Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Ganago, University of Michigan; Inger Bergom, University of Michigan; Britton Wolfe, Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne

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Electrical and Computer

AC 2010-2039: USING A WEBSITE AND WIKI AS A SUPPORT TOOL FORTEACHING ASSISTANTSAlexander Ganago, University of MichiganInger Bergom, University of MichiganBritton Wolfe, Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne Page 15.1317.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Using a website and wiki as a support tool for teaching assistantsAbstract Employing students as teaching assistants (TAs) in laboratory sections of large coursesreduces faculty’s teaching commitments and provides valuable teaching experience for futurefaculty. However, it also presents challenges, such as inexperienced TAs and high turnoverbetween semesters. New tools are

Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Trevelyan, University of Western Australia

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

with little design experience or understanding ofengineering practice. This paper provides suggestions on how these challenges can beovercome and, in particular, how self-assessment rubrics can help eliminate much of thetraditional design course assessment workload for teachers. This paper provides suggestionsfor preparing incremental self-assessment rubrics for a capstone design course. While bothself- and peer-assessment can provide significant assessment time-saving for tutors, self-assessment also promotes student learning, according to recent education research.Appropriately designed rubrics can also provide students with guidance on levels ofattainment required for design tasks and students also learn to assess design

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education in Engineering Technology

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University; Michael G Mauk P.E., Drexel University; Radian G. Belu, Drexel University; Eric Carr, Drexel University

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Engineering Technology

should be implemented in order toanswer the new industrial and technological challenges. Several studies concluded that the“Conceive-Design-Implement-Operate approach is beneficial in terms of improving teaching andlearning, motivating students to further their academic progress and faculty to improve theirindustrial experience and to gain more insight into industry3. Laboratory based courses are vitalto ET programs, since they are the backbone of skills-building process, ultimately leadingtowards developing experience-led engineering technology degree 3. Also laboratory activitiesdeveloped should become more and more a place where students can and will be creative, wherethey will be able to develop not only required skills, but also a place

Conference Session

Novel Measurement Experiments

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmine Polito, Valparaiso University

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Instrumentation

for training engineers in seismic behavior and design, and the need for research in theseareas, also increase. Unfortunately, due to the high cost of dynamic soil testing equipment, fewstudents are able to have hands-on experience with this type of soil testing. Dynamic soil testingequipment such as cyclic triaxial and cyclic simple shear machines typically ranges from$60,000 to $200,000. As a result, typically only students at large research universities have anyexposure to this type of testing and only those performing research have anything more than anobservational experience.The apparatus discussed in this paper reflects the author’s attempt to develop an affordabledynamic soil testing system (less than $10,000). Such a system will make

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Learning Experiences

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Lynn Albers, Hofstra University; Edward H. Currie, Hofstra University; David M. Rooney, Hofstra University; Robyn Alma, Hofstra University; Travis Chen Shen, Hofstra University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

receipt of pledged financial supportguaranteeing the program’s solvency for at least the next four years.In addition to the scholarly work produced, helping both faculty and students professionally, theprogram also ensured greater utilization of laboratories during what was previously a relativelyslack time between the end of one academic year and the start of the next. By making availablethe skilled labor of highly talented students, the program also is producing a noticeable shift infaculty research areas toward topics that dovetail well with programs that emphasizeundergraduate education.The summer of 2019 marked the fourth year of the official program, and the sixth of any paidsummer research experience. Table 1 shows the growth of the number

Conference Session

Unique Lab Experiments

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Voon; F.C. Lai; Chean Chin Ngo

, the availability of internet and the advancement in the multimediatechnology have provided tremendous opportunities for educators to revolutionize the teaching-learning enterprise and to improve the quality of engineering education. However, most of theweb-based courseware or online classes are mainly devoted to lecture-type courses. Web-basedcourseware for laboratories is still limited and apparently deserves more attention.Web-based lab courseware offers many additional advantages over regular courseware. First, itprovides an easy access for students to preview/review the course materials. Particularly, afterpreview the lab assignment with demonstration through the web, students will be able to conducttheir experiment more efficiently and

