Revolutionizing Dynamics Teaching and Learning with Interactive Symbolic Computation Tools

Project Title

Revolutionizing Dynamics Teaching and Learning with Interactive Symbolic Computation Tools

Project Leader

Prof Thomas Hu

School / Dept

SENG / CIVL

Project Duration

Jul 2017 - Dec 2018

Project Description

Through the support of this TD project, students in CIVL4430 will be able to solve dynamics problems and have a rapid visualization with the use of handheld CAS units.

• Lectures: Develop CAS-based solution methods to reduce problem solving time, to allow the teacher to interact with the students through the Navigator, to solve more realistic problems with in-depth treatment and to create more visualization
• Tutorials: Use the TI Navigator software to send quiz problems to the students so that TA (or RA) can monitor, collect and grade students’ work immediately.
• Exams: With the CAS calculators and Navigator system, the teacher can send data, graphs to the students during an exam to avoid tedious data entry and students’ cheating problems.

Project Outcome

The project is still ongoing. Project outcomes will be updated upon project completion.

Status

Ongoing

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