The effects of solid modeling and visualization on technical problem solving

Journal of Technology Education

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 3-21

  Koch, Douglas ^a   Sanders, Mark ^b  

^a SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79959841928     PISSN: 10451064     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21061/jte.v22i2.a.1     Document Type: Article

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