Joan Weiss

MATLAB Explorations part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2018:Activities
"MATLAB Exploration" assignments encourage students to use MATLAB as a tool to explore mathematical concepts. Two sample assignments are included. One is a brief introductory assignment for students in ...

MATLAB Explorations: Use MATLAB to Explore Lagrange Polynomials part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Activities
"MATLAB Exploration" assignments encourage students to use MATLAB as a tool to explore mathematical concepts. The goal of the attached sample assignment is to guide students to investigate the behavior of ...

Using MATLAB as an Exploration Tool in Numerical Analysis and for Computational Thinking in the Sciences part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
An essay page from the Teaching Computation with MATLAB workshop series discussing the integration of MATLAB for fostering computational thinking and numerical analysis skills in STEM education, emphasizing exploration-based learning and curriculum development for science students.

Using MATLAB as an Exploration Tool in Numerical Analysis part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2018:Essays
This essay page from the 2018 MATLAB Workshop explores integrating MATLAB as an investigative and pedagogical tool in numerical analysis education, emphasizing its role in helping students analyze algorithm performance, visualize mathematical concepts, and develop computational thinking through exploratory scripting rather than manual coding of algorithms.