Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Mikesell, Ohio Northern University; John-David S. Yoder, Ohio Northern University

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Mechanics

, intelligent vehicles, entrepreneur- ship, and education. Page 22.1387.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Teaching Dynamics with a Design ProjectIntroductionFor over a decade, Dynamics students at Ohio Northern University (ONU) have been required tocomplete a design project. This project intentionally incorporates several key principles from thelist of those covered in the course. All students are required to submit a project, which includes aproblem description, sketches of several design concepts with a clear decision process forselecting the optimal design, detailed

Conference Session

Mechanics and the Internet

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shahnam Navaee, Georgia Southern University

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Mechanics

Academic Development through Prescribed Undergraduate ProjectsAbstractIn this paper a methodology for enhancing the academic development of sophomore-levelengineering and engineering technology students using undergraduate projects is outlined anddiscussed. The specific sample project presented in the paper involves the development ofMATLAB script files and LabVIEW Virtual Instruments (VIs) for solving several EngineeringMechanics problems. The development of the solution for these problems involves theutilization of a number of valuable programming tools and powerful techniques. The selectedstudents will be guided to write a proposal to seek funding for the project through the CollegeOffice of Undergraduate Research (COUR

Conference Session

Potpouri - A Mix

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen N Kuchnicki, York College of Pennsylvania

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Mechanics

Rico at Mayaguez in the traditional role of teaching and administering a modest research program. At Trine University, a small private school in Angola, Indiana, Scott taught ten different courses from introductory freshman courses to senior design, while serving as adviser to many undergraduate research projects. He recently moved to York College of Pennsylvania where he has been able to concentrate on undergraduate education in mechanical engineering.Dr. Stephen N Kuchnicki, York College of Pennsylvania Dr. Stephen Kuchnicki has been an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at York College of Pennsylvania since January 2008. Previously, he was a postdoctoral research associate at Rutgers Uni- versity

Conference Session

Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cliff Lissenden, Pennsylvania State University; Nicholas Salamon, Pennsylvania State University; Andrew Miller, Pennsylvania State University

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Mechanics

AC 2008-1350: DESIGN PROJECT DESIGN FOR AN ELEMENTARY STRENGTHOF MATERIALS COURSECliff Lissenden, Pennsylvania State UniversityNicholas Salamon, Pennsylvania State UniversityAndrew Miller, Pennsylvania State University Page 13.374.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Design Project Design for an Elementary Strength of Materials CourseAbstractOur goal is to enable deeper learning by undergraduate engineering students via experience withan open-ended design project. In addition to knowledge, comprehension, and application,engineering design requires students to analyze and synthesize. Furthermore, students

Conference Session

Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget Wadzuk, Villanova University; David Dinehart, Villanova University; Edward Glynn, Villanova University; Shawn Gross, Villanova University; Frank Hampton, Villanova University

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Mechanics

within the civil engineering curriculum and some schools mayopt out of requiring these courses for all civil engineering students to add flexibility to thecurriculum and reduce required credits.There is a trend that programs are moving to a track system. Sixteen of the surveyed schoolshave track systems; schools without a formal track system do tend to let students specialize in an Page 13.1124.7area with senior level electives and design projects. The most common two tracks areenvironmental and structural, although other common tracks are in transportation, waterresources and construction management. Fourteen of the sixteen schools that offer

Conference Session

Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sridhar Condoor, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.; Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.; Lawrence Boyer, Saint Louis University

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Mechanics

rotates the wheel in the direction of motion. To create the couple,the pivot and the reaction at the ground are offset in the caster design. Figure 7. Caster design3.3. Intelligent Formulation ProblemsThese problems are designed to nurture the ability to identify alternative approaches to formulatethe problem. This enables them to get out of stuck-in-a-rut as well as verify the result in analternative method.3.3.1. Problem 1Let us look at the problem of a boom supporting a 2000 lb weight at its end. The projection of itsend A on the xy plane is shown in fig. 8. The boom is supported by two cables, AB and AC. Thecables can only exert tensile load, whereas the boom can take loads along its axis in both

