A new didactic approach in Engineering Education for conceptual understanding of Euler's Formula

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A new didactic approach in Engineering Education for conceptual understanding of Euler's Formula. / Block, Brit-Maren; Mercorelli, Paolo.
2014 Frontiers in Education Conference: October 22-25, 2014; Opening innovations and Internationalization in engineering education ; Proceedings. Vol. 2015-February February. ed. IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. p. 3040-3047 (Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE).

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Harvard

Block, B-M & Mercorelli, P 2015, A new didactic approach in Engineering Education for conceptual understanding of Euler's Formula. in 2014 Frontiers in Education Conference: October 22-25, 2014; Opening innovations and Internationalization in engineering education ; Proceedings. February edn, vol. 2015-February, Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE, IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 3040-3047, 44th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference - FIE 2014 , Madrid, Spain, 22.10.14. https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE.2014.7044491

APA

Block, B.-M., & Mercorelli, P. (2015). A new didactic approach in Engineering Education for conceptual understanding of Euler's Formula. In 2014 Frontiers in Education Conference: October 22-25, 2014; Opening innovations and Internationalization in engineering education ; Proceedings (February ed., Vol. 2015-February, pp. 3040-3047). (Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE). IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/FIE.2014.7044491

Vancouver

Block BM, Mercorelli P. A new didactic approach in Engineering Education for conceptual understanding of Euler's Formula. In 2014 Frontiers in Education Conference: October 22-25, 2014; Opening innovations and Internationalization in engineering education ; Proceedings. February ed. Vol. 2015-February. IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2015. p. 3040-3047. (Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, FIE). doi: 10.1109/FIE.2014.7044491

Bibtex

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abstract = "The ubiquity of Euler{\textquoteright}s Formula is well-known in the field of engineering. The general application of Euler{\textquoteright}s Formula to all fields of engineering challenges each lecturer to present this topic in an appropriate way. The didactic importanceof this formula is emphasized by the fact of its use at any level of the scientific research. In fact, Euler{\textquoteright}s Formula is often presented as definition tout court and strong critics arise from the students{\textquoteright} side. The fundamental target of this contribution is to overcome barriers in students understanding and, in doing so, to improve the quality of engineering education. Based on constructivist learning theories this contribution presents a new lecture scheme just using a basic mathematical background already known by students after the second semester of standard mathematical courses. Moreover, the paper reinforces the application aspects of this formula to illustrate the practical meaning and the importance of Euler{\textquoteright}s Formula in different fields of engineering. The research-based concept and the implementation of the new lecture structure are to be presented as well as the results of the evaluation and the impact on teaching and learning mechanisms in Engineering Education.",
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