Conference Session

Novel Upper-Level Materials Curricula

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Roylance

subject 3.913) is one of MIT's principal graduate subjectsin polymeric materials. It is a core subject in the doctoral Polymer Program of the Department ofMaterials Science and Engineering, and also in the MIT interdepartmental Program in PolymerScience and Technology (PPST). 3.91 was developed originally by Prof. F.J. McGarry in the1960's, and has been offered continually at MIT ever since. Prof. D. Roylance has co-taught thesubject since the mid-1970's, and became the sole instructor with Prof. McGarry's retirement inJune 2002.As its name implies, 3.91 is aimed at presenting the concepts underlying the response ofpolymeric materials to applied loads. These include both the molecular mechanisms of theresponse and the mathematical description of

Conference Session

Programming Issues for Engineering

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Friedman; Jerri Drakes

learning that encompass this aspect and supportthe informal learning approach and activity we are describing here.Attitudes and perceptions: The fifth graders participating in the development of the NegroLeagues software had a genuine interest in the success of the software program in that theyparticipated in the design, development, testing and installation of the program. They had apositive attitude in every aspect of learning about both baseball and the software developmentprocess. When they visited the Yogi Berra museum to view baseball artifacts and other hands-onexhibits, they listened to retired baseball players describing the atmosphere of night gamesduring the 1930’s. When the programmers had interface design and functionality questions

Conference Session

Potpourri of Engineering Mathematics

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2004 Annual Conference

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Feodor Vainstein; Mark Rajai

have presented our experience in teaching Theoretical Issues in Computer Engineering. Westrongly believe that there is nothing more practical than a good theory. We suggested a list oftopics to be included and emphasized the importance of both high mathematical level ofcoverage and rich variety of practical examples.Bibliography1 Kenneth H. Rosen “Discrete Mathematics and its Applications”, 2002, McGraw-Hill.2 Morris M. Mano, Charles R. Kime “Logic and Computer Design Fundamentals”, 1999, Prentice Hall.3 Serge Lang “Algebra”, 1993, Addison-Wesley.4 F. S. Vainstein "Low Redundancy Polynomial Checks for Numerical Computations," Applicable Algebra inEngineering, Communication and Computing, vol. 7, No. 6, pp. 439-447, 1996.5 F. S. Vainstein

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2004 Annual Conference

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Rafael Niyazov; Mahmoud Ardebili

Session 1526 Laboratory Component for Engineering Mechanics Course Rafael S. Niyazov and Mahmoud K. Ardebili Engineering Science Program Borough of Manhattan Community College / CUNY New York, NewYork10007 Abstract The Engineering Mechanics class at Borough of Manhattan Community College has recently integrated a laboratory component. The lab is designed to give students a hands-on experience with the theoretical concepts covered in the lecture. New laboratory exercises covering topics such as

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Yi Min Huang; Michael Trevisan

Session 1793 Evaluation Issues in the Renewal of Engineering Education: Lessons from NSF-Funded Projects Michael S. Trevisan Washington State UniversityAbstractThe field of engineering education is in the midst of reform. Support for these change efforts isavailable through competitive programs within the National Science Foundation (NSF). Therequirement to evaluate funded projects, particularly for program improvement, is an expectationacross agency programs, and critical for program development and attainment of programoutcomes. Three NSF

Conference Session

International Case Studies, Interactive Learning, Student Design

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2004 Annual Conference

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Gary Boucher; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy; Afsaneh Minaie

: RMB 1 Tri-State Data ReadU3: RMB 1 Tri-State Data ReadLASTU4: RMB 1 U4's Contents On Last ReadLASTU3: RMB 1 U3's Contents On Last ReadXBIT: RMB 1 Used With Don't Care States ORG $B600* This Subroutine does an Init to the System.INIT: LDS #STACK Set the Stack Pointer LDAA #$0C Set PD2 and PD3 to High STAA PORTD Store in PORTD LDAA DDRD Get Data Dir for D ORAA #$0C Make PD2 and PD3 Output STAA DDRD Store New Directions CLRA A=$00 STAA PORTA Strobes to Zero

Conference Session

ECE Laboratory Development & Innovations

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2004 Annual Conference

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Jay Adams; Faramarz Mossayebi

deals with the concept of sampling andreconstruction. Although in the previous experiments students actually sampled andreconstructed signals, they had not been exposed to underlying foundations. Thus, thelecture portion of this lab introduces the student to the concept of Nyquist SamplingCriterion. The knowledge that they have gained in determining the frequency content of asignal is tied to the choice of sampling frequency; sampling frequency, f s , must begreater than twice the maximum frequency content, f max , of the signal. This will ensurethat the signal can be reconstructed without the occurrence of aliasing. Aliasing is adistortion in a signal that is caused when higher frequency components of the signaloverlap with the lower frequency

