Conference Session

Improving Mechanics of Materials Classes

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

John Wood; Jason Bartolomei; Dave Winebrener; Don Rhymer; Brian Self; Daniel Jensen

theinteractive multimedia courseware. Our assessment indicates the students’ perception of thelearning tool is quite positive. However, there are some notable exceptions to this, which aredetailed in the paper. In addition, our assessment shows that the visual modules did enhanceunderstanding when compared to a traditional lecture format. This paper should provide otherswho are attempting to enhance mechanics courses with important information relevant to theirdevelopment, implementation, and assessment processes.1. IntroductionThe Fundamentals of Mechanics course at the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) wasused as a testing ground for assessing the effectiveness of an interactive multimedia coursewaretool called Vis-MoM (for Visual Mechanics of