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Clearing up Student Misconceptions in Materials

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca Rosenblatt, Ohio State University; Andrew Heckler, Ohio State University

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Materials

Cosmology and Astrophysics. In the past eight years, he has focused on Physics Education Research, studying fundamental learning mechanisms involved in learning physics, the effects of representation on learning and problem solving, and the evolution of physics understanding during and after a physics course. As part of the education component of an NSF MRSEC center, he is also leading a project to identify and address student difficulties in learning materials science. Page 15.1126.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Student Understanding of the Mechanical Properties of Metals in an

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Clearing up Student Misconceptions in Materials

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Heckler, Ohio State University; Rebecca Rosenblatt, Ohio State University

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Materials

AC 2010-1263: STUDENT UNDERSTANDING OF ATOMIC BONDS AND THEIRRELATION TO MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF METALS IN ANINTRODUCTORY MATERIALS SCIENCE ENGINEERING COURSEAndrew Heckler, Ohio State University Andrew F. Heckler is an Assistant Professor of Physics at Ohio State University. His original area of research was in Cosmology and Astrophysics. In the past eight years, he has focused on Physics Education Research, studying fundamental learning mechanisms involved in learning physics, the effects of representation on learning and problem solving, and the evolution of physics understanding during and after a physics course. As part of the education component of an NSF MRSEC center, he is also leading a

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Teaching Mechanics of Materials & General Mechanics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ing-Chang Jong, University of Arkansas

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Mechanics

superposition.IV. Concluding RemarksIn the method of model formulas, no explicit integration or differentiation is involved in applyingany of the model formulas. The model formulas essentially serve to provide material equations(which involve and reflect the material property) besides the equations of static equilibrium ofthe beam that can readily be written. Selected applied loads are illustrated in Fig. 1(a), whichcover most of the loads encountered in undergraduate Mechanics of Materials. In the case of anonlinearly distributed load on the beam, the model formulas may be modified by the user for aspecific nonlinearly distributed load.The method of model formulas is best taught to students as an alternative method, after they havelearned one or more of

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Teaching Mechanics of Materials & General Mechanics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Luciana Barroso, Texas A&M University

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Mechanics

AC 2010-1696: ACTIVE LEARNING STRATEGIES TO ENHANCE LEARNING INA CIVIL ENGINEERING GRADUATE VIBRATIONS COURSELuciana Barroso, Texas A&M University Page 15.120.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Active Learning Strategies to Enhance Learning in a Civil Engineering Graduate Vibrations CourseAbstractThis paper presents a first-semester graduate level course in structural dynamics that utilizesactive learning as a mechanism to address 1) higher expectations of learning, 2) varying levels oracademic background and preparation, and 3) diverse cultural backgrounds. Active learningstrategies used include cooperative learning, both

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Teaching Mechanics of Materials & General Mechanics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Freeman, University of Texas, Pan American; Horacio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan American; Martin Knecht, South Texas College; Taylor Martin, Univ of Texas at Austin; Arturo Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan American; Joan Walker, Long Island University; Araceli Ortiz, Tufts University

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Mechanics

AC 2010-2141: DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OFCHALLENGE-BASED INSTRUCTION IN STATICS AND DYNAMICSRobert Freeman, University of Texas, Pan AmericanHoracio Vasquez, University of Texas, Pan AmericanArturo Fuentes, University of Texas, Pan AmericanMartin Knecht, South Texas CollegeTaylor Martin, Univ of Texas at AustinJoan Walker, Long Island UniversityAraceli Ortiz, Tufts University Page 15.397.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Development and Implementation of Challenge-Based Instruction in Statics and Dynamics AbstractThis paper discusses challenge-based instructional (CBI) materials developed

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Teaching Mechanics of Materials & General Mechanics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ganapathy Narayanan, The University of Toledo

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Mechanics

. It is wellknown that most engineering material properties, external applied loads onstructures, and hence, the material point displacements, material element stressesor strains are not deterministic at all. In reality, these quantities are all random innature, and some of them are more random than others. But it is easy to assumethese quantities as deterministic to make our analyses simple and determination ofthese material property values as the mean statistical mean of the physical tests.The central variation of these quantities is ignored in the mechanical analysis ofstructures while computing material point displacements or material elementstresses or strain. One usually wonders whether such a deterministic analysis issatisfactory in

