VECTOR: A hands-on approach that makes electromagnetics relevant to students

IEEE Transactions on Education

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 350-359

  Bunting, Charles F ^a   Cheville, R Alan ^a  

^a Oklahoma State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Educational technology; Electrical engineering education; Electromagnetic engineering education; Electromagnetic fields

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE LEARNING METHODS; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; ELECTROMAGNETIC ENGINEERING EDUCATION; ELECTROMAGNETICS; EM SIMULATIONS; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; PROJECT-BASED; STUDENT ATTITUDES; STUDENT LEARNING; TWO-COURSE SEQUENCE; UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM;

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; STUDENTS; VECTORS;

TEACHING;

EID: 68949199575     PISSN: 00189359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TE.2008.928910     Document Type: Article

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