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Teresa Larkin, American University

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. Page 14.950.11VIII. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThe author would like to thank all of the awesome students in her spring 2008 PNM class. Inparticular, those students who provided many thoughtful and robust comments regarding theiroverall experiences with the conference paper activity. Your keen insight provided me with anopportunity to continue to enrich this experience for future classes. Many thanks to all of you!!IX. REFERENCES1. Jones, T. H. & Paolucci, R. (1998). The learning effectiveness of educational technology: A call for further research. Educational Technology Review, (9), 10 – 14.2. Arons, A. B. (1990). A Guide to Introductory Physics Teaching. New York: John Wiley & Sons.3. Halloun, I. A. & Hestenes, D. (1985). The initial

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Robert Ross, University of Detroit, Mercy; Eswara Venugopal, University of Detroit, Mercy; Daniel Maggio, University of Detroit, Mercy; Meghann Mouyianis, University of Detroit, Mercy

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. Page 14.247.2In this paper, we discuss student attitudes and interest in science and engineering arising fromtheir participation in the Physics of Cell Phones class at the University of Detroit Mercy. Ourassessment of student attitudes is based on two instruments: One is a pre-post surveyadministered to all students who attended the UNITE program during the summer of 2008 andthe other is an online Flashlight survey accessible to all students who participated in the programover the past three years. Our rationale for implementing these surveys was to determine theeffectiveness of this interactive-engagement curriculum in (a) motivating students to take physicsclasses in high school, (b) motivating students to take advanced placement (AP

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Baha Jassemnejad, University of Central Oklahoma; Tim A Handy, University of Central Oklahoma; Scott L Murphy, University of Central Oklahoma; Evan C Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma

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. Brewster, C.; Fager, J., “Student Mentoring,” Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory’sInformation Services pp 1-53, 1998.2. Matthew, S.; Jace A,; Donlad H.; Terri F., “Work in Progress -Implementing a Freshman Mentor thProgram,” Frontiers in Education Conference, 38 Annual pp. F2H-1/F2H-2, 2008.3. Matthew, S.; Donald, H.; Terri, F.; “Work in Progress – Improving Self-Efficacy with a Freshman thMentor Program,” Frontiers in Education Conference, 38 Annual pp. F3D-5/F3D-6, 2008.4. Sash, R.; Detloff, H.; Chen, B.; Grandgenett, N.; Duran,, D., “Work in Progress – Retention of

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Warren Turner, Westfield State College; Glenn Ellis, Smith College

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AC 2009-718: GRAPHICAL ANALYSIS AND EQUATIONS OF UNIFORMLYACCELERATED MOTION: A UNIFIED APPROACHWarren Turner, Westfield State CollegeGlenn Ellis, Smith College Page 14.657.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Graphical Analysis and Equations of Uniformly Accelerated Motion - A Unified ApproachIntroductionHow do we teach physics?Sometimes looking at the textbooks we use can be revealing. While individual authors wouldundoubtedly protest, there are as many common features in textbooks as there are unique ones.This is especially true concerning the teaching and study of kinematics. To simplify thediscussion, it is possible to break

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David Probst, Southeast Missouri State University

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AC 2009-501: EFFECTIVENESS OF USING PERSONAL-RESPONSE SYSTEMS INA CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS COURSEDavid Probst, Southeast Missouri State University David Probst is a Professor in the Department of Physics and Engineering Physics at Southeast Missouri State University who regularly teaches conceptual physics. Page 14.521.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2009 Effectiveness of Using Personal Response Systems in a Conceptual Physics CourseAbstractWe report the results of a study investigating the effectiveness of using a Personal ResponseSystem (clickers) in a conceptual

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Jennifer Franck, California Institute of Technology; Ted Yu, California Institute of Technology; Juan Pedro Ochoa-Ricoux, California Institute of Technology; James Maloney, California Institute of Technology; Angela Capece, California Institute of Technology; Luz Rivas, California Institute of Technology

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AC 2009-1696: INCORPORATING SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS ANDPROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS INTO A PHYSICS AND ENGINEERING SUMMERCOURSEJennifer Franck, California Institute of Technology Jennifer Franck is a Ph.D. candidate in Mechanical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology studying computational fluid dynamics. She received her M.S. in Aeronautics from Caltech and her B.S. in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Virginia. She is a co-director for the outreach program Caltech Classroom Connection, and was a YESS instructor for two years before becoming physics and engineering curriculum coordinator in 2008.Ted Yu, California Institute of Technology Ted Yu is currently a Ph.D

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Reagan Curtis, West Virginia University; Braxton Lewis, West Virginia University; Wathiq Abdul-Razzaq, West Virginia University; Gary Winn, West Virginia University; Robin Hensel, West Virginia University

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AC 2009-455: SUPPORTING STUDENTS IN PHYS 111: A CRITICAL GATEWAYTO ENGINEERING CAREER PATHSReagan Curtis, West Virginia University Reagan Curtis, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology in the College of Human Resources and Education at West Virginia University.Braxton Lewis, West Virginia University Braxton Lewis is a graduate student in the Industrial Hygiene and Safety Program of the College of Engineering and Mineral Resources at West Virginia University.Wathiq Abdul-Razzaq, West Virginia University Wathiq Abdul-Razzaq, Ph.D., is a Professor of Physics in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University.Gary Winn, West Virginia University Gary L

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Radian Belu, Drexel University; Alexandru Belu, Case Western Reserve University

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areas for theapplications of symbolic computation. A good example is the use of the algebra systems in quantumfield theory to check the accuracy of the answer with experimental results. Electromagnetic field theory Page 14.1147.4is one of the areas of physics and engine engineering where symbolic computation is applied on anextended scale due to their capabilities in solving differential equations and visualization and graphiccapabilities.Some of the advantages of using a CAS packages are: a) students can write down mathematics in aprogramming-like way, using symbolic notations; b) less time spent with calculations leaves more timefor

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Adrian Ieta, State University of New York, Oswego; Rachid Manseur, State University of New York, Oswego; Thomas Doyle, McMaster University

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equilibrium.3. Find examples of systems with stored potential energy that may be dangerous if the potential energy is accidentallyreleased.4. Find interesting examples of real life elastic and inelastic collisions.5. Find why and how roller coasters can be dangerous.6. What are standing waves? Find real-life examples. Page 14.1113.47. a) Ultrasounds used by animals and insects. Find real-life examples. b) Find and discuss real-life examples of electrostatic discharges.8. Infrasounds: what are their applications and physiological effects?9. What is an ultra-capacitor and what are some of its applications?10. Discuss the principle

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Anca Sala, Baker College; Raghu Echempati, Kettering University

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. Page 14.843.2 1As can be observed by looking at the ABET a)-n) Program Outcomes, the SLO’s from all thePhysics courses support achievement of the following Program Outcomes: a), b), d), g), h), i), j),l).In addition, the Physics SLO’s support achievement of SLO’s in future core engineering courses.For example, the knowledge and abilities developed by students in the General Physics I courseare an important pre-requisite for good understanding and ability in the engineering coursesStatics, and Dynamics. Similarly, the SLO’s of General Physics II support achievement of SLO’sin the future Electric Circuit Analysis course. Tables 1 - 3 show the SLO’s of the GeneralPhysics I, Statics, and Dynamics