Improving visualization skills in engineering education

IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 24-31

  Contero, Manuel ^a   Naya, Ferran ^a   Company, Pedro ^b   Saorín, José Luís ^c   Conesa, Julián ^d  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; VISUALIZATION; WORLD WIDE WEB;

ENGINEERING GRAPHICS; VISUALIZATION SKILLS; WEB BASED GRAPHICS;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; ENGINEERING; EVALUATION; METHODOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEACHING; VISION; VISION TEST;

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; ENGINEERING; PILOT PROJECTS; SOFTWARE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; TEACHING; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VISION TESTS; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 27644552571     PISSN: 02721716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MCG.2005.107     Document Type: Article

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