Conference Session

Understanding Students' Authentic and Reflective Experiences of Ethics Education

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stephanie Claussen, San Francisco State University; Shiloh James Howland, Brigham Young University; Swetha Nittala, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Ethics

company, and not taking information for your own gain.”This comment seems related to an experience at his internship which he had described earlier inthe interview: One of the engineers I was working with had previously worked with a competitor, and had those calculations saved in an Excel sheet, from the competitor. I didn’t see any problem with this, given that it was just calculations that were written out from a machine design textbook, and he had just written them out in an Excel sheet, and then carried it with him as he had gone through. To me, that was just saving us work, instead of going back and retyping in anything.Corvin felt that this could be a “potential dilemma, given that he made it [the Excel

Conference Session

Design Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James M. Widmann, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lynne A. Slivovsky, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; J.Kevin Taylor, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Mechanical Engineering

23campuses of the California State University System. Cal Poly is primarily an undergraduateinstitution with approximately 18,500 enrolled undergraduates and 1180 faculty. 5000 studentsare enrolled in the College of Engineering which is comprised of nine departments. The largestdepartment, Mechanical Engineering, has approximately 1000 undergraduates, 60 MastersStudents and 28 full time tenure and tenure track faculty. The department awards about 200undergraduate degrees each year.Curriculum OverviewCal Poly’s Mechanical Engineering program is anchored by a comprehensive curriculum thatemphasizes fundamentals of engineering, laboratory “hands on” experiences and engineeringdesign throughout the four year program. Students are admitted into the

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Armstrong

independently, starting with the simplest plant and control model, and a relatively structuredidentification experiment, controller design and performance assessment. The student moves toself-designed system identification and controller design. The cap stone of the course is acompetitive controls application which challenges the students command of the theoretical toolsas well as thoroughness and accuracy of experimental technique.1. Introduction The education literature provides many examples of high quality laboratory instructionprograms in controls engineering (e.g. [l, 2, 4]). One challenge to designing any laboratoryprogram is to involve the student in discovery learning, as opposed to closely directed verificationof physical principles. The

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles Nippert

problems. The major opportunity is that labexperiments can draw on any aspect of the curricula: control, thermodynamics, heat transfer, etc.A major concern, however, is that laboratory experiments may occur up to one year after theassociated lecture course. As a result students may require considerable review beforeperforming for some experiments. During the junior year course, most experiments arestructured, with a primary emphasis on analysis of experimental data. In the senior lab, studentsare expected to design the experiments themselves. Experimental design, which is a minorportion of the course, is more fully covered in Widener’s Senior Engineering Projects, which arerequired year long projects, taken by students in all disciplines. A large

Conference Session

Comparing Different Aspects of the Cooperative Education Experience

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul D. Plotkowski, Grand Valley State University; Jann Joseph, Grand Valley State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

colleges at GVSU to support student success as they move through the general education courses and into the professional programs. She is the PI of a NSF-STEM award to provide scholarships and high impact practices, like faculty mentoring and undergraduate experiences, that have increased student retention, graduation rates, and admission to graduate schools. Page 22.618.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Enhancing Graduation Rates Through High Impact Activities: Experiential Learning, Engagement, Mentoring, and Scholarships Paul D

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Wesner; Cristina Amon

campus community.The Engineering Design Projects Course is unique in that teams of upper class and graduatestudents from several academic areas, including humanities, business, and fine arts in addition tovarious engineering disciplines, work on design projects sponsored by industries, non-profits,government agencies, or organizations within the university. The intent is to give theparticipating students a hands-on, integrative, multidisciplinary experience in the important fieldof engineering design.The success of this course is attested to by several project sponsors returning for repeatedsemesters with additional problems to be addressed by student teams, and by some studentstaking the course a second time, usually working on different

