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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Danielle Roslyn Montecalvo, American University; Teresa L. Larkin, American University

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scientific inquiry than they would have if they had not takenmore than two science and mathematics courses.Like American University, the basic structure of the American higher education system requiresthat undergraduate students complete a certain number of general education courses as part oftheir overall education. This requirement may help explain the effects that a college educationhas in terms of undergraduate student scientific literacy. In a 2002 report by Miller, the UnitedStates is one of the few nations in the world that requires a set of general education courses fortheir university graduates [4]. In the American higher education system, a greater exposure toscience via general education courses may provide students with a higher level of

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 3

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey and Universidad Andres Bello; Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey and Universidad Andres Bello

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understanding, active learning, development of assessment tools, faculty development and studies in STEM. Genaro Zavala was appointed to the editorial board of the Physical Review Special Topics-Physics Education Research journal of the American Physical Society for the period 2015 to 2018, vice president of the Latin American Physics Education Network (LAPEN) for the period 2013-2015 and is currently the coordinator of the Topical Group: Evaluation of Learning and Instruction of the International Group for Research and Teaching of Physics (GIREP by its French acronym). Dr. Zavala is a member of the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) where he was vice president candidate, a member of the Committee on Research in

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Robert A. Ross, University of Detroit Mercy

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with somequantitative data on student performance on the Quantum Mechanics Conceptual Survey(QMCS).[8] The QMCS was developed to assess student’s conceptual understanding of quantummechanics. It is interesting in this context because the authors used engineering students as partof the cohort that provided the validation data.Modern Physics with Device ApplicationsThe College of Engineering & Science at the University of Detroit Mercy has one of the nation’soldest co-operative education programs and a long history of successfully placing graduates intothe workforce. Located in Detroit, a city with a rich tradition of engineering and manufacturing,the college has close ties to the automobile industry, defense contractors, and

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico and Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico and Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

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in Physics Engineering from Tecnologico de Monterrey and a doctoral degree in Mathe- matics Education from Syracuse University, NY. Dr. Dominguez is a member of the Researchers’ National System in Mexico (SNI-1) and has been a visiting researcher at Syracuse University, at UT-Austin and at Universidad Andres Bello. She teaches undergraduate courses in Mathematics, graduate courses in Education, and is a thesis advisor on the master and doctoral programs on education at the Tecnologico de Monterrey. Her main research areas are: faculty development, teaching methods, and gender issues in STEM education.Prof. Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico and Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago,Chile

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Inci Ruzybayev, York College of Pennsylvania; Benjamin J. Zile; Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania; Taylor Schmidt

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. Designing the individual components for an automobile requires years of education andexperience from a team of engineers. However, some aspects of automotive design come from abasic understanding of physics. This project introduces students to how a general understandingof physics can be applied to the design of a real-world machine and gives them a taste of what isinvolved in a senior capstone project. 2. Design/Method 2.1. Capstone Project Details Many of the engineering schools across the country participate in the Society ofAutomotive Engineers student design competitions, and the projects are often done as a part ofthe senior capstone course. The most popular of these competitions involve the design of either aformula style

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 2

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Todd Zimmerman, University of Wisconsin

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the firstsemester physics.Several upper level mathematics courses make use of Python, such as courses in numericalanalysis, cryptography, and machine learning. Some of the engineering courses, such asIntroduction to Numerical Methods in Engineering, do use Python as well.To further integrate computer modeling in general and Python in particular across the curriculum,a Python users group was formed with faculty from mathematics, engineering, physics, andbiology. Meeting roughly once a semester, faculty share techniques and tips about incorporatingPython into courses. Topics include the use of Jupyter notebooks, setting up a Jupyter Hub for aclass, and how to grade modeling activities. These meetings are also a time for faculty to discusshow

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 2

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C. Bauer-Reich, University of Jamestown; Katrina Christiansen, University of Jamestown

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and the Conceptual Survey of Electricity and Magnetism. The resultsindicate that flipped classes are generally more useful for freshman, while upper-level studentsappear to find lecture courses more effective. Specific practices used in both the flipped andlecture-based courses will be discussed in detail.IntroductionPhysics courses are usually pre-requisites for many engineering courses. They are required notonly to introduce the mathematics of the physical systems which students will encounter inengineering courses but also as a way to develop and improve problem-solving skills.On the whole, physics education research tends to show that active learning strategies are moreeffective than traditional lecture in creating student engagement and

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

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Jessica R. Hoehn, University of Colorado, Boulder; Noah D. Finkelstein, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Paper ID #30777Fostering inclusion and teaching equity in a Modern Physics forEngineers courseDr. Jessica R Hoehn, University of Colorado Boulder Dr. Jessica R. Hoehn is a postdoctoral researcher at University of Colorado Boulder. She received her PhD in Physics Education Research from CU, studying ontological, epistemological, and social aspects of student reasoning in quantum mechanics. Dr. Hoehn’s current research interests include connections between epistemology and group work in learning physics, the role of writing in lab classes, and students’ epistemological views about experimental physics. Generally, Dr. Hoehn

