Enhancing Student Understanding of Concepts in Engineering and other STEM Areas using Spreadsheets Martin R. Varley Michael S. Peak Fraser Hatfield School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences University of Central Lancashire, UK Philip D. Picton School of Science and Technology The University of Northampton, UK
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Enhancing Student Understanding of Concepts in Engineering and other STEM Areas using Spreadsheets
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Enhancing Student Understanding of Concepts in Engineering and other STEM Areas using Spreadsheets
Martin R. VarleyMichael S. PeakFraser Hatfield
School of Computing, Engineering and Physical SciencesUniversity of Central Lancashire, UK
Philip D. PictonSchool of Science and Technology
The University of Northampton, UK
Overview of Presentation• Introduction• Spreadsheet development
• Simulation of various concepts in Engineering and Physics (demos)
• Concluding Remarks
Application Areas in Engineering and Physics• Simulation of various concepts in
Engineering and Physics• Examples to include:
– Equations of motion– Addition and interaction of sinusoids– Digital Electronics: BCD counter– Robotic Systems: robot arm simulation– Digital Signal Processing: chirp z-transform
Example screenshot: equations of motionParticle trajectory in two dimensions
Example screenshot: Addition of sinusoids
Example screenshot: Digital ElectronicsTwo-digit BCD counter with display
Example screenshot: Two-section robot arm simulation in two dimensions
Example screenshot: z-plane analysis using chirp z-transform (CZT)
Enhancing Student Understanding of Concepts in Engineering and other STEM Areas using Spreadsheets
For further details and example spreadsheets, contact:
Martin R. VarleySchool of Computing, Engineering and Physical SciencesUniversity of Central Lancashire, [email protected]
Enhancing Student Understanding of Concepts in Engineering and other STEM Areas using Spreadsheets
Martin R. VarleyMichael S. PeakFraser Hatfield
School of Computing, Engineering and Physical SciencesUniversity of Central Lancashire, UK