Conference Session

Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Papadopoulos

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Mechanics

needed to intuit theelegant solution directly, but it was not until I embraced the use of procedure that I reallydeveloped what I now consider to be my expertise in mechanics. I suspect that forreasons ranging from laziness to sincere sense of requirement and curiosity, studentscircumvent the application of procedure and attempt to identify a simple concept (whichoften corresponds to a simple formula) to solve a problem. Page 13.226.7I also remember very clearly a poignant incident that further illustrates the distinctionbetween procedure and concept22. Two former students once asked me about the designof a crane hook for a project in another course

Conference Session

Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Hennessey, University of St. Thomas

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Mechanics

AC 2008-565: STATICS AND DYNAMICS PROJECTS EMPHASIZINGINTRODUCTORY DESIGN AND MANUFACTURINGMichael Hennessey, University of St. Thomas DR. MICHAEL P. HENNESSEY is a tenured Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering within the School of Engineering. He has taught over 15 different courses in mechanical engineering at the undergraduate and graduate level and has written 33 papers in research (kinematics, dynamics and control of mechanical systems and related areas of applied mathematics) and mechanical engineering education, including the presentation of 10 papers at ASEE conferences (National (3), along with North Midwest (6) and St. Lawrence (1) sections

Conference Session

Alternative Methods of Teaching and Learning Mechanics

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Amie Baisley, University of Florida

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Mechanics

Paper ID #29032The Mechanics Project: A Pedagogy of Engagement for UndergraduateMechanics CoursesProf. Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University Keith D. Hjelmstad is President’s Professor of Civil Engineering in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment at Arizona State University.Amie Baisley, University of Florida Amie Baisley is a lecturer in the Department of Engineering Education at the University of Florida. Her teaching and research interests are centered around the sophomore level courses that engineering students take and how changes in those courses can impact student learning and

Conference Session

The 'Strengths' of Mechanics

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Casey Daniel Kidd, Louisiana Tech University; Ethan Clark Hilton, Louisiana Tech University

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Mechanics

Paper ID #33570Work in Progress: Implementing Project-based Learning Into SophomoreMechanics CourseMr. Casey Daniel Kidd, Louisiana Tech University Casey Kidd is a PhD student and graduate assistant in the College of Engineering at Louisiana Tech University. His focus is Engineering Education, with an emphasis on project-based learning. He earned his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Louisiana Tech in 2004. Since then, he has worked as a stress analyst for an oil and gas contractor in Houston, TX, and as a mechanical design engineering for a NASA contractor at the Johnson Space Center. He then spent

Conference Session

Dynamics

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Devin R. Berg, University of Wisconsin, Stout

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Mechanics

Paper ID #11349Use of a Rube Goldberg Design Project for Engineering DynamicsDr. Devin R. Berg, University of Wisconsin, Stout Devin Berg is an Assistant Professor and Program Director of the B.S Manufacturing Engineering pro- gram in the Engineering and Technology Department at the University of Wisconsin - Stout. Page 26.1639.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Use of a Rube Goldberg Design Project for Engineering DynamicsIntroductionRube

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Andrew D. Rosenthal, Rowan University; Patrick C. Leung, Rowan University, Undergraduate Student; Alexander Vincent Redfield, Rowan University

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Mechanics

AC 2011-462: USING AN ORTHOPAEDIC BIOMECHANICS PROJECTTO REINFORCE SOLID MECHANICS PRINCIPLESJennifer Kadlowec, Rowan UniversityAndrew D. Rosenthal, Rowan UniversityPatrick C. Leung, Rowan University, Undergraduate StudentAlexander Vincent Redfield, Rowan University Page 22.1608.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 An orthopaedic biomechanics project to reinforce mechanics principlesAbstractA team of junior and senior students investigated the mechanics of an interlocked IM rod andtibial Sawbone construct associated with increasing cortical comminution as part of research

