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- Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics II
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- 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Melissa Eblen-Zayas, Carleton College
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structure and properties, with afocus on the mechanical properties of materials, but then contains four units that considerapplications of materials science to address environmental and energy issues. The four units arematerials for solar energy conversion, smart materials and energy applications, materials forgreen buildings, and materials life cycle analysis.This modified course aims to serve two groups of students: physics and chemistry majors with aninterest in MSE and environmental studies majors. This paper provides an overview of how thecourse has evolved, including the learning goals, course content, and assessment tools, as well aspossible future directions for this course. In addition, the paper discusses the successes andchallenges in
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- Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1
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- 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Timothy J. Garrison, York College of Pennsylvania
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Paper ID #18339Downstream Impact of an Active-Learning-Based Engineering Physics - Me-chanics CourseDr. Timothy J. Garrison, York College of Pennsylvania Timothy Garrison is Chair of the Engineering and Computer Science Department c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Downstream Impact of an Active-Learning-Based Engineering Physics – Mechanics CourseAbstractAt the 2014 and 2015 Annual ASEE conferences, the author presented papers on a completelyrestructured engineering physics - mechanics course. The traditional physics course structure,consisting of a separate lecture (3
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- Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 1
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- 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Timothy J. Garrison, York College of Pennsylvania
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Paper ID #11865Active Learning Laboratories in a Restructured Engineering Physics-MechanicsDr. Timothy J. Garrison, York College of Pennsylvania Timothy J. Garrison is the Coordinator of the Mechanical Engineering Program at York College of Penn- sylvania Page 26.150.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Active Learning Laboratories in a Restructured Engineering Physics-MechanicsAbstractOver the past several years an engineering physics
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- Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1
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- 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Jiliang Li P.E., Purdue University Northwest, Westville Campus, INDIANA, USA; Jinyuan Zhai, University of Akron
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additional geotechnical courses and research study at UAkron. Dr. Li has teaching and engineering education interests ranging from engineering mechanics (statics, soil dynam- ics, mechanics of materials) to geotechnics (including geomechanics, rock mechanics, soil mechanics and engineering geology/hydrology), Probability and Statistics Applications in Civil Engineering, reliability based LRFD of geotechnical structures, design of earth structures, soil and rock exploration, geotechnical and foundation engineering in particular. With an interdisciplinary background, Prof. Li also has inter- ests in transportation, water resources and geoenvironmental engineering and other pertinent disciplines closely tied to geo-system
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- Technology in the Physics Classroom
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- 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Sabina Jeschke, University of Stuttgart; Olivier Pfeiffer, Technische Universitat Berlin; Thomas Richter, Technische Universitat Berlin; Harald Scheel, Technische Universitat Berlin; Christian Thomsen
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AC 2007-747: ON REMOTE AND VIRTUAL EXPERIMENTS IN ELEARNING INSTATISTICAL MECHANICS AND THERMODYNAMICSSabina Jeschke, University of Stuttgart Since 2005, Sabina Jeschke has been associate professor for "New Media in Mathematics and Natural Sciences" and director of the MuLF Center (Multimedia Center for New Media in Education and Research) at TU Berlin. Starting in 2001, her Berlin group has been a driving force behind the development of multimedia technologies at the university, implementing multimedia educational elements in the education of undergraduate students, in particular for engineering students. In 2000 and 2001, she worked as an assistant professor at the GaTech (Georgia Institute
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- Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics I
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- 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Arun R. Srinivasa, Texas A&M University, Department of Mechanical Engineering; Jefferey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University
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institutionalized their undergraduate engineering curricula, and extensively shared their results with the engineering education community. He co-created the Integrated, First-Year Curriculum in Science, Engineering and Mathematics at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, which was recognized in 1997 with a Hesburgh Award Certificate of Excellence. He has authored or co-authored over 70 papers on engineering education in areas ranging from curricular change to faculty development. He is collaborating on NSF-supported projects for (i) renewal of the mechanics of materials course, (ii) improving preparation of students for Calculus I, (iii) systemic application of concept inventories. He is currently an ABET Program Evaluator and a
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- Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 3