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Yukio Yoritomo, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Nicole Turnipseed, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign; Maxx Joseph Villotti, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Aric Tate, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kelly Searsmith, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Matthias Grosse Perdekamp, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign; Paul Prior, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Julie L. Zilles, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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nuclear arms control; he is a member of the university’s arms control, domestic and international security program graduating with a certificate in international security.Aric Tate, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Aric Tate is a PhD student in the Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering Department at the Uni- versity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He performs research for Professor Matthias Grosse Perdekamp in the Physics Department, focusing on Monte Carlo simulations and material studies related to an upgrade of the Zero Degree Calorimeter for the ATLAS experiment located at CERN.Dr. Kelly Searsmith, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Kelly Searsmith is a literacy education and communications

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM) and Universidad Andres Bello (UNAB); Itzel Hernandez-Armenta, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Jorge Eugenio de la Garza Becerra, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM)

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Engineering from Tecnologico de Monterrey and a doctoral degree in Mathe- matics Education from Syracuse University, NY. Dr. Dominguez is a member of the Researchers’ National System in Mexico (SNI-1) and has been a visiting researcher at Syracuse University, at UT-Austin and at Universidad Andres Bello. She teaches undergraduate courses in Mathematics, graduate courses in Education, and is a thesis advisor on the master and doctoral programs on education at the Tecnologico de Monterrey. Her main research areas are: models and modeling, use of technology to improve teaching and learning, gender issues in STEM education.Itzel Hernandez-Armenta, Tecnologico de Monterrey Itzel Hernandez-Armenta received a bachelor’s degree in

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico and Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico, and Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

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different areas of knowledge, use of technology in learning, impact of using innovative learning environments and development of assessment tools. He has 91 articles in refereed journals and conferences, over 610 citations according to Scopus, 6 books, 14 book chapters, 142 national and international presentations in countries like Korea, Denmark, Hungary, Cuba, United States, Chile, Ecuador and Argentina and 29 international workshops in Mexico, Chile, Argentina and Italy. Genaro Zavala was appointed to the editorial board of the Physical Review Special Topics-Physics Education Research journal of the American Physical Society for the period 2015 to 2018, vice president of the Latin American Physics Education Network

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Teresa L. Larkin, American University

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Paper ID #33437Inclusive Writing: Pre- and Post-COVID-19Dr. Teresa L. Larkin, American University Teresa L. Larkin is an Associate Professor of Physics Education and Director and Faculty Liaison to the Combined Plan Dual-degree Engineering Program at American University. Dr. Larkin conducts ed- ucational research and has published widely on topics related to the assessment of student learning in introductory physics and engineering courses. Noteworthy is her work with student writing as a learning and assessment tool in her introductory physics courses for non-majors. One component of her research focuses on the role

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathaniel Raymond Nunez, University of Detroit Mercy; E. Prasad Venugopal, University of Detroit Mercy

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student coursework has been shown to improve retention rates of URM students byenhancing their academic skills, self-esteem, motivation to overcome barriers and knowledge ofpost-graduate career paths.5,6 Implementing these findings requires reforming the foundationalundergraduate science curriculum and providing students with meaningful research experiences,especially in laboratory settings.The goals of the BUILD grant dovetail well with intensive efforts within the physics communityto transform and enhance the Introductory Physics for Life Sciences (IPLS) course sequence inways that more fully integrate the foundational principles in physics with the education ofbiologists and life scientists.7,8,9 The undergraduate introductory physics sequence

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Calvin S. Kalman, Concordia University; Franco La Braca, Concordia University; Mandana Sobhanzadeh, Mount Royal University

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early universe cosmology with Dr. Robert Brandenberger, applying convolutional neural networks to the detection of cosmic strings. Upon graduat- ing, he participated in a two-month internship at Safecast in Tokyo, working on expanding the non-profit’s educational outreach materials on radiation science and facilitating workshops for youth. He has since then gone on to obtain a master’s degree in physics at Concordia University in Montreal in 2020, where he researched physics lab pedagogy and conceptual learning in the context of labatorials under the supervision of Dr. Calvin Kalman. He also went on a two-month research trip at the Univer- sity of Washington in Seattle in 2019, where he examined the Physics Education

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey and Universidad Andres Bello; Carlos Eduardo Martinez-Torteya, Tecnologico de Monterrey