Conference Session

Innovations in Solid Mechanics

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Birdsong, California Polytechnic State University

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Mechanics

Professor at California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo in the Department of Mechanical Engineering teaching dynamics, vibrations and con- trols. He is involved in several undergraduate and master’s level multidisciplinary projects and interested in engineering education research. Page 25.1419.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 USING AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY IN A SERVICE-LEARNING PROJECT FOR UNDERGRADUATE DYNAMICSAbstractAutomotive safety was used as a service-learning, overarching term-long theme in anundergraduate Engineering Dynamics course. The service

Conference Session

Innovative Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Howard, East Carolina University; Rick Williams, East Carolina University

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Mechanics

AC 2007-858: AN INTRODUCTORY ENGINEERING DESIGN PROJECTUTILIZING FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS AND RAPID PROTOTYPINGWilliam Howard, East Carolina University William E.(Ed) Howard is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at East Carolina University. Prior to joining ECU, he was a faculty member and program coordinator at Milwaukee School of Engineering. Howard has fourteen years of industrial experience in design and project engineering functions. He received BS and MS degrees from Virginia Tech, and his PhD from Marquette University. Howard is a registered Professional Engineer in Wisconsin.Rick Williams, East Carolina University Rick Williams is an Assistant Professor of Engineering at East

Conference Session

Innovative Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Morgan, Texas A&M University; Luciana Barroso, Texas A&M University

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Mechanics

projects & incorporates civil engineering examplesand real-world applications with much more emphasis on vibration than in a traditional dynamicscourse.The increased emphasis on the vibration material keeps our civil engineering students moreengaged in the course. There is an initial resistance to learning the material when all students seeare box-spring examples when first going through the derivation of the equation of motion forsingle degree of freedom systems. Instead of starting with the simplified model, a one-storybuilding is presented to the class and the first step in solving the problem is the development ofthe analytical model for the system. This also serves to connect the concepts of the dynamicscourse with other courses in the

Conference Session

Innovative Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pramod Chaphalkar, Grand Valley State University; David Blekhman, California State University Los Angeles

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Mechanics

two limited topics arechosen because they are based solely on the fundamentals of the first course of Statics and SolidMechanics. The 1-D Bar element is taught as an extension of an axially loaded member. Thestiffness matrix for this element is derived using the force equilibrium at a node. Later theconcept of the 1-D Bar element is extended to the 2-D Truss element with trigonometrictransformation and matrix manipulations. Essentially it is a matrix method of structures with anFEA flavor. Advantage of this methodology is that the students can perform more complexanalysis such as a truss design project. With FEA software tools such as ANSYS, they canquickly make design changes and complete more design iterations. They are required to

Conference Session

Innovative Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Gregory Broderick, University of New Haven; Samuel Daniels, University of New Haven; Michael Collura, University of New Haven; Richard Stanley, University of New Haven

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Mechanics

courses aspart of a new curriculum taken during the freshman and sophomore years. The Multi-Disciplinary Engineering Foundation Spiral is a four-semester sequence of engineeringcourses, matched closely with the development of students’ mathematical sophistication andanalytical capabilities and integrated with course work in the sciences. Students develop aconceptual understanding of engineering basics in this series of courses, which stress practicalapplications of these principles. Mechanics concepts are introduced in a pair of first yearcourses, EAS107P, Project-Based Introduction to Engineering and EAS112, Methods ofEngineering Analysis. During the second year, students understanding of these concepts arefurther developed in three courses, two

Conference Session

Innovative Mechanics Education Programs and Projects

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Charles Farrar, Los Alamos National Laboratory; Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

