Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Best Papers

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan W. Valvano, University of Texas - Austin; Ramesh Yerraballi, University of Texas - Austin; Chad Fulton, University of Texas - Austin

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Diversity

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

teaching and research. He has received numerous teaching awards and authored five widely-used text- books on embedded microcomputer systems. He has co-founded a successful medical device company called Admittance Technologies. His research involves integrated analog/digital processing, low-power design, medical instrumentation, and real-time systems.Dr. Ramesh Yerraballi, University of Texas - Austin Ramesh Yerraballi is a Distinguished Senior Lecturer in the Departments of Electrical and Computer Engineering, at The University of Texas at Austin. He received his Bachelors degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Osmania University, India, in 1991 and his PhD degree in Computer Science from Old Dominion

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fong K. Mak, Gannon University; Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

University Dr. Sundaram is a Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Gannon Univer- sity. His areas of research include computational architectures for signal and image processing as well as novel methods to improve engineering education pedagogy. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Teaching of Design of Experiment to the First Year Electrical Engineering StudentsAbstract: In the traditional Electrical Engineering curriculum, courses are introduced and taughtprogressively from the most fundamental subjects, such as circuit theory, for example, to moreadvanced subjects such as power electronics and electric drives. To complement the teaching ofconcepts, laboratory

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isaac L. Howard P.E., Mississippi State University; Braden T. Smith, Mississippi State University

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Materials

, Mississippi State University Braden T. Smith obtained a bachelors degree in Civil Engineering from Louisiana Tech University. He is currently a graduate student in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Mississippi State University who is concurrently enrolled in the masters and doctoral degree programs and recieved the 2015 Construction Materials Research Center Teaching Assistant Award. Page 26.832.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Hands on Development of Communication Skills Within an Undergraduate Construction Materials

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Sadraey, Daniel Webster College; Nicholas Bertozzi, Daniel Webster College

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Systems Engineering

Paper ID #11232Systems Engineering Approach in Aircraft Design Education; Techniquesand ChallengesProf. Mohammad Sadraey, Daniel Webster College Mohammad H. Sadraey is an Associate Professor in the Engineering School at the Daniel Webster Col- lege, Nashua, New Hampshire, USA. Dr. Sadraey’s main research interests are in aircraft design tech- niques, and design and automatic control of unmanned aircraft. He received his MSc. in Aerospace Engineering in 1995 from RMIT, Melbourne, Australia, and his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Kansas, Kansas, USA. Dr. Sadraey is a senior member of the American

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Development

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold R. Underwood, Messiah College; Donald George Pratt, Messiah College

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

students who participate voluntarily via the Collaboratory for Strategic Parnternships and Applied Research. His on-going projects include improving Flight Tracking and Messaging Systems for small planes in remote locations, and developing an assistive communication technology using Wireless Enabled Remote Co-presence for cog- nitively and behaviorally challenged individuals including those with high-functioning autism, or PTSD.Dr. Donald George Pratt, Messiah College Dr. Pratt is a Professor of Engineering at Messiah College where he has taught since 1993. Over the past 20+ years, he has become known for his work with students on an eclectic mix of practical, hands-on projects involving such things as electric vehicles

Conference Session

Engineering Physics Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hüseyin Sarper, Old Dominion University; Drew Landman, Old Dominion University; Linda Vahala, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

Pennsylvania State University (BS) and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (MS and Ph.D.). His interests include Space, reliability, economic analysis, and renewable energy.Prof. Drew Landman, Old Dominion University Dr. Landman is a Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Old Dominion University where he teaches grad- uate level classes in aerodynamics and statistical based experiment design, and supervises doctoral and masters students. His current research areas include use of statistical process control in long term balance calibration monitoring, use of Design of Experiments(DOE) in wind tunnel check standard testing, and development of in-flight test methods for use with unmanned aerial vehicles. Landman