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- 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Yu Gong, Purdue University; Tugba Yuksel, Purdue University; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University; Lynn A. Bryan, Purdue University
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materials, the Page 26.614.3tutorials play an important role in bridging “the gap between the abstract quantitativeformalism of quantum mechanics and the qualitative understanding necessary to explain andpredict diverse physical phenomena”10 (p.47).Another commendable simulation tool is the Physics Education Technology (PhET)simulation series from University of Colorado Boulder. The PhET simulations featuremultiple scientific visualizations of basic concepts11. With dynamic guidance and feedbackwhen exploring scientific puzzles and phenomena, students can create intuitive models alongwith interactive connections between concepts under study. All of these
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- Physics Poster Session
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- 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Jennifer Rose Annoni, University of St. Thomas; Adam S. Green, University of St. Thomas; Marie Lopez del Puerto, University of Saint Thomas
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material, the size of thequantum dot determines the energy gap (the energy difference between the HOMO – highestoccupied molecular orbital, and the LUMO – lowest unoccupied molecular orbital) of thatparticular quantum dot. As a result of their different sizes, the indium phosphide quantum dotsstudied (which we obtained from CENCO Physics) emit light of different wavelength whenexcited by ultraviolet light. In addition to being size dependent, the energy gap also depends ontemperature. In the experiment, the quantum dots are exposed to different temperatures and, byusing a spectrometer, the wavelengths at which they emit light when excited by an ultravioletsource are recorded and compared. Using the model of an electron and a hole inside a
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- Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics II
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- 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Yumin Zhang, Southeast Missouri State University
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as economics1, 2. Second, it is alaw for material structure. For example, phase transition or chemical reactions can be analyzedfrom the point of view of free energy3, 4, which is a trade-off between energy and entropy. Third,it points out the direction of time5, as all the irreversible processes will happen spontaneouslyonly in one direction. Fourth, it is closely related to information6, which shares the same formulawith entropy.Historically, thermodynamics was developed from the study of heat engines, and this is still themain topic in engineering thermodynamics. From one perspective, the function of heat engines isthe transformation of internal energy to external energy. However, the internal energy is acomplex function of state
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- Engineering Physics Technical Session 3
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- 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Kanti Prasad, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
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factor ‘Q’ and the Voltage gain ‘GV’ arethe basis of electrostatic assist (ESA) no-shake algorithm used in designingMicroeletromechanical sytems(MEMS) which I have been working on forthe last ten years. This example excited the students of mechanicalengineering to the extent that seven students out of forty made straight A’s,especially when I pointed out that the lead engineer of MEMS at AnalogDevices is a Mechanical engineer. The ‘f0’ and ‘Q’ are of paramountimportance in designing and testing bulk acoustic wave (BAW) filters, aresearch project I was involved at Skyworks Solutions for seven years. Atthe moment I am involved as a collaborative research endeavor with theSkyworks at replacing or minimizing the wet processing with dry
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- Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 1
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- 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Stephen W. McKnight, Northeastern University; Christos Zahopoulos, Northeastern University
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freshman courses very much, and 3) they forget the material as quicklyas they can and concentrate on the specifics of electrical engineering, or mechanical engineering,or other engineering discipline where their interests and enthusiasm lies.This summary may be unfair to some engineering students, but most engineers (and theirprofessors) at least grudgingly admit that it isn’t terribly far off. And, in general, this approach Page 26.1357.2serves the students well through their undergraduate education process and in their industrialcareers – as long as they remain specialized in their specific engineering discipline.However, consider the case where
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- Engineering Physics and Physics Division Poster Session
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- 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Kenneth M Purcell, University of Southern Indiana
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Paper ID #13589Implementation of ORION and its Effect on Student LearningDr. Kenneth M Purcell, University of Southern Indiana Dr. Kenneth M Purcell is an Assistant Professor of Physics at the University of Southern Indiana. His research interests include low temperature/high magnetic field studies of heavy fermion superconducting materials. Page 26.908.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015Implementation of ORION and its Effect on Student Learning
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- Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics II
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- 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Robert Ross, University of Detroit Mercy; Meghann Norah Murray, University of Detroit Mercy