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Mechanics

AC 2007-42: THE DYNAMICS SUMMER SCHOOL – A UNIQUE EDUCATIONALPROGRAMPhillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Phillip Cornwell is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1989 and his present interests include structural dynamics, structural health monitoring, and undergraduate engineering education. Dr. Cornwell has received an SAE Ralph R. Teetor Educational Award in 1992, and the Dean’s Outstanding Teacher award at Rose-Hulman in 2000.Charles Farrar, Los Alamos National Laboratory Chuck Farrar has 25 years experience as a technical staff member, project leader, and team leader

Conference Session

Using Technology to Support Learning in Mechanics

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Amie Baisley, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

changes in those courses can impact student learning and retention. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Advancing computational knowledge and skill through computing projects in sophomore-level mechanics coursesAbstractThe desire to graduate students with more advanced computational knowledge has become a hot topic incurriculum design. One route to do that is through integration of computing in the foundational mechanicscourses (statics, dynamics, and solid mechanics). The implementation of computing projects in thesesophomore-level courses has resulted in computing becoming an integral part of those courses at

Conference Session

Learning Mechanics Through Experimentation

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ethan Hilton, Louisiana Tech University

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Mechanics

is engineering design education with a focus on developing prototyping skills through both class-based projects and extra-curricular clubs, competitions, and activities. This includes a focus on hand-drawn sketches and how they are used as tools for generating ideas and visual communication, es- pecially when it involves the skill to generate quick and realistic sketches of an object or idea. He has also conducted research on the impact involvement in academic makerspaces has on students in engineering programs. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Work in Progress: Developing Mechanics of Materials Skills through an

Conference Session

Active Learning & Laboratories in Statics, Dynamics, and Mechanics

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anu Osta, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University

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Mechanics

Paper ID #15824Hands-on Project Strategy for Effective Learning and Team Performance inan Accelerated Engineering Dynamics CourseDr. Anu Osta, Rowan University Dr Anu Osta is a Visiting Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering Department at Rowan University. His teaching interests are Engineering Mechanics and Materials Science.Dr. Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University Jennifer Kadlowec is Professor and Department Head of Mechanical Engineering at Rowan University, Henry M. Rowan of College of Engineering. She is interested in design education in mechanical and biomedical areas. c American

Conference Session

What's New in Statics?

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shane Palmquist, Western Kentucky University

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Mechanics

2006-650: PROJECT-BASED LEARNING IN ENGINEERING MECHANICS:INSPECTION AND ANALYSIS OF A HISTORIC TRUSS BRIDGEShane Palmquist, Western Kentucky University Shane M. Palmquist is an assistant professor of civil engineering in the Department of Engineering at Western Kentucky University. Prior to becoming a faculty member at WKU, Dr. Palmquist was a structural engineer for Lichtenstein Consulting Engineers in Natick, Massachusetts. He received a BS in civil engineering from the University of New Hampshire, his MS in civil engineering from the University of Rhode Island, and his PhD in civil engineering from Tufts University. His technical interests include project-based engineering education

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hamed Samandari, Miami University; Banafsheh Seyed-Aghazadeh, Miami University

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Mechanics

. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Exposing Sophomore Students to Engineering Design Using an Innovative Project-Based Learning Approach1. AbstractThis study presents a teaching methodology developed through a 3-year-long iterative-study inorder to incorporate hands-on experiences in engineering courses and expose sophomorestudents to engineering design. Sophomore engineering technology students enrolled in a 200-level Computer Aided Design course participated in this study. An innovative Project-Based-Learning (PBL) approach with an embedded Agile Project Management (APM) is implementedto promote skills such as critical thinking, problem solving, communication, and self-management. These are skills

Conference Session

Active Learning & Laboratories in Statics, Dynamics, and Mechanics

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel J. Magda, Weber State University

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Mechanics

Paper ID #15402Assessment of Retention Where Students Create and Teach Laboratory Ex-periments through a Capstone ProjectDr. Daniel J. Magda, Weber State University Professor, Mechanical Engineer, Ph.D. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Assessment of Retention Where Students Create and Teach Laboratory Experiments Through a Capstone ProjectAbstractThe objective of this paper is to improve student retention of their engineering mechanicseducation with a teaching/learning strategy implemented in their capstone design project class.There are many quotes from great historians and current

