Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Yakov E. Cherner, ATEL, LLC; Maija M Kukla, University of Maryland, College Park; Linn W Hobbs OBE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Sergey V Vasilev, Yaroslavl State University; Ivan Fedorov; Alexander S. Sigov

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Curriculum and Lab Development

animated Bragg-Brentano diagram andthe Bragg’s law simulations that allow a lecturer to improve the lectures by (i) animating theprocesses and presenting them in a more dynamic and attractive format, (ii) saving time spent ondrawing, (iii) altering various parameters to demonstrate the impact of different factors on thepositions, intensities and shapes of x-ray reflexes on an XRD pattern; (iv) minimizing time of hisbeing back to the audience. Figure 1. The video lecture on X-ray diffraction (in the middle) available from the web-based open course repository of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT OpenCourseWare). Two static images embedded in the lecture (on the left) and hand drawings on the black board can be replaced with

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Jonathan W. Valvano, University of Texas, Austin

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Curriculum and Lab Development

formats, and understand how software uses global memory tostore permanent information and the stack to store temporary information. Our goal is forstudents to learn these concepts:0) Understanding how the computer stores and manipulates data,1) The understanding of embedded systems using modular design and abstraction,2) Assembly language and C programming: considering both function and style,3) Understanding how the computer executes instructions,4) The strategic use of memory,5) Debugging and verification using a simulator and on the real microcontroller6) How input/output using switches, LEDs, DACs, ADCs, and serial ports,7) The implementation of an I/O driver, multithreaded programming,8) Understanding how local variables and parameters work

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Pritpal Singh, Villanova University

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Curriculum and Lab Development

Paper ID #11028A Design Seminar Course on Developing Technologies for Rural NicaraguansDr. Pritpal Singh, Villanova University Dr. Pritpal Singh is Professor and Chairman of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Villanova University. Dr. Singh has been teaching at Villanova for 29 years. He has published over 100 conference and journal papers and has six issued US patents and two pending. Dr. Singh has worked in various renewable energy technologies, primarily solar energy, and has a special interest in applications in developing countries.Dr. Pritpal Singh, Villanova University Dr. Pritpal Singh is