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Greene, Nathaniel R.; Brunskill, Jeffrey C. – Physics Education, 2017
A two-axis solar tracker and its interactive kiosk were designed by an interdisciplinary team of students and faculty. The objective was to develop a publicly accessible kiosk that would facilitate the study of energy usage and production on campus. Tracking is accomplished by an open-loop algorithm, microcontroller, and ham radio rotator. Solar…
Descriptors: Physics, Science Instruction, Interdisciplinary Approach, Radio
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McFarland, Jenny – MathAMATYC Educator, 2010
As a college biology instructor, I often see graphs in lab reports that do not meet my expectations. I also observe that many college students do not always adequately differentiate between good and poor (or misleading) graphs. The activity described in this paper is the result of my work with students to improve their graphing literacy. The…
Descriptors: Graphs, Active Learning, Biology, College Faculty