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Nancy Thompson; Eric Vilar; Beth Davidson; John Brader; Michael Matthews; Elisabeth Alford; Sirena Hargrove-Leak

constructivist learning theory. The comments of these graduate studentsdemonstrate that the mentoring experience provided valuable insights for the future professorate.Through participating in, observing, and reflecting on the multiple levels of interaction in Studiosessions, the mentors develop metacognitive awareness of their own learning processes. Theygain insight into how students learn through research and discourse.Studio Teaching and LearningThe Research Communications Studio uses one of the principal teaching/learning methods foundin engineering studio design courses: “hands-on learning” of a process such as design throughfrequent iterations and feedback from a more experienced mentor or coach. A number ofinstitutions have also used studio

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Dorribo-Camba, East Tennessee State University; Marty Fitzgerald, East Tennessee State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

work on all three at once. The learning tool attempts totake the technical complexity out of animating a walk cycle and replace it with a smaller,manageable, number of easy-to-use sliders, so the student can concentrate on timing, weight, andproportionality. This won't replace the need to be able to deal with the great number of keysdeveloped when keyframing a walk cycle, but it will enable a student to work on both the styleof a walk at the same time they are learning to master the technical skills necessary toaccomplish this on their own.One of the primary goals of this tool is that students of animation can produce walks that aren'tnecessarily accurate. They can experiment with walk cycles that are exaggerated, and stylized tolearn about

Conference Session

Innovations in ECE Education I

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ian Papautsky, University of Cincinnati; Ali Asgar Bhagat, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

were given a demonstration ofPDMS-glass bonding process, to complete the microchannels, using a reactive ion etcher (RIE)commonly found in most cleanrooms. At the end of this module the groups were asked tosubmit a three-page report summarizing the fabrication process along with images of theirfabricated designs. Students also gained first hand experience with fabrication of microfluidicsystems and fabricated designs simulated in Module 1. Page 12.971.6Table 2. Lab sessions of the “Micro/Nano Fluidic Biochip Laboratory” course.No. Lab Description1. Microfluidic modeling I: The students familiarized themselves with

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

T.R. Hsu; P. Reischl; P. Hsu; J.C. Wang; F. Barez; B.J. Furman

Continuation of Experiment # 11. Parts SorterThree laboratory experiments are briefly presented below : Lab#1 introduces students to voltage, current, and resistance measurement. Theobjective of the lab is to help the student to learn the functions of the digital multimeterand introduce them to three basic electronic components : the photoresistor, the lightemitting diode ( LED ), and the transistor. First the student is required to obtain the basicelectrical characteristic data ( resistance , current and voltage ) of each component underdifferent power supply condition. Next a project is given to the student to design,construct, and test a light-controlled switch for a typical automatic out-door lightingequipment. Fig.1 shows a light-controlled

Conference Session

Web-Based Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Heather Cooper

elements ofonline courses and laboratories. The web environment integrates the instructional design andassessment capabilities of WebCT VistaTM with real-time remote monitoring and control ofenergy equipment, resulting in a unique online laboratory package. The framework supportsmultiple lab experiments in which Mechanical Engineering Technology students throughoutIndiana analyze energy equipment that is physically located on the West Lafayette campus ofPurdue University. The paper includes feedback on the web environment from its deployment inthe Fall 2004 and Spring 2005 semesters.Remote Laboratories BackgroundThe Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) program at Purdue University offers associatedegree programs at seven different locations

Conference Session

Visualization tools, modeling abilities and grading models

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly K. Ault Ph.D., Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Alister Fraser, Parametric Technology Corp.

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Engineering Design Graphics

. Alister Fraser, Parametric Technology Corp. Alister Fraser is the Senior Academic Program Manager for PTC. In his role at PTC Alister focuses on bringing together global leaders in product development and partnering them with colleges of engineer- ing. These partnerships encourage industry and academic collaboration, create meaningful project expe- riences and foster cross-educational programs focused on product development education. In recognition of his experience in the field of computer aided design pedagogy Alister has been invited to participate on advisory boards including Digital Design and Technology Uk, Design Council UK, NASA additive manufacturing workforce development consortium and is a proud Co-Founder