Conference Session

Technology, Communications & Ethics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Silliman; Leo Hubbard McWilliams

collected anonymously using the radio-frequency ARSduring lectures. With respect to engagement and increasing the value of the lectures, one of the objectives ofusing the ARS was to keep the students awake and active during lectures. Hence, students wereasked to respond to a series of questions, during the lecture, within groups of 3-4 students.Typical questions utilized were of a form similar to: “Within your group, what do you think willbe the most important area(s) of contribution in engineering in your lifetime?”, “How do we gettotal work, W, from the previous equation for dW?”, or “For your project, are you going to need s2to solve ∫ dW = ∫ (|| F ( x) ||)(cos(θ ( x))d || x || ?”. These questions were followed by a series of

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Malgorzata Zywno

Session 1793 Work in Progress: Development, Implementation and Evaluation of a Learning Object for Teaching Control Systems Malgorzata S. Zywno and M. F. (Frankie) Stewart Ryerson UniversityAbstractThis paper reports on a work in progress in developing an interactive Control Systems learningobject. The objective of the work is to enhance active learning and visualization, and to providestudents with improved formative feedback and review of the learned concepts despitechallenges of increased class sizes. The module is developed within a framework of the Co-operative

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

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Brian Manhire

(Cartesian form) (12) Page 9.957.3 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Education S 1 = S1 e j θ (polar form) (13) where: j = − 1 * and e is the transcendental number 2.71828…10The scalar magnitude (S1) of the (polar form) complex power is known as the apparent power11and is:† S1 = S1 = P1 + jQ1 = VrmsIrms (14

Conference Session

Outreach and Recruitment

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2004 Annual Conference

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Yogesh Thakar; Vinay Kadekar; Todd Sparks; Ashok Agrawal; Frank Liou

. Student Group 1 Week 2 Ot h er 13 .3 3 % More h an d s on act iv it ies 40.00% Ch an g e Not h in g 46.67 % Figure 1 – Student Feedback from Week 2Based upon the feedback results, it was decided that the course material should berevised. The complex math was replaced with a history of the development of RPtechnologies and an overview of modern rapid prototyping technologies. The lectureportion of the workshop was streamlined and shortened to make room for moreactivities. In the third week, the teachers were given the opportunity

Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

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2004 Annual Conference

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Paul Steif

Session 2468 Use of Simplified FEA to Enhance Visualization in Mechanics Paul S. Steif, Edward Gallagher Carnegie Mellon UniversityIntroduction and BackgroundMany recommendations have arisen from national reports1,2 which noted the increasingneed to improve undergraduate education in engineering. A central suggestion is that“Institutions of higher education should provide diverse opportunities for allundergraduates to study science, mathematics, engineering, and technology as practicedby scientists and engineers, and as early in their academic careers as possible”3. This isalso recognized

Conference Session

Nontechnical Skills for Engineering Technology Students

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Kozak

Women in a social and behavioral sciencecourse, taught by an engineering technology instructor, is one such small step.Bibliography1 AWSEM Gender Equity. (1997). Facts in Brief, 2 Mervis, J. (2000). Diversity: Easier said than done. Science, 289 (5478), 378-79.3 U.S. Census Bureau. (2000). Statistical Abstract of the United States, Washington: Author.4 Kozen, D. & Zweben, S. (March 1998). 1996-97 CRA Taulbee Survey: Undergrad Enrollments Keep Booming, Grad Enrollments Holding their Own, 5 Workman, J. K. (2001). Development of a K-12 Summer Program to Promote Women in Engineering and Technology. Conference Proceedings. Washington DC: American Society for Engineering Education.6 Jacobs, J. A. (1999). The Sex

Conference Session

The Best of Interdisciplinary Programs

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2004 Annual Conference

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Ralph Ford; Jana Goodrich; Robert Weissbach

Session 1654 Lessons Learned and Best Practices in Multidisciplinary Teamwork and Teaching of a Small Product Realization Course Robert S. Weissbach, Jana G. Goodrich, Ralph M. Ford Penn State Erie, The Behrend CollegeIntroductionThe Small Product Realization course has been offered for two semesters (Spring 2003 & Fall2003) at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. The course is 3 credits, meeting for 50 minutes3 times a week. In addition to the scheduled class periods, the students spend one weekend at thebeginning of the semester attending a seminar at an off-campus location. This weekend

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chean-Chin Ngo; Kurt Gramoll

