The future of engineering education: Part 2. Teaching methods that work

Chemical Engineering Education

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 26-39

  Felder, Richard M ^a   Woods, Donald R ^b   Stice, James E ^c   Rugarcia, Armando ^d  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d Centro Comercial Puebla   (Mexico)

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EID: 0002307208     PISSN: 00092479     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
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