Le, X., & Roberts, R. L., & Duva, A. W. (2019, June), Teaching Finite Element Analysis for Mechanical Undergraduate Students  Paper presented at 2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Tampa, Florida. 10.18260/1-2--33348

\bibitem{asee_peer_33348}
  Le, X., \& Roberts, R. L., \& Duva, A. W. (2019, June), \emph{Teaching Finite Element Analysis for Mechanical Undergraduate Students}
  Paper presented at 2019 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Tampa, Florida.
  10.18260/1-2--33348

Xiaobin Le P.E., Richard L. Roberts, and Anthony William Duva P.E. .  "Teaching Finite Element Analysis for Mechanical Undergraduate Students".  2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition , Tampa, Florida, 2019, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2019.  https://peer.asee.org/33348 Internet.  30 Mar, 2025

\bibitem{asee_peer_33348}
  Xiaobin Le P.E., Richard L. Roberts, and Anthony William Duva P.E. .
  "Teaching Finite Element Analysis for Mechanical Undergraduate Students".
  \emph{2019 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition , Tampa, Florida, 2019, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2019.
  https://peer.asee.org/33348 Internet.  30 Mar, 2025

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