Estimating Pi using series
Alanna Hoyer-Leitzel, Mount Holyoke College
This lab activity uses MATLAB to approximate pi. Students calculate partial sums of infinite series that sum to a multiple of pi, and then calculate error or error bounds. The goal of this lab is to introduce the ...

Investigation solution methods for the groundwater flow equations
Michael Cardiff, University of Wisconsin-Madison
This activity is used in my groundwater flow modeling class (GEOS-724), a class for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students. In advance, the students receive an introduction to MATLAB and basic programming ...

Computational Inquiry into a Hillslope Surface Model
Risa Madoff, University of North Dakota-Main Campus
By using (x, y, z) data imported from repeat scans of a terrestrial LiDAR, students learn how to conceptualize a natural surface by using MATLAB to model it and to model change. Because the model has a real ...

Getting inside the black box
Phil Resor, Wesleyan University
In this problem set students apply the finite difference method to develop a simple box model and then explore the impact of anthropogenic changes to the modeled system.

Introduction to Matlab: A first glimpse at new data
Carlye Peterson, Cuesta College
Introduction to Matlab: A first glimpse at new data. The purpose of this exercise is to familiarize students with basic Matlab functions and techniques so they can load and plot data. With this lab exercise, ...

The rate of change in porosity as a result of mineral precipitation
Aida Farough
In this activity we calculate the rate of change in porosity resulting from mineral precipitation at hydrothermal conditions. Key words: hydraulic properties, water rock interactions, porosity, mineral ...

Hodgkin-Huxley Neuron Model
Manuel Hernandez, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
In this lab activity, students will gain a better understanding of the factors underlying the generation of an action potential.

If You Build It ...
Thomas Kelley, Northeastern University
This classroom activity is hands-on building project designed for teams of two or three members. The teams will build a specified structure from Lego bricks (or some similar building blocks), record their ...