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50 Years of ERIC
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From Numerical Problem Solving to Model-Based Experimentation Incorporating Computer-Based Tools of Various Scales into the ChE Curriculum
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Shacham, Mordechai; Cutlip, Michael B.; Brauner, Neima – Chemical Engineering Education, 2009
A continuing challenge to the undergraduate chemical engineering curriculum is the time-effective incorporation and use of computer-based tools throughout the educational program. Computing skills in academia and industry require some proficiency in programming and effective use of software packages for solving 1) single-model, single-algorithm…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Computer Literacy, Problem Solving, Chemical Engineering
Can I Trust This Software Package? An Exercise in Validation of Computational Results
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Shacham, Mordechai; Brauner, Neima; Ashurst, W. Robert; Cutlip, Michael B. – Chemical Engineering Education, 2008
Mathematical software packages such as Polymath, MATLAB, and Mathcad are currently widely used for engineering problem solving. Applications of several of these packages to typical chemical engineering problems have been demonstrated by Cutlip, et al. The main characteristic of these packages is that they provide a "problem-solving environment…
Descriptors: Mathematical Models, Computer Software, Problem Solving, Chemical Engineering
Prediction and Prevention of Chemical Reaction Hazards: Learning by Simulation.
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Shacham, Mordechai; Brauner, Neima; Cutlip, Michael B. – Chemical Engineering Education, 2001
Points out that chemical hazards are the major cause of accidents in chemical industry and describes a safety teaching approach using a simulation. Explains a problem statement on exothermic liquid-phase reactions. (YDS)
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, Hazardous Materials, Higher Education, Industry
Applications of a Microcomputer Computation Package.
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Shacham, Mordechai; Cutlip, Michael B. – Chemical Engineering Education, 1988
Presents three specific examples of chemical engineering problems which can be interactively solved on personal computers with commercially available software. Illustrates the potential impact of interactive problem solving on chemical engineering. Discusses how this has been accomplished at Ben Gurion University (Israel) and the University of…
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, College Science, Computer Software
Computer-Based Instruction: Is There a Future in ChE Education?
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Shacham, Mordechai; Cutlip, Michael B. – Chemical Engineering Education, 1981
Provides a summary of essential characteristics of the Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) and Programmed Logic for Automated Teaching Operations (PLATO) educational computer system. Considers future of the computer based education which effectively combines PSI with computer assisted instruction. Discusses current status and future use of…
Descriptors: Chemistry, College Science, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Oriented Programs