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Best Papers

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Ann Thompson, Loras College; Danial J. Neebel PE, Loras College

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Diversity

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

a Visiting Professor at the US Air Force Academy in the departments of electrical and computer engineering and computer science. His research interests include digital system design and testing, computer architecture, and computer science and engineering education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Integrated Fluids and Electronics Labs to Measure Fluid FlowAbstractKnowledge of theory is deepened by examining how the theory models the physical world.Exercises in the laboratory can enhance the understanding of the models by demonstrating boththe accuracy and the shortcomings of the theoretical models. To help students achieve a bettersense of connections between theory and the

Conference Session

Technical Session 2: Embedded Systems

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J.w. Bruce, Tennessee Technological University; Ryan A. Taylor, University of Alabama

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Computers in Education

Paper ID #26181A Long-Term Study of Software Product and Process Metrics in an Embed-ded Systems Design CourseDr. J.W. Bruce, Tennessee Technological University J.W. Bruce is with the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Tennessee Technological University in Cookeville, Tennessee USADr. Ryan A. Taylor, University of Alabama Dr. Taylor received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Mississippi State University in 2018. He is currently an assistant professor at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. His research interests revolve around remote sensing and engineering education

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ing-Chang Jong, University of Arkansas; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas

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Mechanics

AC 2007-11: ANALYSIS OF STATICALLY INDETERMINATE REACTIONS ANDDEFLECTIONS OF BEAMS USING MODEL FORMULAS: A NEW APPROACHIng-Chang Jong, University of Arkansas Ing-Chang Jong serves as Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Arkansas. He received a BSCE in 1961 from the National Taiwan University, an MSCE in 1963 from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, and a Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics in 1965 from Northwestern University. He was Chair of the Mechanics Division, ASEE, in 1996-97. His research interests are in mechanics and engineering education.Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas Joseph J. Rencis is Professor and Head of the Department of Mechanical

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Baibak, Kettering University; Rajeev Agrawal, Kettering University

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Computers in Education

AC 2007-495: PROGRAMMING GAMES TO LEARN ALGORITHMSTimothy Baibak, Kettering University Tim Baibak graduated Summa Cum Laude from Howell High School. He is a Computer Science Major at Kettering University and currently a Software Engineer Intern at Gabriel Roeder Smith and Company. Apart from programming, he enjoys tennis, fishing, and playing video games.Rajeev Agrawal, Kettering University Rajeev Agrawal received his BS and MS, both in Computer Science, from India and currently working on his PhD thesis at Wayne State University. Since 2001, he has been with Kettering University as a faculty member in Science and Math department. His research interests are Content Based Image Retrieval

Conference Session

Beyond the Classroom: Summer and Scholarship Programs to Engage Minorities

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivan Lopez Hurtado, Northern New Mexico College; Charles Knight, Northern New Mexico College; Raul R Peralta, Northern New Mexico College; Jorge Crichigno, Northern New Mexico College

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Minorities in Engineering

. Jorge Crichigno, Northern New Mexico College Dr. Jorge Crichigno received a B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Catholic University of Asuncion, Paraguay, in 2004, and M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Engineering from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, in 2008 and 2009 respectively. In 2007, he was visiting the School of Electronic, Information and Electrical Engineering at Shanghai Jiao Tong University as a research assis- tant. Dr. Crichigno is currently an Associate Professor in the Engineering Department at Northern New Mexico College, Espanola, NM. His research interests include wireless and optical networks, graph the- ory, mathematical optimization, network security and undergraduate

Conference Session

ChemE Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Lisa G. Bullard, North Carolina State University; Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University