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Teaching Mechanics of Materials & General Mechanics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward Anderson, Texas Tech University; Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University

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Mechanics

can interfere with their learning the content material and may frustrate them.Some of this extra effort is recovered by the equations solver which saves some time. Theautomatic solving of the equations and lack of computational practice can be problematic duringexaminations if numerical answers are heavily weighted.Conclusions:M-MODEL is a flexible, computer-based problem solving tool based on the problem statement,graphical, given/find, pre-calculations, post-calculations and equations mental representations ofa problem. It is consistent with the model building pedagogue of current mechanics education.Individual problem creators can program their own problems with minimal effort using the M-MODEL authoring tool.Its design encourages higher

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Teaching Mechanics of Materials & General Mechanics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shaobo Huang, Utah State University; Ning Fang, Utah State University

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Mechanics

choose Model #1 (based only on previouscoursework) because it can be used even before a semester begins and thus the instructor hassufficient time to consider what proactive measures s/he will use in the new semester. If aninstructor wants to generate a large number of good predictions, so the instructor can focus onindividual students, particularly those “academically at risk” students, Model #2 or Model #3 −which has moderate predictability to generate good predictions − can be used after the first orsecond mid-term exams.Finally, while the present study focuses on the engineering dynamics course, the methodologydeveloped in this paper is applicable throughout the typical mechanics course sequence (statics,dynamics, mechanics of materials, and

Conference Session

Materials Lab Experiments and Demonstrations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lori Rosario, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Materials

AC 2010-593: BIODEGRADABILITY OF PLASTICS TESTING IN ANUNDERGRADUATE MATERIALS LABORATORY COURSELori Rosario, Rochester Institute of Technology Lori Rosario is a graduate student at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Mechanical & Manufacturing Systems Integration. She completed her B.S.in Mechanical Engineering Technology. She has completed internships at Johnson and Johnson McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Delphi Automotive Systems and the Center for Integrated Manufacturing Systems (CIMS)at the Rochester Institute of Technology as a Fuel Cells Research Engineer.Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology Elizabeth Dell is an Assistant Professor of Manufacturing & Mechanical

Conference Session

Materials Selection & Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Somnath Chattopadhyay, Pennsylvania State University

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Materials

AC 2010-926: SELECTION OF MATERIAL, SHAPE, AND MANUFACTURINGPROCESS FOR A CONNECTING RODSomnath Chattopadhyay, Pennsylvania State University Page 15.1057.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Selection of Material, Shape and Manufacturing Process For a Connecting RodABSTRACTThis activity centers on the courses of strength of materials and production design offered at asophomore level Mechanical Engineering curriculum. A connecting rod is one of the mostmechanically stressed components in internal combustion engines. The objective of the activityis to select the appropriate material for a connecting rod where the constraints

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Clearing up Student Misconceptions in Materials

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Jacquelyn Kelly, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Sharon Kurpius-Robinson, Arizona State University

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. The Physics Teacher, 30(3), 141- 151.5. J. Corkins, J. Kelly, D. Baker, S. Robinson Kurpius, A. Tasooji, and S. Krause (2009). Determining the structure factor of the Materials Concept Inventory, Paper 2009-751, ASEE Annual Conf. Proc.6. R. R. Hake (1998). Interactive-engagement versus traditional methods: A six-thousand survey of mechanics test data for introductory physics courses. American Journal of Physics, 66(1), 64-74.7. Chi, M. T. H. 2005. Commonsense conceptions of emergent processes: Why some misconceptions are robust. Journal of the Learning Sciences 14 (2): 161–99.8. R.A. Streveler, T.A. Litzinger, R.L. Miller, and P.S. Steif (2008). Learning conceptual knowledge in the engineering sciences

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Materials Lab Experiments and Demonstrations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Kessler, Iowa State University; Prashanth Badrinarayanan, Iowa State University