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions - Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Willis, Southern Methodist University; Paul Krueger, Southern Methodist University; Alice Kendrick, Southern Methodist University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

graduatestudent mentors in several mechanical engineering laboratories, including experimental fluiddynamics, micro-sensors, laser micromachining, and advanced manufacturing. Participantsattended seminars on experimental uncertainty, planning experiments, and presentation ofexperimental data. Students also attended field trips to local companies where they met withpracticing mechanical engineers.The REU students participated in before-program and after-program surveys and focus groups.The pre-post surveys indicated that as a result of the program students felt they had gainedconsiderable hands-on experience, the ability to work with specialized equipment and methodsof making engineering measurements, and that they were far more knowledgeable

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

R. Radharamanan; Ha Van Vo

CAD/CAM and Robotics Applications in Laboratory-Learning Environment R. Radharamanan and Ha Van Vo School of Engineering, Mercer University, Macon, GA 31207-0001, USAAbstractIn this paper, how the design/automation hardware and software and manufacturing laboratory facilitiesare effectively integrated to teach Computer Aided Design (CAD), Computer Aided Manufacturing(CAM), CAD/CAM integration, and robotics with appropriate hands-on experiences in the Biomedical,Mechanical, and Industrial Engineering Programs are presented and discussed. A typical CAD moduledeveloped and taught in Biomedical Engineering includes the use of patient-specific 2D

Collection

2008 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

R. Radharamanan; Ha Van Vo

CAD/CAM and Robotics Applications in Laboratory-Learning Environment R. Radharamanan and Ha Van Vo School of Engineering, Mercer University, Macon, GA 31207-0001, USAAbstractIn this paper, how the design/automation hardware and software and manufacturing laboratory facilitiesare effectively integrated to teach Computer Aided Design (CAD), Computer Aided Manufacturing(CAM), CAD/CAM integration, and robotics with appropriate hands-on experiences in the Biomedical,Mechanical, and Industrial Engineering Programs are presented and discussed. A typical CAD moduledeveloped and taught in Biomedical Engineering includes the use of patient-specific 2D

Collection

2008 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

R. Radharamanan; Ha Van Vo

CAD/CAM and Robotics Applications in Laboratory-Learning Environment R. Radharamanan and Ha Van Vo School of Engineering, Mercer University, Macon, GA 31207-0001, USAAbstractIn this paper, how the design/automation hardware and software and manufacturing laboratory facilitiesare effectively integrated to teach Computer Aided Design (CAD), Computer Aided Manufacturing(CAM), CAD/CAM integration, and robotics with appropriate hands-on experiences in the Biomedical,Mechanical, and Industrial Engineering Programs are presented and discussed. A typical CAD moduledeveloped and taught in Biomedical Engineering includes the use of patient-specific 2D

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Best Papers

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Steven Brill, New York University; Jared Alan Frank, New York University; Vikram Kapila, New York University

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Diversity

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

device and user interaction detected by the touch screen.4. Lesson DescriptionIn undergraduate courses on automatic control, students are exposed to fundamental theory ofsystem modeling, analysis, and design. However, many of the topics taught through lectures,e.g., selection and design of controllers through a pole placement technique and the resultingperformance characteristics of the system, can be more deeply understood by students throughhands-on laboratory experiences.    Figure 6: Architecture of the mobile application used during the experiment, including all three sensing

Collection

2004 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Lance C. Perez; Jerald L. Varner; Michael F. Anderson

the same manner as traditionalhomework assignments. Each laboratory assignment requires a brief written report that consistsof responses to questions posed in the laboratory protocol, concise discussions of the results, andprintouts of the oscilloscope and spectrum analyzer displays. Students typically write the reportas they are performing the laboratory and submit it via email. A formal laboratory report is notrequired. Each laboratory experiment is designed to take approximately 90 minutes. Thislaboratory does not have a teaching assistant and students have 24-hour access to the laboratoryvia electronic locks. The laboratory stations are assigned on a first come, first served basis andthey may not be reserved.Laboratory ExperimentsThere

Conference Session

International Research Experiences

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luis Felipe Zapata Rivera, Florida Atlantic University; Maria M. Larrondo-Petrie, Florida Atlantic University

