Using MATLAB to improve student understanding of vector calculus
Anantha Aiyyer, North Carolina State University
An essay page from the Teaching Computation with MATLAB workshop series details how MATLAB is used to bridge vector calculus and atmospheric sciences education, describing a context-based course that integrates MATLAB lab exercises to improve students' computational skills, conceptual understanding, and visualization abilities in upper-division atmospheric science curricula. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Reaching Beyond Skills to Cognitive Development in Teaching Quantitative Thinking with MATLAB
Risa Madoff, University of North Dakota-Main Campus
This essay page from the 2015 Teaching with MATLAB workshop explores integrating MATLAB into geoscience education to advance cognitive development in quantitative thinking, emphasizing pedagogical strategies that foster computational problem-solving skills, logical reasoning, and skill transferability beyond syntax mastery. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

30 years on: Is the current generation of students learning programming too late?
Glenn Thompson, University of South Florida
Personal reflection on programming education in STEM, this essay page from a 2015 MATLAB workshop discusses whether today’s students start learning programming too late, contrasts early exposure to BBC BASIC with current gaps in undergraduate coding skills, advocates for MATLAB as an accessible scientific computing language, and calls for broader integration of programming in high school and university curricula. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

A New Computational Methods Course for Geology Majors
Clark Wilson, The University of Texas at Austin
An essay page from the Teaching Computation with MATLAB workshop series details the development of a new required computational methods course for geology majors at UT Austin, emphasizing MATLAB-based programming, data analysis, and numerical modeling within geoscience contexts to enhance student preparedness for research and advanced coursework. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.