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Materials

AC 2010-2182: LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS IN THERMAL ANALYSIS OFPOLYMERS FOR A SENIOR/GRADUATE LEVEL MATERIALS SCIENCECOURSEMichael Kessler, Iowa State University Michael Kessler is an Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Iowa State University. His research interests include the mechanics and processing of polymers and polymer matrix composites, thermal analysis, fracture mechanics, and biologically inspired materials.Prashanth Badrinarayanan, Iowa State University Prashanth Badrinarayanan is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Iowa State University. His research interests include development and characterization of

Conference Session

Clearing up Student Misconceptions in Materials

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacquelyn Kelly, Arizona State University; Keith Heinert, Arizona State University; Jessica Triplett, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University

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Materials

undergraduate at Arizona State University in the Mechanical Engineering Depart who is working toward his BS Mechanical Degree. Upon graduation he will be attending business school. He has been working as an undergraduate teaching assistant in the Introductory Materials course for the past year.Jessica Triplett, Arizona State University Jessica Triplett, Arizona State University Jessica Triplett is an undergraduate major in Chemical Engineering at Arizona State University and has been working as an undergraduate research assistant for 6 months in the area of engineering education.Dale Baker, Arizona State University Dale R. Baker is a Professor of Science Education in the Department of

Conference Session

Innovations in Materials Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Cottrell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Chung-Suk Cho, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Na Lu, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Robert Swan, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Materials

of Virginia. With more than 13 years professorial experience, he has taught a large variety of courses including statics, dynamics, mechanics of materials, graphic communications, engineering economy, and construction planning, scheduling, estimating, and management.Chung-Suk Cho, University of North Carolina, Charlotte DR. CHUNG-SUK CHO is an Assistant Professor at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Department of Engineering Technology. His teaching and research focus on project scope definition, pre-project planning, sustainable construction, project administration, construction safety, construction simulation, and project management. He has prior teaching experience at

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Innovative Pedagogies for Teaching Introductory Materials

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Elliot Douglas, University of Florida; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Michael Prince, Bucknell University; Trevor Harding, California Polytechnic State University

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Materials

Research Association, and the American Chemical Society. He is a Past Chair of the Polymeric Materials: Science and Engineering Division of the American Chemical Society and is currently Editor-in-Chief of Polymer Reviews.Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University Cindy Waters, (PhD. Mechanical Engineering NCA&T State University, MS and BS Materials Science, Virginia Tech) is an Adjunct Assistant Professor-Research Scientist in the Department of Mechanical and Chemical Eng. at NCA&T State University, Greensboro, NC, in addition to being a part of the Center for Advanced Materials and Smart Structures. She has taught in the School of Engineering for the past 12 years

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Curriculum in Mechanical Engineering Technology: Part I

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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N.M. Hossain, Eastern Washington University; Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2010-133: TESTING SEVERAL COMPOSITE MATERIALS IN A MATERIALSCIENCE COURSE UNDER THE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUMN.M. Hossain, Eastern Washington University Dr. Hossain is an assistant professor in the Department of Engineering and Design at Eastern Washington University, Cheney. His research interests involve the computational and experimental analysis of lightweight space structures and composite materials. Dr. Hossain received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Materials Engineering and Science from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, South Dakota.Jason Durfee, Eastern Washington University Professor DURFEE received his BS and MS degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham

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Materials Selection & Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Olshefsky, ASTM International

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Materials

, products, systems, and services.Modern day standardization began with the onset of the Industrial Revolution in the 19th centuryand the increased need to efficiently manufacture and transport goods. In the U.S., severalprivate voluntary organizations were formed to develop technical standards in this era: 1880 – American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) 1884 - The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 1894 – Underwriters Laboratories (UL) 1898 – American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) 1910 – Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)Today there are some 600 private U.S.-based standards developers. The American NationalStandards Institute (ANSI), founded in 1918, is a private, non

Conference Session

Materials Selection & Design

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yaomin Dong, Kettering University; Jacqueline El-Sayed, Kettering University; Henry Kowalski, Kettering University

