Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie P. Martin, Clemson University; Matthew K. Miller, Clemson University; Marian S. Kennedy, Clemson University

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Educational Research and Methods

found that graduate student mentors who work closely withstudents on their projects served as “coping models” in developing undergraduates’ self-efficacyfor research and graduate school. Specifically, we reported that the REU program served as a“taste” of graduate school, and gave participants access to graduate students and professors whoserved as both role models and sources of information about academic and career options.Several factors contributed to their reported increased in self-efficacy for graduate school andresearch careers: their accomplishments in the laboratory, new knowledge about graduate schooland potential career options, and vicarious learning3 that took place over the summer via theirgraduate student mentors. In particular

Conference Session

Research and Graduate Studies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Korine Steinke Wawrzynski, Michigann State University; Rachel Mangiavellano, Michigan State University; Evan McCune, Michigan State University

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Graduate Studies

-4Working in a research group or team 34 36 2“Bench science” in a laboratory setting 26 28 2Work in an office setting 18 22 4Field work outside of an office setting 5 6 1Developing/using databases 16 12 -4Developing/using spreadsheets 32 26 -6Developing websites 0 1 1Developing computer programs 11 15 4

Conference Session

Mechanics Concepts I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn P. Gross, Villanova University; David W. Dinehart, Villanova University

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Mechanics

effort in recent years focused on implementing newtechniques to the teaching of engineering mechanics. This work has included combiningtraditional statics topics in a heavily design oriented backdrop (Russell 7, Condoor 8, Klosky etal. 9), focusing on application to real artifacts (Seif and Dollar 10), and combining statics conceptswith those from mechanics of solids and machine design (Chaphalkar 11). Recent effortsdocument successes with utilizing an inverted classroom (Papadopoulos et al.12) and otherinnovative pedagogies. The goal of improving educational outcomes via a highly interactiveclassroom has been shown to be successful in formats where lectures and laboratories arecombined and problem-based active learning techniques are

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment III

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Arturo A. Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Robert A. Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

it wascompared to a traditional classroom course; at the end, it was determined that even though theonline course could be useful to help students understand fundamental concepts in Statics, itbecomes less effective than the face-to-face course when teaching students to solve a diversity ofpractical problems7. Kim et al.8 developed a hands-on mechanics laboratory, with online accessto some experimental setups. The laboratory was a co-requisite for ME students in the Staticscourse, but, it was optional for other majors. Such mechanics laboratory allowed students tounderstand Statics concepts better through instructor demonstrations and cooperative learninghands-on activities, group projects, and discussions; as a result, the failure and

Conference Session

Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Hall, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

College of Engineering, with approximately 103 tenure/tenure-track faculty inseven departments, enrolls approximately 1650 undergraduate, 578 masters, and 149 doctoralstudents. Last fiscal year, externally-funded research expenditures in the college exceeded $18million. The Department of Civil Engineering has 12 tenure/tenure-track faculty, and enrollsapproximately 200 undergraduate, 25 masters, and 12 doctoral students. The departmentparticipates in many interdisciplinary research centers and is lead in two – the Mack-BlackwellNational Rural Transportation Center and the Computational Mechanics Laboratory. Last fiscalyear, externally-funded research expenditures in the department exceeded $1.6 million.Current BSCE CurriculumThe department of

Conference Session

K-12 Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Rorrer; Richard Sanders; Daniel Knight

Tapping Hidden Talent Ronald A. L. Rorrer1, Daniel Knight2, Richard Sanders3 1 Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center/2Integrated Teaching and Learning Laboratory, University of Colorado at Boulder/3Department of Music and Entertainment Industry Studies, University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences CenterAbstractWe have developed a summer program intended to tap the talent of high school students whohave the capability to succeed in college, but are currently not on a college bound path. Thecourses in the program consist of a merging of

Conference Session

Service Learning Projects

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Moeller; Margaret Pinnell; Bernard Amadei; Jay Shah; R. Scott Summers; Angela Bielefeldt; Robyn Sandekian

