Utilizing concept maps to improve engineering course curriculum in teaching mechanics

ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages

  Pierre Antoine, Ruben ^a   Sheppard, Sheri D ^b   Schar, Mark ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; ENGINEERING EDUCATION;

CLASS EXERCISE; ENGINEERING COURSE; HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS; LEARNING COURSE; SOLID MECHANICS; TEACHING MECHANICS; TEACHING TEAMS; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS;

STUDENTS;

EID: 84905198840     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (5)

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