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. glass ITO polymer cathode light anode Figure 1. Structure of an organic light-emitting diode. Note that the device is not drawn to scale.The mathematical description of the conduction of electrons and holes in a polymer film iscomplicated; the material is not crystalline so the concept of energy bands loses validity. Thetheoretical treatment is similar to that used for disordered or amorphous materials; the disorderpresent in the polymer causes the creation of localized energy states and conduction occurs via ahopping (quantum mechanical tunneling) process.18,19,20 Electrons in
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- Programmatic Issues in Engineering Physics
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- 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Jonathan Bougie, American University; Philip Johnson, American University; Nathan Harshman, American University; Teresa Larkin, American University; Michael Black, American University
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), four math courses, and two computer science courses. The appliedphysics track required three additional chemistry classes, and the computational physics trackrequired three additional computer science courses. The total number of required credit hoursfor a B.S. in applied physics was 53, and the total number of required credit hours for a B.S. incomputational physics was 51.Table 1. Course Requirements for the Physics Major 2003-2004 Course Topics Number Required Introductory physics with lab (2 semesters) 2 courses Modern physics 1 course Classical mechanics 1 course Electromagnetism 1 course Advanced
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- Technology in the Physics or Engineering Physics C
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- 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- David Jonassen, University of Missouri
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assumptions.Predictions support experimentation; they are the hypotheses of experiments. Engineers regularlymake predictions about the effects of interventions. Scientific predictions are empirically testedfor their validity. Predictions assume a deterministic relationship between cause and effect, thatis, that forces in the cause reliably determine an effect. In his Metaphysics, Aristotle argued thateverything is determined by material causes, formal causes, efficient causes, and final causes(purpose of thing)3.ImplicationsA less deterministic form of prediction is to draw implications from a set of conditions or statesbased upon plausible cause-effect relationships. To imply is to entail or entangle events or toinvolve an effect as a necessary consequence of
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- Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 2
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- 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- David K. Probst P.E., Southeast Missouri State University
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to have access to that system so they couldaccess the course materials. As part of the administration of the course, there were local facultymembers at each participating institution who were assigned to facilitate local logistics. One oftheir primary tasks was to administer the exams in a proctored environment if desired by thefaculty member teaching the course. They also submitted final grades for the local students.One unanticipated challenge was that the semester schedules did not align across all institutions,but that was relatively easy to accommodate.Course DescriptionThe course discussed here is a typical, upper-level physical optics course that uses the textbookOptics, by Eugene Hecht. It covers selected topics in geometrical optics
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- Engineering Physics Technical Session 3
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- 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Greg S Mowry, University of St. Thomas; Camille M George, University of St. Thomas
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Minnesota. Dr. Mowry spent 25 years in corporate America as an inventor, team builder, R&D scientist, and engineer. His work focused on Nano-technology (both design and processing), materials engineering, micromagnetics, laser optics, and biomedical engineering. Dr. Mowry is also an entrepreneur with experience in several techni- cal startups. He is named on 40 patents along with multiple publications in four different technical fields. In 2003 Dr. Mowry joined the School of Engineering at the University of St. Thomas. He teaches ME, EE, and Physics courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. He is the Director of the MSEE program, which has a power emphasis, and the Director of REAL – the Renewable Energy
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- Engineering Physics Technical Session 4
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- 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma; Aric Martin Gillispie, University of Central Oklahoma; Adam Dorety, University of Central Oklahoma; Andrew Meier, The University of Central Oklahoma; Shahram Riahinezhad
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Paper ID #17238Integration of High Performance Computing into Engineering Physics Edu-cationDr. Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma Professor Lemley teaches thermo-fluid engineering and works with undergraduates to perform fluid dy- namics research that is mostly focused on small scale flow problems. He is currently an Assistant Dean of Mathematics and Science and a Professor of Engineering and Physics at the University of Central Oklahoma, his home institution for more than fifteen years. Previously, Professor Lemley worked as a mechanical engineer in the power industry. His bachelor’s degree is in physics from
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- Programmatic Issues in Engineering Physics
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- 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Denise Martinez, Tarleton State University
