Paper ID #42790Unlocking Success in Calculus for Engineering Majors: Impact of EngagementTactics for Underrepresented Undergraduate Engineering StudentsZenaida Aguirre Munoz Ph.D., University of California, Merced Dr. Zenaida Aguirre-Mu˜noz is a Professor of Cognitive Science and Quantitative Systems Biology at UC Merced. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and in Spanish from UC Santa Barbara as well as a Ph.D. in Psychological Studies in Education from the UC, Los Angeles. Dr. Aguirre-Mu˜noz’s research integrates cognitive science, linguistics, learning sciences, and model-based assessment applied to the following
student’s engineering habits of mind [8].New Course Notes & Pre-class Reading Quizzes:New PDF searchable course notes were co-developed by a senior undergraduate student assistantand the course instructor the summer before the course offering. Appendix A summarizes each ofthe topical areas of the course notes. The notes are built in complexity both in terms ofphysiological systems and mathematical concepts. The course notes assumed no prior knowledgeof System Characterization beyond the ability for students to identify if the system is open orclosed, and the extensive property of interest based on pre-requisite course knowledge. ChapterOne is focused on System Characteristics (i.e. Dynamic vs. Static, Casual, Time-Invariant, Linear,Stability
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Paper ID #38193Introducing Omnifinites and the Arithmetic Errorless Infinity CalculatorHunter Christopher Fred, Western Kentucky University HUNTER C. FRED is a senior completing his Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Western Kentucky University. Mr. Fred may be reached at hunter.fred689@topper.wku.edu.Ryan Bennett Greenwood, Western Kentucky University RYAN B. GREENWOOD is a senior completing his Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Western Kentucky University. Mr. Greenwood may be
Paper ID #37531WIP: Implementing an Alternative Grading Scheme in a Large EnrollmentDifferential Equations Course: Lessons LearnedDr. Hadas Ritz, Cornell University Hadas Ritz is a senior lecturer in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, and a Faculty Teaching Fellow at the James McCormick Family Teaching Excellence Institute (MTEI) at Cornell University, where she received her PhD in Mechanical Engineering in 2008. Among other teaching awards, she received the 2021 ASEE National Outstanding Teaching Award. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 WIP: Implementing an Alternative Grading