Jim Boyle

Numerical Simulation Basics: Accuracy and Model Validation for a Finite-difference Equation part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2023:Activities
This activity teaches students a few of the basic concepts for numerical simulation of physical systems by modeling the simple and well-known problem of free-fall. The recursion relation for the finite-difference ...

Earth Orbital Mechanics and Solar Irradiance: Part I - Theoretical Model part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2025:Activities
This computer programming activity reinforces learning of lecture content on solar irradiance by modeling the equations of orbital mechanics for the Earth. Students program these equations in MATLAB in order to ...

Numerical Simulation Basics: Part II – Boundary Conditions & Numerical Stability part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2024:Activities
This is the second and last activity teaching numerical simulation basics to students in a junior-level physical oceanography course. In the first activity students program solutions for a 1st order differential ...