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poorly on a particular concept tested, the faculty would generate a form documenting this. Documentation of evidence includes but is not limited to exams, homework, grading rubrics for written/oral communications, research papers, etc. When evidence is in the form of student work samples, a representative sample of the class performance should also be kept (e.g. one or two high, medium, and low graded samples). During Self-Study years, the evidence in the form of student work samples is copied and filed under the respective outcome; during non self-study years evidence forms are sufficient and only capstone material is preserved. Each instructor compiles a summary of the course outcome
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- Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 4
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- 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Guenter Bischof, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Christian J. Steinmann, HM&S IT-Consulting
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Paper ID #18308Visualizing the kinetic theory of gases by student-created computer programs ¨Dr. Gunter Bischof, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences Throughout his career, Dr. G¨unter Bischof has combined his interest in science and engineering appli- cation. He studied physics at the University of Vienna, Austria, and acquired industry experience as development engineer at Siemens Corporation. Currently he teaches Engineering Mathematics at Joan- neum University of Applied Sciences. His research interests focus on automotive engineering, materials physics, and on engineering education.Mr. Christian J. Steinmann, HM
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- Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 2
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- 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Warren A. Turner, Westfield State University; Glenn W. Ellis, Smith College; Robert J. Beichner, North Carolina State University
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physics education has matured and grown. A reasonablycomprehensive description of the state of the field can be found elsewhere 1. The process ofidentifying misconceptions, creating curricula to address those misconceptions and then evaluatingthe efficacy of instruction has been applied to many areas of physics 2, perhaps nowhere moresuccessfully than mechanics. In that arena, many well-validated and established instruments exist,including the Mechanics Baseline Test 3, Test of Understanding Graphics in Kinematics (TUG-K)4 Page 24.34.2and the Force Concept Inventory5 to name but a few. Physics educators have created a wide varietyof research
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- Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics I
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- 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Marie Lopez del Puerto, University of Saint Thomas
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. Page 25.198.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Applications of Modern Physics: a sophomore-level physics course and laboratory for electrical engineering studentsAbstractThe transition from lower-level to upper-level physics courses is difficult for many students asthe course material becomes more abstract, and the mathematics more sophisticated. In thispaper, we describe the development of a sophomore-level Applications of Modern Physicscourse that bridges the lower-level and upper-level curriculum for electrical engineering andphysics students. The course starts from the atom and quantum mechanics, building up to nano-scale systems, and finally solids and devices
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- K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Engineering Alignment with Core Curriculum (Physics)
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- 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Pamalee A. Brady, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo; Jennifer H. Rushing, Central Coast New Tech High
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. Something that they could have done to increase the reliability is to use something other than legos to release the ball down the tube. Some solutions to these problems could be to use a different material or method to pull out the block. One material that would be good is a metal or some other material that had a smooth surface to reduce the friction. Another way to increase the reliability would be to somehow drill the mechanism to the tube or tape it more securely. This would make it more stable so that when the weight drops on the lever and pulls the string the string wouldn’t pull the mechanism off the tube. All of these ideas could be very beneficial because as I watched this stage it was very hard to operate and reset. Student 2: The least
An Evaluation of a Digital Learning Management System In High School Physics Classrooms (Evaluation)
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- K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Engineering Alignment with Core Curriculum (Physics)
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- 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Meera N.K. Singh PEng, University of Calgary; Qiao Sun, University of Calgary; Cassy M. Weber, Science Alberta Foundation (o/a MindFuel)
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Paper ID #17350An Evaluation of a Digital Learning Management System In High SchoolPhysics Classrooms (Evaluation)Dr. Meera N.K. Singh PEng, University of Calgary Meera Singh obtained her PhD. from the University of Waterloo, Canada, specializing in fatigue life prediction methods. Following her PhD studies, she joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Manitoba, Canada, where she was a faculty member for 12 years. During that time, she conducted research primarily in the area of the fatigue behaviour of composite materials, regularly taught courses in applied mechanics, and served as the Chair
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- Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics I
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- 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University