Conference Session

Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William E. Howard, East Carolina University; Rick Williams, Auburn University; Sarah Christine Gurganus, NAVAIR Fleet Readiness Center East

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Mechanics

Paper ID #12176Using Additive Manufacturing and Finite Element Analysis in a Design-Analyze-Build-Test ProjectDr. William E Howard, East Carolina University William E (Ed) Howard is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering at East Carolina University. He was previously a faculty member at Milwaukee School of Engineering, following a 14- year career as a design and project engineer with Thiokol Corporation, Spaulding Composites Company, and Sta-Rite Industries.Dr. Rick Williams, Auburn University Rick Williams is currently a Visiting Associate Professor at Auburn University. His research interests include

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Q. Lewis, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Mechanics

AC 2011-1028: INTRODUCTION OF A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE USINGA TEAM PROJECT IN A STRENGTH OF MATERIALS COURSEDean Q. Lewis, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College Dean Lewis has been a lecturer in mechanical engineering at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College for five years teaching courses in design, mechanics, and mechanical engineering. His research interests include attachment design for plastic parts and engineering education.Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Mary Lynn Brannon, Instructional Support Specialist at the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education at the Pennsylvania State University, has a Master of Arts Degree in Education and Human Development

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph J. Rencis, University of Arkansas; Hartley T. Grandin Jr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Mechanics

. Rencis is a fellow of ASME and ASEE. He received a B.S. from Milwaukee School of Engineering in 1980, a M.S. from Northwestern University in 1982, and a Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University in 1985. V-mail: 479-575-3386; E-mail: jjrencis@uark.edu.Hartley Theodore Grandin, Jr., Worcester Polytechnic Institute Professor Emeritus, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Page 22.987.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Just-in-Time Approach to Integrate a Design Project into Mechanics of MaterialsAbstractThis paper presents a just-in-time approach

Conference Session

Statics - They can move at constant velocity!

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Rajnish Sharma, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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Mechanics

Paper ID #5731Software Simulations and Project Based Active Learning to Engage Studentsin an Introductory Statics CourseDr. Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore Abhijit Nagchaudhuri is a Professor in the Department of Engineering and Aviation Sciences at University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Dr. Nagchaudhuri is a member of ASME and ASEE professional societies and is actively involved in teaching and research in the elds of engineering mechanics, robotics and control systems; precision agriculture and remote sensing; and biofuels and renewable energy. Dr.Nagchaudhuri received his bachelors degree

Conference Session

Active Learning & Laboratories in Statics, Dynamics, and Mechanics

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John W. Sanders, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Geoffrey L Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Mechanics

Paper ID #17119Scaling Up Project-based Learning for a Large Introductory Mechanics CourseUsing Mobile Phone Data Capture and Peer FeedbackMr. John W. Sanders, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign John W. Sanders is currently working toward a Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics at the Univer- sity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he has served as the official instructor for an undergraduate- level, introductory dynamics course for the past two summers. He holds a B.S. in Engineering Physics and Mathematics from Saint Louis University, and an M.S. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from the University of

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Price Barnett; Nick M. Safai, Salt Lake Community College

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Mechanics

Paper ID #25469Board 101: Project Based Learning for a Mechanical Engineering Major Stu-dent: The Sustainability of Internal Combustion Engines (Student Poster)Mr. Aaron Price Barnett Aaron Barnett is currently a sophomore at Salt Lake Community College studying Material Science En- gineering with a minor in Chemistry. His academic focus includes renewable energy and sustainable materials. As well as helping shape a new generation of engineers and scientists to continue improving the world.Dr. Nick M. Safai, Salt Lake Community College Dr. Nick M. Safai is an ASEE Fellow. He has been an ASEE officer and member for the past