Trans 6 17 Numerical Tech Elective Water Chem & Water & WW Sustainabilty Methods + + & the Built Laboratory* Tmt* Environ * 7 15 Environ Environ Engrg Environ Engrg Engineering Tech Engrg Microbiology * Design * Economics+ Elective/ Processes * Sr Thesis 8 15 Option Air Pollution * EDC Projects

Conference Session

Curriculum Innovation & Assessment

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jo Howze; Jefferey Froyd; Kristi Shryock; Arun Srinivasa

the design process. Also in many cases, students, through working on projects,often perceive the relevance of mathematics and science and see how what they have learned inthese courses might be applicable to their current project. Another, less frequently usedalternative is a first-year course built around discipline, laboratory-based learning experiences[10]. The goal of this alternative is to help first-year students better understand the nature of thedifferent engineering disciplines through carefully crafted experiential learning experiences.Given that one of the challenges faced by the first-year engineering curricula at TAMU was thelack of understanding of engineering practice, EAPO selected the project-based approach. Thedesign

Conference Session

Innovation in ECET Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luciano Boglione, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Engineering Technology

back to the University their professionals interested inadvancing their technical education. Within this local context, microwave engineering is ofparticular importance and a course on microwave engineering has been established by the authorin spring 2008.The course is entitled Foundations of Microwave Design (course # 17.403) and it is an electivecourse that the students may take either as part of their undergraduate program; or as individualclass. Engineering Technology courses last 14 weeks and consist of a single 3 hour long class perweek; all activities, such as a laboratory section, must fit within the allotted weekly time. Theprerequisite to Foundations of Microwave Design is Circuits II and Laboratory (course # 17.214

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in BME

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

DeRome Dunn, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Robin Liles, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Clinton Lee, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Shawn Watlington, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Courtney Lambeth, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Devdas Pai, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

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Biomedical

ranconcurrently. K-14 teacher participants derived from middle schools and community colleges,and undergraduate participants came from both the lead home and partnering institutions. EachREU and RET was teamed with a research mentor (i.e., lead researcher) and an graduate student.REU and RET participants had primary research responsibilities which were carried out over afive-week period. In the remaining sixth week, participants rotated through each laboratory togain familiarity with all research areas. In addition to scientific research; weekly technicalprograms, enrichment activities, and trips were conducted, the goals of which were to fostercreativity and innovation, diversity in thinking, and entrepreneurship; and to broaden participantimagination

Conference Session

Rethinking Traditional Pedagogical Strategies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Massa, Springfield Technical Community College; Michele Dischino, Central Connecticut State University; Judith Donnelly, Three Rivers Community College; Fenna Hanes, New England Board of Higher Education

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

thatstudents are often “turned off” by the way technical subjects are taught; traditional classroomlectures followed by “cook-book” type laboratory experiences that provide little opportunity toactively engage in creative real-world problem solving. Engineering technicians are problemsolvers – individuals who skillfully apply their knowledge in solving real-world problems.Working side-by-side with engineers and scientists, engineering technicians are the “hands-on”side of an engineering team, responsible for designing experiments, building and troubleshootingprototypes, analyzing and interpreting data, and presenting experimental results to peers,supervisors and customers. If the U.S is to attract more students into STEM-related careers, theymust be

Conference Session

Recruiting, Retention & Advising

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kay C. Dee; Glen Livesay

views (n=12; 29%). The least frequently cited reasons for leaving the School of Engineering were: 1. I want to attend a school that is closer to my family (0) 2. I want to live in another part of the country. (0) 3. I don’t find my courses challenging enough. (0) A portion of the exit survey asked questions regarding types of instructional activitiescharacteristically linked to different learning styles. For example, a student who prefers activerather than reflective learning, and who felt their needs were not being met in the engineeringcurriculum, might be expected to choose the survey option “I want to take classes which give memore opportunities to: do hands-on experiments and laboratories.” On the

