A Thermodynamics Course Package in OneNote

Authors

  • John Falconer Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Colorado Boulder, CO 80309
  • Garret Nicodemus Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Colorado Boulder, CO 80309
  • J. Will Medlin epartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Colorado Boulder, CO 80309
  • Janet deGrazia Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Colorado Boulder, CO 80309
  • Katherine McDanel Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Colorado Boulder, CO 80309

Abstract

A ready-to-use package of active-learning materials for a semester-long chemical engineering thermodynamics course was prepared for instructors, and similar materials are being prepared for a material and energy balance course. The course package includes ConcepTests, explanations of the ConcepTests for instructors, links to screencasts, chapter objectives, reading quizzes, links to interactive simulations, in-class exercises, homework problems, exam problems, and other active learning resources. The course package can be modified and customized to accommodate individual instructors. Access to the course package can be requested through our website www.learncheme.com. 

Author Biographies

John Falconer, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Colorado Boulder, CO 80309

John L. Falconer is the Mel and Virginia Clark Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering and a President's Teaching Scholar at the University of Colorado Boulder. He has published more than 220 papers and has 12 patents in the areas of zeolite membranes, heterogeneous catalysis, photocatalysis, and atomic and molecular deposition. He has directed the effort at the University of Colorado to prepare screencasts and ConcepTests for chemical engineering courses on www.LearnChemE.com. 

Garret Nicodemus, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Colorado Boulder, CO 80309

Garret D. Nicodemus is a senior researcher in Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. He has taught courses in material and energy balances, fluid mechanics, separations and mass transfer, and senior design. He has been involved in developing ConcepTests, screencasts, and interactive simulations for chemical engineering courses on www.LearnChemE.com. His interests include curricular innovations and use of interactive media in education. 

J. Will Medlin, epartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Colorado Boulder, CO 80309

J. Will Medlin is an associate professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering and the ConocoPhillips Faculty Fellow at the University of Colorado. He teaches courses in kinetics, thermodynamics, and material and energy balances. His research interests are in the area of surface science and heterogeneous catalysis. 

Janet deGrazia, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Colorado Boulder, CO 80309

Janet deGrazia is a senior instructor in the Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. She teaches a number of courses in the department including a course on technology for non-engineers. As chair of the Undergraduate Committee, her interests lie in curricular innovations and the use of technology in education. 

Katherine McDanel, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering University of Colorado Boulder, CO 80309

Katherine McDanel has her M.S from Purdue University and is a project assistant in Chemical and Biological Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. She has helped create and process over 600 screencasts and 1,000 ConcepTests for chemical engineering courses on www.LearnChemE.com. 

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Published

2014-09-16

Issue

Vol. 48 No. 4 (2014): Fall 2014

Section

Manuscripts