Engineering Education, Vol. 11, pp. 75-82, 2003.4. Ngo, C. C. and Lai, F. C., “Web-Based Thermodynamics Tables Wizard,” Computer Applications in Engineering Education, Vol. 10, pp. 137-143, 2002.5. Young, D. F., Munson, B. E., and Okiishi, T. H., A Brief Introduction to Fluid Mechanics, 2nd ed., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2001.6. Homsy, G. M., Aref, H., Breuer, K. S., Hochgreb, S., Koseff, J. R., Munson, B. R., Powell, K. G., Robertson, C. R., and Thoroddsen, S. T., Multi-Media Fluid Mechanics, Cambridge University Press, 2000.7. Liggett, J. A. and Caughey, D. A., Fluid Mechanics: An Interactive Text, American Society of Civil Engineers Press, 1998.8. Perlin, M., Schultz, W. W., Smith, M. K., and Foss, J. F

Conference Session

Lab Experiments in Materials Science

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Amy Hsiao

Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Educationlike an “S”. They then examine the area in the middle of the “S” with a magnifying glass. Thenew employee then repeats this exercise with a smaller-sized metal paper clip and records theobservations and differences between the two sizes. What is demonstrated here is elasticdeformation – a type of deformation in which the object returns to its original shape after theforces have been removed. This type of deformation is unique in the realm of mechanicalbehavior because all materials undergo elastic deformation. The new employee is also asked inthe new-hire document to address the following specific questions related to elastic deformationin their memorandum to

Conference Session

Technology and Tools for IE Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Leonard Perry

, American Society for Engineering Education”The data were first used to monitor daily assessment. SPC control charts were created andmonitored to determine if classroom instruction was “in-control”. The quality characteristicspreviously selected were monitored daily. An X-bar/S chart was created based on the samplesize and type of data. A control chart was created for each of the questions and monitored forany “out of control” points on the chart based on the Western Electric rules. A sample X-bar/Schart for question Q2.3 is displayed in Figure 5. Xbar-S Chart of Q2.3 9

Conference Session

Topics in Mechanical ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Saeed Foroudastan

, which he showed his Introduction to Engineering Fundamentals class. Thestudents, excited about simulating what the original NASA moonbuggy teamaccomplished in the 1960’s (and eager to do something outside of the everyday classlecture), agreed with their professor that this would be a great opportunity.Project responsibilitiesThe creation of a moonbuggy is a multi-dimensional task that allows the students tocomplete the cost analysis, design the product, fabricate almost everything from withinthe laboratory, and communicate with industry for advice. In MTSU’s case, if a specificpart cannot be created within the laboratory, the student may contact a particular industryto do it at their facility1. Although the students are responsible for more

Conference Session

Student Teams & Active Learning

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Knecht

W om e n Ob s e r v a t io n s ( % o f t o t a l)observing 181 students (2165 observations), M ennearly 75 percent of the observations, shown 0. 2in Figure 1, were attributed to task functionswith an emphasis on initiating, followed by 0. 1an exchange of information. While only 25percent of the observations represented teamfunctions, emphasis was on compromising. 0. 0First-year men

Conference Session

ECE Capstone and Engineering Practice

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Constantinos Panayiotou; Yu Song; Venkatraman Atti; Andreas Spanias

users to attenuate audio signal components outside a specified frequencyrange. In particular, the peaking filter design introduces users to the concept of a band-pass filter.  1 + kqµ  (z − z 1 ). ( z − z 2 )  H (z) =     (4) pk  1 + kq  (p − p 1 ). ( p − p 2 )  co s(Ω c ) + cos 2 (Ω c ) − k q2 µ 2

Conference Session

Accreditation and Related Issues in ECE

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Pete Hanlon; John Hill; Bryan Goda; Lisa Shay

Session 2532 Outcome Assessment at the U. S. Military Academy Lisa A. Shay, Bryan S. Goda, Peter Hanlon, and John D. Hill Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY 10996 {lisa.shay/bryan.goda/peter.hanlon/john.hill}@usma.eduAbstract - The United States Military Academy (USMA) recently had seven of its programsfavorably reviewed by the Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) and the ComputingAccreditation Commission (CAC) of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology(ABET). The favorable comments of the

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Rajan B Gujjarlapudi; Kaushik Hatti; Carl Steidley; Mario Garcia

Carbon, the experiment is demonstrated better defined since acetic acid (C6H4O2)is a carbon-carbon bond. The theory of vitalism, like many other scientific theories, disappearedslowly under the weight of accumulated evidence rather than as a consequence of any onebrilliant and enlightening experiment. Structural theory, which developed in the 1860’s, startedthe second major period of growth in the organic chemistry field. The development of a detailedpicture, by using pure reasoning of both atomic organization and the shapes of molecules standsas a great milestone of the development of human intellect. At almost the same point in time,Kekule in Germany, and Couper of Scotland suggested that atoms in molecules are fusedtogether by bonds. Their

Conference Session

Technology Transfer and Commercialization

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Chintan Parekh; Anthony Warren; Elizabeth Kisenwether

