instructional technologies inreinforcing student learning and critical thinking.1. IntroductionFor three semesters we gathered pre- and post-class student survey data, observational data,technology usage data, and classroom performance results in BME 335

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Lovitts, National Academy of Engineering; Norman Fortenberry, National Academy of Engineering

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Educational Research and Methods

Research, Review of Educational Research, Review of Higher Education,Studies in Higher Education).Inclusion CriteriaEach article chosen for inclusion in the database was determined by us to meet all five of thefollowing criteria: 1. It had an educational intervention. 2. The intervention was at the undergraduate level. 3. The intervention was in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) field. 4. It discussed an outcome (no matter how anecdotal). 5. The outcome was related to improved learning or performance, retention, or assessment (and not simply student satisfaction).Although we have classified all the articles accepted for inclusion as “research,” this does notnecessarily reflect

Conference Session

Teaching Innovation in Arch Engineering II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Betz, SUNY-College of Technology

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Architectural

theoretical work that explains how technological changes affectand transform handcrafted processes. Many of these theories were developed during thenineteenth and twentieth centuries to explain the effects of the Industrial Revolution. Untilrecently, the design process itself has remained relatively unchanged because no new technologyhas transformed it. This paper examines the very narrow effects on how technology changes aparticular design process; design development, also known as construction design or workingdrawings. It will build on a theoretical framework of established ideas to explain and develop anew understanding. Three important works are used in this paper: (1) Siegfried Giedion’sMechanization Takes Command3 for the historical lessons

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Khan, Kansas State University-Salina; Beverlee Kissick, Kansas State University-Salina

open to new concepts. This paper uses Emerson’s envisionedcircles to prepare our students for the brave new world. Fig. 1. Model for Growth (Background from Electric Prisms, 1914, Sonia Delaunay)Generalized Emerson Circle Model of GrowthAn Emerson Circle Model that leads an individual from her innermost world to the real world isshown in Fig. 1. This model is easily understood by studying an example of the progress of auniversity student as she moves to become a productive member of a community that isincreasingly global. In this model, her inner world consists of all her life experiences up to thepresent time. This world is dynamic and forever changing. The National Academy ofEngineering in the first-phase of the two-phase Engineer of

Conference Session

Elementary School Engineering Education

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tuba Bayraktar, Hampton University; Keith Williamson, East Carolina University; Ilhan Bayraktar, Old Dominion University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

especially important if we want to promote thedevelopment of lifelong practices and habits for saving energy. Several concepts of energy andenergy sources as well as problems related to the nonrenewable energy resources, and newtechnologies including fuel cells were introduced to students in a fourth grade classroom of aHampton Public School. The project involved engineering students from Hampton Universityand Old Dominion University who partnered with the Hampton Public School that served as arole model to motivate elementary school students to careers in engineering.1. Introduction The 2004 Annual Energy Review1 reveals that the majority of energy used in the US isobtained from fossil fuels. The continuous increase in energy consumption and

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Division Poster Sessions

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Rufe, Eastern Michigan University; Gary Rodak, Eastern Michigan University; Scott Pollock, Eastern Michigan University; Mary Finkel, Eastern Michigan University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

fluids for an entire transmission manufacturing plant. They couldonly do that by understanding the large picture of the business situation. They were exposed tothe concept of being an entrepreneur early. It is becoming more apparent as I expand mybusiness and networking efforts that too many corporate engineers just don't get what theircompany is all about. It is absolutely critical that today’s graduate is capable of fending for herself or himself.If nothing else entrepreneurship training provides an emergency parachute if there are no offersfrom existing companies. Companies prefer to hire only the highest grade graduates and not allstudents can be in the top 1% of their class. Those “lower” achievers will appreciate the freedomthat

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Innovation

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Liou, University of Missouri-Rolla

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

curriculum development projects, at a total of $200,000, have beenselected to enhance and develop our manufacturing education. The developmentactivities can be summarized below:1) Manufacturing process and manufacturing materials courses and laboratories:Composite Manufacturing; Transport Phenomena in Manufacturing Processes; Materialsfor Manufacturing; and Computer Numerical Control of Manufacturing.2) Product and Assembly Engineering: Sustained Product Design and ReverseEngineering; Assembly Engineering; Mechatronics & Assembly; Rapidprototyping/tooling; and Human Factors and Ergonomics; Concurrent Engineering.3) Manufacturing Systems: Automation in Manufacturing4) Other Special Laboratory Development: Distance Laboratory

Conference Session

Electrical ET Projects and Applications

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Root, Bloomsburg University; Biswajit Ray, Bloomsburg University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

independent research course.Power converter specificationsInput voltage: 22 – 32 VDCOutput voltage: 30 VDC ± 5%Output voltage ripple: 1% (peak-to-peak)Output load: 0 A (no-load) to 12 A (full load)Isolation: Not requiredUndervoltage lockout: ON @ 21 V and OFF @ 19 VSwitching frequency: 200 kHzFull-load efficiency: 85%Protection scheme: Cycle-by-cycle current limitPower converter topologyBased on the input and output voltage and full-load power (360 W) specifications, a transformerisolated forward converter1 topology was selected for the design. To protect the converter fromexcessive current draw due to under voltage conditions, an undervoltage lockout (UVLO) circuitwas implemented that turns on the converter when input voltage exceeds 21 V and turns

Conference Session

Novel BME Courses and Course Adaptations

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul King, Vanderbilt University

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Biomedical

Conference Session

Improving ME instructional laboratories

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James Mayhew, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

validate engineering principles encountered in lecture coursessuch as system dynamics or fluid mechanics.From conversations over several years with colleagues from various institutions, we note thatmechanical engineering (ME) laboratory courses like ours often suffer from neglect and a lowlevel of student engagement. In a previous paper [1] we describe a plan to improve ME labs byimproving student engagement and by more closely meeting the learning objectives appropriateto engineering laboratories. The purpose of this paper is to present our accomplishments to datein the measurements course.Prior condition of the measurements courseOur version of Mechanical Measurements is a two credit-hour, junior-level course that meets forone lecture hour and