Panta, Y. M., & Butcher, M. T. (2012, June), Development of an Integrative Biomechanics Course for STEM Majors   Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--21218

\bibitem{asee_peer_21218}
  Panta, Y. M., \& Butcher, M. T. (2012, June), \emph{Development of an Integrative Biomechanics Course for STEM Majors }
  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas.
  10.18260/1-2--21218

Yogendra M. Panta and Michael T. Butcher.  "Development of an Integrative Biomechanics Course for STEM Majors ".  2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2012.  https://peer.asee.org/21218 Internet.  28 May, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_21218}
  Yogendra M. Panta and Michael T. Butcher.
  "Development of an Integrative Biomechanics Course for STEM Majors ".
  \emph{2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2012.
  https://peer.asee.org/21218 Internet.  28 May, 2024

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