Developing on-line homework for introductory thermodynamics

Journal of Engineering Education

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 339-342

  Taraban, Roman ^a   Anderson, Edward E ^b   Hayes, Matthew W ^a   Sharma, M P ^c  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Texas Tech University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Homework; On line education; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CORRELATION METHODS; EDUCATION COMPUTING; INTERNET; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCHOOL BUILDINGS; SERVERS; STUDENTS; THERMODYNAMICS;

COMPUTER RECORDS; HOMEWORK; ON-LINE EDUCATION; PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS;

ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

EID: 23844534433     PISSN: 10694730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2005.tb00859.x     Document Type: Article

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