6 Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering” b) Each license or option agreement should require that the university and researcher are provided results of any market analysis summary related to the invention done by the licensee. This would help everyone “know what the licensee knows” and could help in making decisions on research/product refinements. c) If TTO already has agreement(s) with a corporation and additional licensing or option agreements are being set up, use this opportunity to: - make improvements/revisions to the first agreement(s), if needed - write the new agreement with knowledge of the success or problems

Conference Session

Lab Experiments in Materials Science

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Griffin, Texas A&M University at Qatar

); cold-headed parts; hardware.Other Notes(s)=soft; (1/2 h)=half hard; (h)=hard; (xh)=extra hard; (hr) = hot rolled; (w)=soln heat-trtd; (wh)=soln heat-trtd & work hdnd; (wp)=soln heat-trtd& precip hdnd; (whp)=precip hdnd after cold-wkng; (wph)=work hdnd after precip hdng.Refer ence Sour cesData compiled from multiple sources. See links to the References table.LinksReferenceShapeStructural SectionsSupplierProcessUniverseAssignment 1 The first assignment, shown below, asked the students to select the maximum andminimum properties for a number of attributes. For the specific modulus and strength, thestudents had to use the software included in CES-4 to divide that particular property by thematerial’s density. Additionally, they were

Conference Session

TIME 8: Materials, MEMS, and Nano

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2004 Annual Conference

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sudhakar vadiraja; Hector Cervantes

examined by each group of students.Microetching techniques are used to reveal general microstructure in Ni-Ti alloys. Ni-Ti alloy istreated with following three chemical etching reagents to get the best possible results. First, theetchant is prepared by mixing 50 ml HNO3 with 50 ml acetic acid. Ni-Ti alloy (after getting amirror surface finish from standard polishing techniques) is immersed/swabbed for about 30 s. Page 9.1101.6 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering"Second reagent was prepared by

Conference Session

Visualization and Computer Graphics

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Eric Johnson; Jeffrey Will

, American Society for Engineering EducationConclusions The need for students to be able to visualize in three dimensions is essential. Currentlow-cost visualization systems offer great promise for education in that they are cost-feasible andhold promise for new pedagogical methods. The applications described herein have beensuccessfully applied to undergraduate education and form a basis of future work. Systemcapabilities of visualization systems are driven by the application, and it is found that forclassroom instruction, it is necessary to have a tracked wand interface.References[1] P. C. Wankat, F. S. Oreovicz, Teaching Engineering. New York: McGraw Hill, 1993.[2] C. Dede, M. Salzman, B. Loftin, and K. Ash, “Using virtual reality

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Zollars

. The questions and responses were: Page 9.1040.51) The best feature(s) of the simulation are … Both groups of students gave near unanimous agreement that the best feature of the simulation was that it was fast (simulation time could be faster than real time) and always available. Other features mentioned this year were that the simulation package could be mounted in the student’s own PC and that the results from the simulation were more reproducible than from the web-based apparatus. A number of students in 2003 also mentioned the variety of situations available in the simulation.2) The best feature(s) of the web-experiment site

Conference Session

Portable/Embedded Computing II

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher Carroll

theposition of various graphical elements along the scanlines of the standard video display. Thetechnique relies heavily on creative programming techniques to achieve this clock-cycle-levelcontrol of the signal timing, clearly demonstrating the operation of the SPI unit while at the sametime serving as a useful graphics output utility that can be used by other software.The software routines that control the MC68HC11’s SPI unit to produce the graphics output arerevealed in this paper, as are the few discrete components necessary to produce a compositevideo signal to drive a standard video monitor. Equipping an MC68HC11 microcontroller withthis feature adds a handy output function that can be used in any MC68HC11 system

Conference Session

Technology and Tools for IE Education

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Joel Sokol; Garlie Forehand; Beverly Sutley-Fish; Judith Norback

Session 3157 Using a Communication Lab to Integrate Workplace Communication into Senior Design* Judith Shaul Norback, Joel S. Sokol, Garlie A. Forehand, Beverly Sutley-Fish School of Industrial and Systems Engineering Georgia Institute of TechnologyAbstractRecently engineering students whose training has traditionally focused on preparing them for thetechnical aspect of the workplace are receiving more instruction in communication. SeniorDesign courses offer an excellent

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Electrical ET

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2004 Annual Conference

Authors

William Lehman; Muniyappa Venkatesha; Asad Yousuf

. Page 9.35.9 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education Session 2648 S1 C hec k if 802.3 F ram e Ty pe is I P if IP goto Stat e 2 S2 C hec k I P Addres s between Am in and Am zx S5 C hange MAC in 802. 3 t o A Mac C ons t ant S3 C hec k I P A ddres s between Bm in and Bm ax S2 R eplac e Mac Adres s By te 8-14 with Stat ic