CIVL

Enhanced Student Learning in Civil Engineering Courses Using CAS Calculators

Project Overview
Project Title	Enhanced Student Learning in Civil Engineering Courses Using CAS Calculators
Project Leader	Prof Thomas Hu
School / Dept	SENG / CIVL
Project Duration	Jan 2007 - Jun 2008
Project Description	The project developed new solution methodology for engineering problems using a new class of calculators embedded with Computer Algebra Systems (CAS). It also designed new teaching materials, with explicit reference on the use of CAS calculators to tackle matrix inversion, multiplication and transposition, etc.
Project Outcome	New teaching methodology, a more automated, simplified and effective approach using CAS calculator rather than a traditional manual approach, was adopted to handle the engineering surveying and mechanics problems. CAS calculator-based teaching materials for three civil engineering courses were designed whereas current teaching materials were also modified for the new model of CAS calculators. The new teaching methodology with the use of CAS calculator was adopted in 3 classes.
Status	Completed
Project Documents (Only accessible by HKUST users)	Project Plan Progress Report: First \| Second \| Third \| Final Report
Adaptation	Full Project