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Chemical Engineering

AC 2012-3583: HOW WE TEACH: MATERIAL AND ENERGY BALANCESDr. David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky David L. Silverstein is the PJC Engineering Professor of chemical engineering at the University of Ken- tucky. He is assigned to the College of Engineering’s Extended Campus Programs in Paducah, Ky., where he has taught for 12 years. His Ph.D. and M.S. studies in ChE were completed at Vanderbilt Univer- sity, and his B.S.Ch.E. at the University of Alabama. Silverstein’s research interests include conceptual learning tools and training, and he has particular interests in faculty development. He is the recipient of several ASEE awards, including the Fahein award for young faculty teaching and educational

Conference Session

Frontiers in Engineering Management

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Management

a time.Traditionally little time was spent during the product definition phase, instead considerable timewas exhausted throughout the design phase, and even more time was expended redesigning theproduct. “The key to shortening the overall design time is to better define the product and betterdocument the design process” (Morse & Babcock20, 2007, p. 221). Concurrent engineering (CE)spends more time initially planning and designing the product in order to avoid laterinterruptions and speed up the entire process. Concurrent engineering can be “defined as theearliest possible integration of the overall company’s knowledge, resources, and experiences indesign, development, marketing, manufacturing, and sales into creating successful new

Conference Session

Innovation in ECET Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luciano Boglione, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Engineering Technology

that cannot be taught throughtextbooks.The author’s teaching experience aligns with scholarly research that a broad range ofways of taking and processing information exists among individuals 6 . In order to meet thestudents’ diverse – and certainly unknown at the start of the class – approach to learning, thesyllabus was modified to accommodate the PCB project in terms of both content and schedule.Indeed, the project requirement of focusing on the design, layout and characterization of amicrowave circuit imposes reconsidering the syllabus structure and content in order to answer thequestion What topics should be taught to the students for them to fully appreciate the PCBproject? Further, a successful execution of the project can be achieved

Conference Session

Global Issues in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Renato Carlson; Renato Pacheco; Lucia Helena Martins-Pacheco; Walter Antonio Bazzo

and bythe electronic and press media, particularly in Brazil. More specifically, such considerationscould enlarge students’ attitude towards this subject, providing them with a more criticalview on that. We believe that any new solution has to go through an initial brainstorming.Next, we present a conceptualization of consumerism and its consequences, Postman’s viewof Technopoly and ethical and humanistic values that could help to find solutions. In the end,we make some considerations summarizing the main points that were approached. Page 9.1085.1 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

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Innovations in Electrical Engineering Courses

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ron J. Pieper, University of Texas, Tyler; Wudyalew T. Wondmagegn, Frostburg State University

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #9393Introducing Angular Plane Wave Spectrum Concepts and Applications in anUndergraduate Communications CourseDr. Ron J. Pieper, University of Texas, Tyler Dr. Ron J. Pieper is currently an associate professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Texas at Tyler. He received his Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Iowa in 1984. He is a senior member of both the IEEE and the Optical Society of America. His research interests include optical engineering and solid state devices.Dr. Wudyalew T. Wondmagegn, Frostburg State University, Frostburg MD 21532

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FPD 4: Peers and Perceptions

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University; Robert D. Adams, Western Carolina University

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First-Year Programs

RF communications equipment and 19 years of teaching experience in engineer- ing and technology undergraduate programs. His research interests include in digital image processing, biomedical signal processing and engineering education. Page 24.854.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 LEARNING OUTCOMES OF INTRODUCTORY ENGINEERING COURSES: STUDENT PERCEPTIONSAbstractThis paper evaluates the learning outcomes of an introductory level engineering course andcompares the assessment data of these outcomes to student self-evaluation of the achievement

Conference Session

Interactive Technology in the Classroom

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jennifer Amrine; Caroline Kayser; James Swanson

on where they were sittingin the classroom. While it was initially thought that this would help since no single access pointwould be overwhelmed by the Silicon Chalk traffic, it quickly became apparent that informationsent from one access point to another was being significantly delayed. A couple of weeks intothe quarter, the signal strength of the access points was adjusted and a dedicated network ID wascreated so that all participants could connect to the same access point. This helped onlymarginally, though, as many of the students’ computers automatically connected to the wrongnetwork.A third consideration is the content of the media that is being streamed. While Silicon Chalkworked very with PowerPoint presentations, it was slowed by

