Projects that integrate engineering, physics, calculus, and English in the Arizona State University Foundation Coalition freshman program

Author

Roedel, R.J. ; Evans, D. ; Doak, R.B. ; McCarter, J. ; Duerden, S. ; Green, M. ; Garland, J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1997

fDate

5-8 Nov 1997

Firstpage

38

Abstract

The Foundation Coalition at Arizona State University, USA, has been offering a novel first-year program in engineering for the last three years. This program integrates coursework in English composition and rhetoric, calculus, freshman physics and introductory engineering concepts through student projects. The projects increase in complexity as the term progresses, to keep pace with students´ increasing knowledge of science and engineering. The purpose of this paper is to describe the projects, the process used to deliver them and their impact on the learning in this class

Keywords

educational courses; engineering education; teaching; English composition; USA; calculus; coursework; engineering education courses; first-year program; freshman program; introductory engineering concepts; learning; physics; student projects; universities; Aerospace engineering; Astronomy; Calculus; Documentation; Kinematics; Knowledge engineering; Mathematics; Physics; Rhetoric; Robustness;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Frontiers in Education Conference, 1997. 27th Annual Conference. Teaching and Learning in an Era of Change. Proceedings.

Conference_Location

Pittsburgh, PA

ISSN

0190-5848

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4086-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/FIE.1997.644807

Filename

644807