Animated Instructional Media for Stress Transformations in a Mechanics of Materials Course

Abstract

Two unique instructional modules - the Plane Stress Transformations Module and the Mohr's Circle for Plane Stress Module - developed for the Mechanics of Materials course are presented. Formative assessment data gathered from Mechanics of Materials students pertaining to these courseware modules are presented and discussed. General conclusions and recommendations are presented.

Department(s)

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering

Second Department

Business and Information Technology

Third Department

Geosciences and Geological and Petroleum Engineering

Keywords and Phrases

Animation; Assessment; Courseware; Feedback; Interactivity; Animated instructional media; Curricula; Data acquisition; Interactive devices; Mechanics; Multimedia systems

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1061-3773

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2003 John Wiley & Sons, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Feb 2003

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