Conference Session

ECE Online Courses, Labs and Programs

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Genevieve Sapijaszko; Carlo Sapijaszko

follows:This voltage reading has wrong polarity. Most likely your DMM probes are reversed. Ensure your DMM probe“Voltage HI” is placed at TP1, and DMM probe “Voltage LO” is placed at the GND node.--Please try again.In anticipation of the Variable Power Supply’s initial output voltage not being within theacceptable range, self-guiding messages will be available for students when they obtainmeasurements that are either below 6.9 V or above 7.1 V. When a measurement below 6.9 V isobtained, the following message is available for students. Page 9.179.14 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual

Conference Session

Student Teams & Active Learning

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Bannerot

.) Sufficiently complete records were obtained from 214 of the total of 230students initially registered for the four classes. This represented data from 84 of the 94initially registered for the sophomore design course, and from 130 of the 136, for thesenior design course. The grade point average and SAT score data were self reported (seeFig. 1) and were not verified. (An attempt was made to verify gpa and SAT scores, butthe University’s policies and a lack of good record keeping rendered this attemptunsuccessful.) The SAT data were approximately 70% complete. Only the University ofHouston grade point average (current UH gpa in Fig. 1) and the high school grade pointaverage (high school gpa in Fig. 1) were used in this study. The reporting of the

Conference Session

Trends in Construction Engineering I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Sunil Sinha; Randolph Thomas; John Kulka

.ABSTRACTIncreasingly stringent and pervasive government regulations are a fact of life in our society.There are regulations covering business, manufacturing, finance, safety, the environment,education, research, law, medicine, and government itself. The increasingly stringent applicationof OSHA standards in the construction industry is based on the concern for human life. Equality,life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, security, civic duty, justice, honor, rule of law, privacy, andprivate property; these are the widely held values in our society, these are the values we mustlive by to avoid regulation, and these are the values that should serve as a basis for ethicsinstruction. There is a lack of focus in the construction field regarding the integration of

Conference Session

CE Body of Knowledge

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Stuart Walesh

design,construction, research, or public works. Can Attitudes Be Taught and Learned?We can teach about attitudes, just as we can teach about any topic. The essential question,however, can attitudes be learned as a result of the teaching and, furthermore, what does thatlearning mean? Page 9.624.14 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2004, American Society for Engineering Education”The curricula design project described later in this paper is addressing attitudes. Within theframework of each institution’s culture

Conference Session

Programmatic Curriculum Developments

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

W.B. stouffer; Jeffrey Russell

world. Such appreciation and understanding can be taught toundergraduates, and is being taught in many literature, philosophy, history, language, math,music, and social science courses. But in general, civil engineering students have little exposureto the liberal arts or important professional skills. How little, and in what sequence andproportion, is the focus of this paper.Professional SkillsIn recent years there have been no less than 39 separate studies conducted into engineeringeducation by organizations such as ASEE, ASCE, the National Research Council, and theNational Science Foundation (Ernst 2001). Many of these studies point to deficiencies in non-technical areas, including the engineering graduate’s inability to communicate, work on

Conference Session

Introduction to Engineering: The Present State

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sandra Courter; Jay Martin

, drafting/designing, revising, and finalizing all in a collaborativeenvironment.Audience and purpose: While understanding the customers and their requirements is at theheart of the design process, understanding the audience and purpose is at the heart of thecommunication. Communication generally involves two kinds of audiences: primary andsecondary. A primary audience includes the decision-makers, those who will decide whatto do and take action. A secondary audience includes those who are affected by the action.For some assignments including the initial proposal, the other students in the lab were the Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Gilbert; Cynthia Finley

were able to obtain specific values for the mean and standard deviation of our measurements for the hydraulic gradient and hydraulic conductivity and likewise the velocity of our groundwater….Using our knowledge of statistical methods, we managed the quantitative errors in a scientific manner, and assessed the condition of the site. Our initial results indicated that we should remediate the site. However, our standard deviation [of contaminant travel time] was so high as to render our results inconclusive. Our conclusion is that we need more information (more tests) in order to determine whether the site should be remediated.” • “Some of the uncertainties we encountered were