Conference Session

TIME 4: Pedagogy

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Bannerot

relatively low temperature, and upon exposure to some highertemperature will return to their original shape. Only those alloys that can recover asubstantial amount of strain, or that generate significant force upon shape transformation,are of commercial interest. One such material is a Nickel-Titanium alloy called Nitinol(NiTi). This particular alloy has useful electrical and mechanical properties, long fatiguelife, and high corrosion resistance. This novel material has a very high resistivity thatenables it to be actuated electrically by Joule (resistance) heating, making it an appealingtype of actuator for numerous applications. In 1962, William Buehler at the NavalOrdinance Laboratory discovered a binary alloy composed of equi-atomic Nickel

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Case Studies

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Manion; Eli Fromm; Jay Bhatt

9.552.2activities in the students’ curriculum (e.g., laboratories in the sophomore years.) Moreover, the“Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education"choice of this model reflects our belief that the combination of ethics instruction relating toprofessionalism and individual responsibility, along with extended treatment of themes, conceptsand categories for dealing with the social, political, and environmental context of engineeringpractice is an effective curricular model for responding to the ABET Criteria 2000.EPED 231 and EPED 231All sophomore students in Drexel’s College of Engineering (CoE

Conference Session

STEM and ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kundan Nepal, University of St. Thomas; Andrew Tubesing, University of St. Thomas

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #9901Development of a Fundamentals of Electrical and Computing Systems coursefor in-service K-12 Teachers.Prof. Kundan Nepal, University of St. Thomas Kundan Nepal is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of St.Thomas (MN). His research interests span the areas of reliable nanoscale digital systems, mobile robotics and recongurable computingMr. Andrew Tubesing, University of St. Thomas Andrew Tubesing is Laboratory Manager for the Electrical Engineering program at University of St Thomas in St. Paul, MN. He also serves on the faculty of the UST Center for Pre-Collegiate

Conference Session

Research Experience in Stormwater Management

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aimee S. Navickis-Brasch, Gonzaga University; Noel E. Bormann P.E., Gonzaga University; Sue L. Niezgoda P.E., Gonzaga University; Matt Zarecor, Spokane County Stormwater Utility

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

actual data to an analysis using the regional design storms and guidance.  Soil Mechanics Lab - In this course students learn about laboratory and field methods for evaluating properties and the behavior of soils under various environmental conditions. Students in this course will the focus monitoring activities on stormwater quantity reduction. The specific monitoring activities could include determining the BMP infiltration rate using different in-situ testing methods.Findings and ConclusionThis paper presented a case study focused on the first year of a cooperative stormwater project,which provided the basis for assessing the potential benefits to the participants, the university,the municipality, and the

Conference Session

Applications of Online Computing

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; Logan N. Collins; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; John D. Whitcomb, Texas A&M University; John Edward Angarita, Columbia University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

fact, given the existence of many software packages for engineering analyses thathave migrated from desktops to mobile devices such as tablets and smart-phones, there may alsobe simulations that can be embedded within an eTextbook to enable the student to interact withplots, sketches, physically realistic situations, etc. Engineers already have a wealth of simulationtools at their disposal. The question then is can they be embedded in an eTextbook in a mannerthat enhances pedagogy?The key here is to embed the simulations in the eTextbooks as opposed to remote simulations over Page 24.602.3the internet or cloud 26,27 , virtual laboratories

Conference Session

Improving Introductory Experiences in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gladis Chávez-Torrejón, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Silvia Husted, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Nelly Ramirez-Corona, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Thermophysical Properties Laboratory • 3rd semester course and corresponding lab for CE, FE, and EE• Modeling and Simulation in Chemical, Food, and Environmental Engineering • 5th semester course for CE, FE, and EE• Statistical Control of Products and Processes • 6th semester course for CE, FE, and EE• Quality Assurance • 7th semester course for CE, FE, and EE• Chemical Plant Design (CE), Design of Equipment for Environmental Control (EE), or Design and Development of Food Products and Processes (FE) • 8th semester courses. ! Capstone courseUsing the Framework for 21st Century Learning12, and Guidelines from Research on HowPeople Learn15, 16 UDLAP defined the standards for chemical