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Materials

AC 2010-1904: HOW TO DESIGN STRONGER AND LIGHTER PRODUCTS – ATERM PROJECT FOR A COMPOSITE MATERIALS COURSEYaomin Dong, Kettering University Dr. Yaomin Dong is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Kentucky in 1998. Dr. Dong has extensive R&D experience in automotive industry and holds multiple patents. Dr. Dong's areas of expertise include metalforming processes, design with composite materials, and finite element analysis.Jacqueline El-Sayed, Kettering University Dr. Jacqueline El-Sayed is the Director of the Center for Excellence of Teaching and Learning and Professor of Mechanical

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Innovations in Materials Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen Kitto, Western Washington University

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Materials

course to a course focused on conceptual learningwith many active, collaborative experiences. In addition to serving engineering technologystudents, the course is the basic materials engineering component of a new interdisciplinaryMaterials Science minor that includes chemistry, physics, and geology students. The course isalso required for manufacturing and supply chain management majors. For the past two years,biomedical devices and case studies have been introduced as focus areas with the intention ofimproving student learning in fundamentals such as structure-property relationships, materialsselection based on mechanical properties/design criteria, and phase transformations. Theseareas were targeted because previous assessment data revealed

Conference Session

Innovations in Materials Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Jacquelyn Kelly, Arizona State University

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Materials

worksheets and 3) Testengagement. Each university incorporated a selection of the mentioned techniques into aspecific materials science course. The University “A” faculty chose to utilize process orientedclass worksheets, concept-in-context worksheets, and test engagement. These materials wereused in MEEN 360, a required undergraduate course of 35 students emphasizing thefundamentals of materials science. The University “B” faculty chose to utilize concept-in-context worksheets in MSE 250, an introductory materials science and engineering course of 38mostly chemical, mechanical, and materials engineering students. Student opinions of thesupport of these activities for their learning were monitored using daily reflections, periodicBlackboard surveys

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Materials Lab Experiments and Demonstrations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hui Shen, Ohio Northern University

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Materials

second-year materials science course required for all mechanical and civilengineering students at the author’s institution. This course introduces fundamental physical andmicrostructural characteristics of materials and discusses how these relate to their mechanicalbehavior. It includes a laboratory component to help the students gain hands-on experiences inmaterials testing. In traditional experiments, students simply follow the instructions provided bya lab instructor, use equipment that has already been set up, test samples that have already beenprepared, and obtain results that are expected by the instructor. In this way, students complete thetest relatively passively. The primary benefit of this approach is that it provides the students

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Project-based Learning and Other Pedagogical Innovations

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Josef Rojter, Victoria University of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

AC 2010-682: EMPHASISING PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING ELEMENTS INTHE TEACHING OF MATERIALS TECHNOLOGYJosef Rojter, Victoria University of Technology Page 15.453.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2010 Emphasizing Professional Engineering Elements in the Teaching of Materials TechnologyABSTRACTThe re-development of pedagogy and curriculum in the Materials and Manufacture subject inthe School of Architectural, Civil and Mechanical Engineering (ACME) at VictoriaUniversity (VU) in Melbourne was driven by changing pedagogical philosophy ofengineering education at the university. The new pedagogical approach was to focus awayfrom the traditional

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Mechanics Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Hodges, Virginia Military Institute; Jon-Michael Hardin, Virginia Military Institute

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Mechanics

Undergraduate Education: An Improved Understanding of MechanicsIn many cases, students who are learning elementary mechanics of materials are unaware of, oruninterested in, the significance of the assumptions that underlie the elementary mechanics ofisotropic materials. However, the significance of those assumptions can be made clear in a studyof the mechanics of anisotropic materials. In this paper, the authors will discuss how theyeffectively highlight those assumptions, and their significance, in a senior-level compositematerials course, and how they make use of computer modeling (MathCad) and computeranalysis (ANSYS finite-element analysis) within that course to strengthen their students’understanding of both the mechanics of

Conference Session

Teaching Statics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lucas Passmore, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College; Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University; Christine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State University; Stephen Turns, Pennsylvania State University; Peggy Van Meter, Pennsylvania State University; Carla Firetto, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University