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Diversity

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International

Paper ID #20115Engineering Education Research Approaches: An Analysis of the CurrentResearch Trends Around the WorldMr. Luis Felipe Zapata Rivera, Florida Atlantic University Felipe Zapata Is a Phd student of Computer Engineering at Florida Atlantic University, in the past worked as a researcher assistant in the group of educational computer in the Eafit University in Medellin, Colom- bia. His work areas include: Remote Laboratories for Education, Development of online assessment systems and Machine Learning. He conducted their studies in systems engineering and masters degree at Eafit University. During his masters he

Conference Session

Cultivating Engineering Scholarship and Research Mindsets Among URM Students

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Nicholas Langhoff, Canada College

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

design softwareand the Verilog programming language. Additionally, instructional materials on using theeducational development board were developed for upper-division and graduate courses incomputer engineering. Despite the participants’ limited prior knowledge of embedded systems,and limited previous experience or course work in computer engineering, the participants wereable to achieve the program’s major goals. Among the materials produced were instructionalvideos and laboratory manuals on a variety of topics including an Introduction to the DE2-115Development and Education Board, Hardware Design Flow Using Verilog in Quartus II, andHardware and Software Codesign Flow.The focus of the 2012 Computer Engineering research group was on the

Conference Session

FPD11 -- Multidisciplinary Experiences

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John-David Yoder, Ohio Northern University; Beverly Jaeger, Northeastern University; John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University

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First-Year Programs

practice and display technical presentationskills. In addition, students often note that there seems to be a lack of connection betweencoursework and the ‘real world.’ While laboratory experiences can help students with this7, it isalso helpful to have examples so that the students can relate course content to their ownexperiences and interests outside of the classroom. Additionally, the ABET criteria requires thatstudents have a knowledge of current events related to the engineering profession3. It is alsoclear that having an understanding of engineering history can help us learn from prior mistakes8.The OME presentations provide the instructors with a wealth of examples that can be referredback to during lectures. They further provide students

Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Michael Derrick, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis; Michael Golub, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Vaibhav R. Shrivastav; Jing Zhang, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

aerospace applications, I participate in many projects related to controls and heat transfer. Aside from my research, I focus heavily on the advancement of engineering education at the collegiate level. I work on revising and updating laboratory experiments to help improve student understanding of how concepts are applied and utilized. I also spend time writing design optimization MATLAB codes for various applications.Mr. Michael Golub, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Michael Golub is the Academic Laboratory Supervisor for the Mechanical Engineering department at IUPUI. He is an associate faculty at the same school, and has taught at several other colleges. He has conducted research related to Arctic

Conference Session

Innovations in Materials Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Surendra K. Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology; Steven John Kosciol, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Materials

results fromleast-squares line fitting for both steel and aluminum alloy specimens: Table 1: Results from Experimental Measurements 2024-T351 Aluminum Alloy 1018 Cold Rolled Steel Inclinometer iPod Inclinometer iPod Shear Modulus G (Msi) 3.96 4.15 12.37 12.32 Correlation Coefficient r2 0.9996 0.9918 0.9838 0.9937 Page 25.1416.6 Figure 6: Plot of Shear Stress versus Shear StrainFrom results of a previous laboratory experiment on tensile testing conducted to determine theelastic

Conference Session

Laboratory Developments and Innovations

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Tom Conte; Mesut Baran; Joel Trussell; Jack Brickley; Griff Bilbro; Greg Byrd; Cecilia Townsend; Ben O'Neal; Amir Mortazavi; Mehmet Ozturk

Copyright© 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationThe experiment box used in this first experiment is shown in Figure 2. The box consists of bananajacks designed to create simple circuits with a few series and parallel branches. Individualcomponents are mounted on small printed circuit boards with banana plugs as shown in Figure 3for easy circuit assembly. Breadboards are intentionally avoided to simplify circuit constructionand minimize errors during a three-hour laboratory period. In this experiment, students learn howto use the multimeter to measure voltage, current and resistance.Periodic Signals in Time DomainIn this section, students learn about the properties of sinusoidal and other periodic signals.Fundamental concepts such as