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Physics. Currently, his research interests are in Physics Education. Carlos is a member of the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT), and the ASEE. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020Students’ Abilities to Solve RC Circuits with Cognitive Scaffolding ActivitiesAbstractThere are many examples of research-based instructional materials that have been shown to helpincrease students’ conceptual understanding and problem-solving skills for most topics coveredin introductory undergraduate and some graduate-level Physics courses. The typical Electricityand Magnetism courses often spend little time solving non-trivial quantitative circuits withresistances and capacitances (RC circuits) using

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Huseyin Sarper P.E., Old Dominion University; Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Kolb’sexperiential learning cycle/spiral [4, 5, 6] that is used as a powerfull pedagogical strategy in manyengineering programs. Project-based learning (PBL) pedagogy is well accepted in education. It isalso emphasized as one of the high priority education methods/pedagogies required in earlyengineering education. Model rocketry can be viewed as miniature astronautics, technologicalrecreation, and an educational tool. A model rocket is a very convenient metaphor to illustratemany important engineering concepts and principles in a fun and exciting way. Model rockets havebeen used as student projects for decades. Many publications [7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,17] report engineering projects in the same general area. Mathematical and physical aspects

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert A. Ross, University of Detroit Mercy

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engineering students.The class covers introductory topics in quantum mechanics leading to a basic understanding ofthe behavior of charge carriers in solids. A description of the course and the students will bepresented later in the paper. Students are introduced to entanglement and quantum computationwith computer simulations of quantum measurements. We believe that a brief introduction tothese topics helps students understand the relationship between operators and the results of ameasurement of the wavefunction.Over the past several years we have assessed students in the course with the Quantum MechanicsConceptual Survey (QMCS).[1] This instrument was designed to be used as a general survey ofstudents’ conceptual understanding. One of the

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Yvonne Lanzerotti, U.S. Military Academy; Kyle Wilhelm, United States Military Academy; William M. Meier, United States Military Academy; Krista Watts, United States Military Academy; Susan M. Lintelmann, United States Military Academy; Suzanne M. Christoff J.D., United States Military Academy

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questions related to student preparation, and four free responsequestions. Students in the control group take the same multiple-choice pre-survey with the freeresponse questions removed.IntroductionThe mission of West Point is to develop leaders of character for the Army of the United States ofAmerica who will thrive in a complex security environment [1]. Graduates of West Point must beable to successfully lead soldiers in a conventional war against ISIS, counter-insurgency againstTaliban forces in Afghanistan, training operations with allies in Europe, Africa, and Asia, nation-building with foreign politicians, militaries, and businessmen, and a myriad of other tasks. Due tothese broad missions, the military academy prepares graduates by educating

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Huseyin Sarper P.E., Old Dominion University; Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Ben J. Stuart, Old Dominion University; Karina Arcaute, Old Dominion University

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Paper ID #28577ASSESSMENT AND APPLICATIONS OF THE CONVERSION OF CHEM-ICAL ENERGY TOMECHANICAL ENERGY USING MODEL ROCKET ENGINES ¨Dr. Huseyin Sarper P.E., Old Dominion University H¨useyin Sarper, Ph.D., P.E. is a Master Lecturer with a joint appointment the Engineering Fundamentals Division and the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. He was a professor of engineering and director of the graduate programs at Colorado State University – Pueblo in Pueblo, Col. until 2013. He was also an associate director of Colorado’s NASA Space Grant Consortium between 2007

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Alexander Kaiser, Utah Valley University; Reza Kamali, Utah Valley University; Paul Weber, Utah Valley University; Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University

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for Engineering Education, 2018 A Size and Scale Laboratory Experiment for an Introductory Nanotechnology Course1 AbstractA size and scale laboratory experiment has been developed for an associate level course innanotechnology. This lab will assist students in conceptualizing the size of particles bycompleting three exercises: 1. Physically measuring an oleic acid molecule. 2. Comparingthe molecules length to other nano-sized objects by creating an enlarged scale which isthen compared to familiar objects at normal scale. 3. Examine the quantum effects ofquantum dots to introduce students to the unique properties of nanoparticles. This paperdetails these three exercies and evaluates their effectiveness in teaching

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Daugherity, Abilene Christian University

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++ maintains a very close second. In fact, 4 of the top 5languages in 2018 are in the “C++ family” sharing similar syntax. We also considered inputfrom our department’s Industrial Advisory Board, recent graduates, and current faculty andstudents in selecting a programming language. Two large factors were the prevalence of usingC/C++ in our senior capstone projects, and that our computer science department teachesintroductory programming in C++. The Arduino IDE is freely available on Windows, Mac OSX, and Linux (https://www.arduino.cc/). Even though we have chosen to use C++ for theseprogramming labs, they could easily be adapted to other languages that support the Arduinoplatform such as Python or MATLAB.HardwareAs discussed above, we find that