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Wang, Si; Huang, Shiqi; Liu, Chenchen; Tang, Ziqian; Shi, Qingfan; Schulte, Jurgen – Physics Teacher, 2021
The directional feature of Earth's geomagnetic field has been contributing to the technological development and prosperity of humankind since the invention of the magnetic compass navigation centuries ago. Today, for instance, magnetoresistance sensors are commonly used in nanosatellites and unmanned aerial vehicles for high accuracy geomagnetic…
Descriptors: Measurement Techniques, Magnets, Accuracy, Geophysics
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Innocent J. Aluka – Multicultural Learning and Teaching, 2024
The underrepresentation of people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) backgrounds in geology, geophysics, and other STEM programs (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) is well documented in the United States. Only two universities out of about 107 HBCUs have geology and geophysics degree programs, even though there are…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Geology, Barriers, Academic Degrees
Kober, Nancy – National Academies Press, 2015
The undergraduate years are a turning point in producing scientifically literate citizens and future scientists and engineers. Evidence from research about how students learn science and engineering shows that teaching strategies that motivate and engage students will improve their learning. So how do students best learn science and engineering?…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Undergraduate Students, Undergraduate Study, Engineering
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Mousa, W. A. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2012
The purpose of this paper is to share the experience gained in, and the efforts made toward, introducing and implementing a new course in the challenging and important area of geophysical signal processing at the Electrical Engineering (EE) Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. The new course,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Interdisciplinary Approach, Engineering Education, Geophysics