Baltimore , Maryland
June 25, 2023
June 25, 2023
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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)
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10.18260/1-2--44351
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Brian Faulkner's interests include teaching of modeling, engineering mathematics, textbook design, and engineering epistemology.
Daniel Maguire is an Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Valparaiso University. His teaching and research interests include adaptive control systems, active noise and vibration control, signal processing, and instructional methods for signals and systems.
Jennifer Marley is an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Valparaiso University. She received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from North Carolina State University and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering: sy
Addresses call for papers bullet: “Laboratory development and innovation”
Most engineering students take a course in electric circuits. In a typical circuit laboratory, the focus is on discrete passive components: resistors, inductors, and capacitors. These components do not convert any energy into a form that can be sensed by the human senses. The function of the circuit can only be probed with the instrumentation. In this study, we explore the effect of adding a transducer: the loudspeaker. The control group of students construct a high-pass filter with a discrete resistor and capacitor.The experiment group use a loudspeaker instead of a resistor. Both groups perform a frequency sweep to see the transfer function of the filter. The frequency of the signal manifests itself as the pitch of the sound from the speaker, and them magnitude manifests as the sound volume. Through a short survey instrument, we investigate how the additional information present in the sound produced by the loudspeaker affects student understanding of high pass and low pass systems.
Faulkner, B. E., & Maguire, D., & Marley, J. (2023, June), Work in Progress: Sensory feedback in electric circuit laboratories Paper presented at 2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Baltimore , Maryland. 10.18260/1-2--44351
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