Duncan Carlsmith

Bouncing Ball Explorer part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop October 2022:Activities
Exploration of the sound of a bouncing ball dropped on a hard surface, the sound recorded with a mobile phone or laptop microphone, is the basis for an accessible experiment in elementary mechanics. For ...

Intro to Image Processing with MATLAB part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2020:Activities
This short project introduces students to image processing with MATLAB including importing images from the web, color transformations, circle finding, and edge finding. These techniques are broadly applicable in ...

MATLAB LIGO Analysis part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Activities
Foundational computational skills for physics students can be developed in an introductory 2-semester survey course for first-year university physics students using physics-data-driven exercises that introduce ...

First-Year University Physics with Computation part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop October 2022:Essays
This essay page details an innovative first-year university physics curriculum at the University of Wisconsin-Madison that integrates MATLAB-based computational tutorials, emphasizing scientific computing, data analysis, simulation, and non-traditional labs using real-world big data from sources like LIGO and NASA to enhance student engagement and research readiness.

Teaching image processing with MATLAB to physics students part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2020:Essays
An educational essay page detailing the integration of MATLAB-based image processing into undergraduate physics education, covering pedagogical strategies, student applications in deep learning and photogrammetry, and providing downloadable teaching resources from a 2020 workshop.

Foundational computation for first-year physics undergraduates part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
This essay page details a physics-forward approach to integrating MATLAB-based computational instruction in first-year undergraduate physics courses, emphasizing Live Scripts, data analysis from real-world scientific sources, lab integration, and student outcomes like increased self-efficacy and research engagement, presented within a workshop context on teaching computation with MATLAB.