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kemper Lewis, University at Buffalo, SUNY; Deborah A. Moore-Russo, University at Buffalo, SUNY; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Phillip M. Cormier, SUNY - University at Buffalo; Amy M. Johnson, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Wei Chen, Northwestern University; David W. Gatchell PhD, Northwestern University; Timothy W. Simpson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Conrad Tucker, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Steven B. Shooter, Bucknell University; Charles Kim, Bucknell University; Christopher B. Williams, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

product archaeology modules and teaching strategies. This sectionpresents a look at each of the courses and accompanying implementations. A table is providedfor each implementation presenting the necessary information for each course implementation.Tables 1-11 show how various universities implemented product archaeology across differentdisciplines, course sizes, course levels, locations of the implementations (in-class, outside class,laboratory setting), types of implementations (individual or group), and length of theimplementations (1 class/lab session, 1-2 weeks, 1 month, entire semester/quarter). The tablesalso illustrate the variety of assessment instruments (design scenarios, pretest/posttestcomparisons, student work, other) in the far

Conference Session

Future Career and Professional Success for Graduate Students

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Miguel Alfonso Nino, Virginia Polytechnic and State University; Kimberly Monique Holmes, George Mason University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

faculty positions, either immediately following graduation, or laterin the career), we decided to offer the new AGEP-focused “Career Roundtable” session duringthe annual PROMISE AGEP Summer Success Institute in August 2012.The Career Roundtable format for both the campus-based seminar and the AGEP-focusedseminar is advertised as a “speed-dating-styled” career seminar. The format borrows elementsfrom several tried and true event types:  traditional job fairs where students walk through rows of employers at rectangular tables,  panel front table with 2-3 speakers,  information sessions that feature one key employer (e.g., An IBM Seminar, An MIT Lincoln Laboratories Seminar), and  networking lunches at conferences.The

Conference Session

Interactive Panel on Advocacy Tips: an Initiative to Provide Individuals the Tools to Advocate for Women and Underrepresented Minorities

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Robyn Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Roger A. Green, North Dakota State University; Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Kristen P. Constant, Iowa State University; Beth M Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sandra D. Eksioglu, Mississippi State University; Debra M. Gilbuena, Oregon State University

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Women in Engineering

Science, Lab on a Chip, and had an AIChE Journal cover. She is an active mentor of un- dergraduate researchers and co-directed an NSF REU site. Research within her Medical micro-Device Engineering Research Laboratory (M.D. – ERL) also inspires the development of Desktop Experiment Modules (DEMos) for use in chemical engineering classrooms or as outreach activities in area schools (see www.mderl.org). Adrienne has been an active member of ASEE’s WIED, ChED, and NEE leader- ship teams since 2003 and during this time has contributed to 36 ASEE conference proceedings articles and 6 educational journal publications.Dr. Roger A. Green, North Dakota State University Roger Green received the B.S. degree in electrical and

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

Paper ID #8072A Case Study on Advancing Learning in An Upper-Level Engineering CourseDr. Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology Professor Dr. Narayanan Komerath is a professor of Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Institute of Tech- nology, and director of the Experimental Aerodynamics and Concepts Group and the Micro Renewable Energy Systems Laboratory. He has over 300 publications, over 120 of them peer-reviewed. He holds three U.S. patents, and has guided fifteen Ph.D.s, more than 50 M.S.s and more than 160 undergraduate research special problem projects. He is a former chair of the Aerospace Division

Conference Session

INT. Engineering Education: Developments, Innovations, Partnerships, and Implementations

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James L. Barnes, James Madison University; Susan Kubic Barnes, James Madison University

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International

Laboratory hpcinnovationcenter.com/ By providing U.S. industry the opportunity to harness the power of supercomputing, the HPCIC boosts the nation's competitiveness in the global marketplace.Independent Centers• Boston Innovation Center: There are lots of ways that the Boston Innovation Center, now being built near the Institute of Contemporary Art, could turn ...• Cambridge Innovation Center cic.us/ (seems more of a building than a center) Neighboring the MIT Page 23.28.24 campus and steps away from the Red Line in the heart of Kendall Square, Cambridge Innovation Center is the largest flexible office facility ...• Cary Innovation