Conference Session

Advancing Thermal Science Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Christopher Jeruzal; Brenda Henderson; Ahmad Pourmovahed

assessmentis to enhance the student learning experience. The belief that assessment is only for the purposeof satisfying ABET makes it difficult to implement an assessment plan that all faculty activelysupport. During the initial stages of assessment planning, the faculty involved in the course sawassessment as something that was forced on the instructors only for the purpose of satisfyingaccreditation requirements. Because of this, it was difficult to develop or implement any plan. Faculty began to see some use for assessment when small portions of the plan wereimplemented effectively. Data were collected and used to improve the course. Implementingfamiliar tools, such as exams, is the best place to begin the process. Common midterm and finalexams

Conference Session

International Engineering Education

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Bahadur Khan Khpolwak; Mohammad Saleh Keshawarz

funds to improve the Faculty can be includedin this category. Mentoring of younger teachers is another aspect that can be counted as service.Scholarly work can be assessed based on the teachers’ own effort in his/her professionaldevelopment in the form of consulting and publications. Given the wealth of data that have beengenerated by all the domestic and international NGOs in the past fifteen years and in the future, itis not very difficult to come up with short research papers reflecting the compilation andinterpretation of those data. As an example, by compiling and interpreting the data from all theshallow and deep wells that are installed in various parts of the country, one can write a paper onthe status of groundwater in different

Conference Session

Focus on Capstone Experiences in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University

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Chemical Engineering

Margot Vigeant is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering with research interests in Engineering Education and Bioprocess Engineering. Page 22.788.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 How We Teach: Kinetics and Reactor DesignAbstractThis paper presents the results of the 2010 AIChE Education Division survey on how chemicalengineering courses are taught. This year’s survey focuses on the undergraduate reactor designand kinetics course. The survey was conducted of faculty recently teaching the course at theirinstitution during the 2009-2010 academic year in the

Conference Session

Integration of Liberal Education into Engineering

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston, Downtown; Lea Campbell, University of Houston, Downtown

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

AC 2011-2505: THE TEAMWORK CONUNDRUM: WHAT SHOULD BETAUGHT AND HOW CAN WE ASSESS TEAM LEARNING IN ENGI-NEERING TECHNOLOGYVassilios Tzouanas, University of Houston - Downtown Vassilios Tzouanas is an Assistant Professor of Control and Instrumentation in the Engineering Technol- ogy Department at the University of Houston-Downtown. Dr. Tzouanas earned a Diploma in Chemical Engineering from Aristotle University, the Master of Science degree in Chemical Engineering/Process Control from the University of Alberta, and the Doctor of Philosophy degree in Chemical Engineer- ing/Process Control from Lehigh University. His research interests focus on process control systems, process modeling and simulation, artificial

Conference Session

Novel Approaches to Teaching Materials

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John A. Nychka, University of Alberta

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Materials

retained.AccessibilityAccessibility is a critical and fundamental step in achieving unobstructed comprehension – astarting point, or lowest common denominator. Student confidence can be established bypresenting information at a level that can immediately be understood. Adjacent layering ofinformation builds on the initial accessible step, which allows for development of more involvedor complicated knowledge. Hirschhorn et al.6 remark that in their development of a materials science and engineeringcourse for non-technical students that classroom demonstrations alleviate many students’ fear ofscience and technology. The use of common materials and equipment allows for the possibilityfor students to carry out the experiments themselves6. Such a sense of emotional