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AC 2010-900: SOURCES OF STUDENTS’ DIFFICULTIES WITH COUPLES ANDMOMENTS IN STATICSLucas Passmore, Pennsylvania State University-Altoona College Lucas Passmore is an Instructor in Engineering at Penn State Altoona. He completed his Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics in 2009. He teaches introductory engineering courses and fundamental engineering mechanics courses. His primary research is in the semiconductor device physics field, and he is currently working on the incorporation of a design element to engineering technology strength of materials course.Thomas Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University Tom Litzinger is Director of the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education

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Teaching Statics

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Masoud Rais-Rohani, Mississippi State University; Andrew Walters, Mississippi State University; Anthony Vizzini, Western Michigan University

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Mechanics

AC 2010-610: EMPORIUM BASED REDESIGN OF STATICS: AN INNOVATIVEAPPROACH TO ENHANCE LEARNING AND REDUCE COSTSMasoud Rais-Rohani, Mississippi State University Masoud Rais-Rohani is a Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics. He teaches courses in aircraft structures, structural mechanics, and design optimization, and his primary research activities are in the area of structural and multidisciplinary design optimization.Andrew Walters, Mississippi State University Andrew Walters is an instructor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering. His primary area of teaching is undergraduate engineering mechanics courses such as Statics, Dynamics, and Mechanics of Materials. Prior to joining

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2010 ERC

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Steven McKnight

  and Innovation  Joy Pauschke  Clark Cooper  Clark Cooper  Christina Bloebaum  Christina Bloebaum  Manufacturing  Manufacturing  Enterprise Systems  Enterprise Systems  Geotechnical  Geotechnical  Cerry Klein  Cerry Klein  Mechanics of Materials  Mechanics of Materials  Engineering  Operations Research

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2010 ERC

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Steven McKnight

  and Innovation  Joy Pauschke  Clark Cooper  Clark Cooper  Christina Bloebaum  Christina Bloebaum  Manufacturing  Manufacturing  Enterprise Systems  Enterprise Systems  Geotechnical  Geotechnical  Cerry Klein  Cerry Klein  Mechanics of Materials  Mechanics of Materials  Engineering  Operations Research

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Roemer, University of Utah; Stacy Bamberg, University of Utah; April Kedrowicz, University of Utah; Debra Mascaro, University of Utah

competence of engineering undergraduates), programmatic and basic research, instructional development, and assessment.Debra Mascaro, University of Utah Debra J. Mascaro is the Director of Undergraduate Studies in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah. She holds a B.A. in Physics from Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, MN and a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She teaches freshman design and senior-/graduate-level classes in microscale engineering and organic electronics. Page 15.91.1© American Society for Engineering Education

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Exemplary Outreach Programs

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen Davis, University of Cincinnati

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, onestudent conducted the lesson while the rest of the team members sat with small groups of students tointeract informally and assist with the lesson activities. Materials developed for activities include anonline repository, lesson plans, supply lists, activity descriptions, and other supporting documents [2, 3]. In this paper, we present lessons developed by three Mechanical Engineering majors in the areas ofpipe design layout, computer vision systems, and plastic production, based on the students’ professionalexperiences. The students acquired the necessary background for their lessons while participating in theUniversity of Cincinnati’s co-operative education (co-op) program. In addition, two of the studentsattended the 2009 ACM SIGCSE

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Mechanics Division Poster Session

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Rockaway, University of Louisville; D. Joseph Hagerty, University of Louisville

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Mechanics

-reaching changes were made to the introduction to engineeringcourse, the service learning program, and introductory engineering mathematics courses. Otherchanges were enacted by individual faculty members to include explicit mention of criticalthinking, and exercises in their courses based on application of the Paul-Elder paradigm. Thealterations in these courses have not focused on changes in content, but have been modificationsin mode of presentation. In no course has this change in approach been more interesting than in atruly basic course, statics.Changing StaticsIn 1687 Newton published his laws of motion in the Philosophiae Naturalis PrincipiaMathematica. This work ultimately became the source material that has been passed on fromteacher to