Conference Session

ET Curriculum & Design Issues

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rafael Obregon; Kevin Hall

mechanisms; and to facilitate communication between the group of users that constitutethe ‘learning community’ at which the product is focused” (p. 2). Providing interactiveopportunities is always problem in education, either because of resources required or resourcesnot available. Usually laboratories are seen as the principal method for fostering interactivity. Asall educators know, laboratories require equipment, constant maintenance, and upgrading.Instructional designers recognize that physical laboratories are not the only method for fosteringan interactive environment. Hallet (2001) writes, “Flexible, web-based tools allow decision-makers to interact with data. New Java-based visualization tools allow decision- makers tointeract with the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Bassem Ramadan; Karim Nasr

generated for this project are directly linked tothermodynamic principles and to the educational modules being developed. The simulations areto be used for just-in-time demonstrations as multimedia animations. With the use of theseanimations and presentations, fluid flow phenomena and thermodynamic processes that occur incomplicated engineering systems could be demonstrated and explained using a virtual laboratory.Students would benefit from having these presentations available to them to view and reviewwithout having to be in a laboratory, or to repeat an experiment. In addition, modules will beincorporated into these presentations that would require students to interactively performhomework assignments and to test their knowledge in

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research and Assessment III

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Ozgur Eris; Tori Bailey; Helen L. Chen

satisfaction with academic facilities, such as classroom and Academic Facilities laboratories, and services, such as academic advising. Since engineering is and Services an applied science, satisfaction with academic facilities and services plays a critical role in persistence. Seymour identified inadequate advising; concerns with teaching, labs, or recitation support; and poor facilities as persistence factors [9,10]. Astin also found that engineering majors reported poor satisfaction with individual support services, such as career counseling, academic advising, and academic assistance [17

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Daryl Caswell; Clifton Johnston

clearly identifies design problems and therefore their inherent wickednessas one of the cornerstones of the engineering profession. However, the entire post-Grintercurriculum shifted to the study of tame problems. Something was clearly amiss. By the time,the momentum of the changes being introduced through the wholesale adoption of the Grinterframework was far too advanced to redirect. The only course of action was to let the changestake place and to seek to revitalize design through isolated coursework. To this end a largenumber of design textbooks have been produced over the years in an effort to place designeducation within the lecture, tutorial, laboratory framework. However, despite the best effortsof a small but dedicated group of

Conference Session

Scholarship in Engineering Technology

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Abi Aghayere

-upinvestment by CAST and RIT; external funding is the life-blood of all scholarship, especially inthese times of budget restraints within the academy.Two types of grants are generally available to ET faculty: Equipment or laboratory improvementgrants and Research grants. Limited experience gained so far from the few successful grantproposals in CAST indicates that equipment or laboratory improvement grant proposals must betied or connected strongly to students, curriculum, faculty and/or industry in order to be able tosecure operating funds for the lab, otherwise, it becomes very difficult to make the grant work.Figure 1. Entry Page to the CAST Scholarship Website

Conference Session

Thermal Systems

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Pamela J. Théroux; Gary Gabriele; Brad Lister; Deborah Kaminski

in the top half preferconcrete experience (feeling).These results raise questions related to the design of the learning environment in fundamentalengineering courses. Thermal and Fluids Engineering I is typical of many analysis-basedcourses, which tend to dominate engineering curricula, while being distinctly different fromtypical laboratory and design courses. Clearly, the skills emphasized by all four learning stylesare useful in engineering practice. Yet, a curriculum which systematically “weeds out”imaginative and intuitive thinkers does a disservice to the field of engineering in particular and tosociety in general. Page 10.508.13

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Warren

theory course. While they can demonstrate frequency-dependent behavior with analog circuits in the laboratory, they find it difficult to (a) conceptuallymap time-domain signal character to frequency-domain spectra and (b) describe the effect of a Page 10.976.1frequency-domain filter on the shape of a time-domain signal, even if they understand the Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright ©2005, American Society for Engineering Educationfundamental concept of a Fourier series. Finally, linear systems students find it hard to correctlyinterpret the