Mac Namara, S. C. (2012, June), The Design Competition as a Tool for Teaching Statics  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--22040

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  Mac Namara, S. C. (2012, June), \emph{The Design Competition as a Tool for Teaching Statics}
  Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas.
  10.18260/1-2--22040

Sinead C. Mac Namara.  "The Design Competition as a Tool for Teaching Statics".  2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2012.  https://peer.asee.org/22040 Internet.  22 May, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_22040}
  Sinead C. Mac Namara.
  "The Design Competition as a Tool for Teaching Statics".
  \emph{2012 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, San Antonio, Texas, 2012, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2012.
  https://peer.asee.org/22040 Internet.  22 May, 2024

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i Katehi, Linda and Ross, Michael. 2001. Technology and Culture: Exploring the Creative Instinct throughCultural Interpretations. Journal of Engineering Education. 96(2) pp 89-90
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