Faculty-led Inquiry into Reflective and Scholarly Teaching (FIRST)
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Date of this Version
2017
Document Type
Portfolio
Abstract
This portfolio focuses on mechanics of materials (course title: Mechanics of Elastic Bodies), a sophomore level course taken primarily by civil engineering and architectural engineering majors on Omaha campus. It is a prerequisite for broad range of courses in mechanical, civil and agricultural engineering majors. This course studies the mechanics of solids with applications to science and engineering, including stress, strains and deformation in structural elements (axial, torsional and bending), shear and moment diagram for beams, and a brief introduction to material failure mechanisms.
This portfolio describes the teaching methods used to help students understand the fundamental knowledge about material mechanics and apply the basic principles to solving simple engineering problems. Midterm surveys were used to collect students’ feedback and evaluate the effectiveness of teaching.
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Higher Education Commons, Higher Education and Teaching Commons, Mechanical Engineering Commons
Comments
Course portfolio developed as part of the UNL Peer Review of Teaching Project (peerreview.unl.edu)
Copyright (c) 2017 Jinying Zhu