Banerjee, S. (2015, June), A Group Project-based Approach to Induce Learning in Engineering Thermodynamics  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington. 10.18260/p.23390

\bibitem{asee_peer_23390}
  Banerjee, S. (2015, June), \emph{A Group Project-based Approach to Induce Learning in Engineering Thermodynamics}
  Paper presented at 2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington.
  10.18260/p.23390

Soumik Banerjee.  "A Group Project-based Approach to Induce Learning in Engineering Thermodynamics".  2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2015.  https://peer.asee.org/23390 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_23390}
  Soumik Banerjee.
  "A Group Project-based Approach to Induce Learning in Engineering Thermodynamics".
  \emph{2015 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Seattle, Washington, 2015, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2015.
  https://peer.asee.org/23390 Internet.  15 Dec, 2024

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