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courses are the key gateway courses in engineering. Most engineeringstudents take one year of physics courses. The first semester materials cover mechanics basedphysics, which are taught in great detail at several high schools, but the second semester ofphysics, electricity and magnetism are somewhat new to several students. Motivating students tolearn these concepts individualistically in addition to the materials covered in class is achallenging task. One way to deal with this issue is to assign a design project as part of thecourse requirement. In this effort, students were given a team project to design and build anelectric motor and optimize its performance. Converting electrical energy to mechanical, andmechanical energy to electrical in
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- Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 1
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- 2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Barbara Masi, University of Rochester; Dan M. Watson, University of Rochester; Arie Bodek, University of Rochester; Dev Ashish Khaitan; Erik Garcell
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, final exam. A quasi-experimental design was used. Final exam results showed that the MSP group mean was higher(M=67.4, SD=15.7, N=151) than that for the LRE group (M=60.6, SD=17.5, N=160)(t(309)=2.179, p<0.001). At-risk students in the MSP course also performed better than acomparative group in the LRE course. Pre- and post-course written surveys revealed that theMSP group’s mean confidence in physics skills was higher than LRE group mean by the end ofcourse. Observations and student and teaching assistant interviews about student study processeshighlighted a greater prevalence of “deep learning” and “strategic learning” strategies used bythe MSP group compared to the LRE group.I. IntroductionThe introductory mechanics course, required of
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- Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics II
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- 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Teresa L. Larkin, American University
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tolearning for others. The active process of writing may provide one mechanism through whichthese barriers to learning can be reduced and possibly even removed. Tobias [25] also indicatesthat writing can serve as a means to help students relieve their anxiety as well as help themunlearn models and techniques that have been shown to be scientifically unsound. Using a writing approach to assist students in the learning process can provide a wealthof qualitative information while the actual learning is taking place. Traditional tests and quizzesmerely provide an assessment marker after a segment of material has been provided in class.While important as a marker for charting process, these forms of assessment do little to uncoverwhat is
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- Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 3
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- 2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Wenli Guo, Queensborough Community College; Vazgen Shekoyan, Queensborough Community College
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: two rounds of a perception survey related to the learning of physics and a survey particularly designed for reflective quiz self-correction activity; a pre- and a post-mechanics baseline test at the beginning and the end of the semester plus two tests and a final exam (quizzes and exams are the same as what were used in the previous semester without this intervention); two quiz mistake categorization reports.III. Results, Discussions and Conclusions Some sample materials used and data collected from the project are given below. Sample quizzes questions: Example 1: A car moving with constant acceleration covered the distance between two points 60.0 m apart in 6.00 s. Its speed as it passed the
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- Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics I
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- 2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Teresa L. Larkin, American University; Jessica Uscinski, American University
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outcomes of our assessment was an increase in the number of courses offered as wellas an increase in the frequency in which we can offer them. As a result of our assessment effortswe have been able to expand our physics program by adding the following upper-level courses: Astrophysics Mathematical and Computational Physics Physics Capstone Seminar Statistical Mechanics Waves and OpticsPrior to 2007, the physics program included two “tracks” that students could follow as theyprogressed through the curriculum. These tracks were in computational and applied physics.Since our initial assessment, we’ve added a traditional physics track and the applied physicstrack is now a track in chemical physics. We have also been able
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- Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Phy
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- 2008 Annual Conference & Exposition
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- Robert Ross, University of Detroit Mercy; Jenna Ross, Utica Center for Mathematics Science and Technology
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, persuasivespeaking, and physics. Our unique program targets incoming high school freshmen from adiverse urban population. For several years the physics course was based on a traditionalintroductory college mechanics laboratory curriculum. This curriculum was not inquiry-basedand provided only limited opportunities for students to construct their own knowledge byperforming open-ended activities.Scholarly research into the teaching and, more importantly, the learning of physics has providedvaluable guidance for the design of innovative curricula and pedagogy 1 . The pedagogicalstrategies that are able to demonstrate high rates of student achievement, as measured bystandardized examinations, involve some form of what is commonly called interactiveengagement