Workshop: Teaching Computational Thinking Skills with MATLAB part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2019
For Educators in Geoscience, Physics, Math, Biology, Engineering, and beyond October 20-22, 2019 Carleton College, Northfield, MN Note: this workshop has already taken place. Workshop presentations and summaries ...

Helping psychology students embrace computational thinking part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
Adam Steiner, Psychology, Minnesota State University-Mankato Prior to graduate school, my experiences with programming were limited to a few problems in computational physics. Once I began graduate school in ...

The Role of Computation in 21st Century part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
Today, perhaps the most desired skill required is computation. We see the application of computation in Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, and Computer aided drug design, financial models, earth observations, ...

Workshop: Teaching Computation in the Sciences Using MATLAB part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2018
October 14-16, 2018 Carleton College, Northfield, MN Note: this workshop has already taken place. Read the workshop synthesis for a summary of key ideas and see the workshop outcomes for materials developed in ...

Baby-Steps Bring More Computation (or at least "math") into Biology and more Biology into Math part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2016:Essays
Anne Walter, , Saint Olaf College A number of us at St. Olaf have been saying for years that mathematical prowess and tools are needed for successful biological research and understanding and that conversely more ...

Hodgkin-Huxley Neuron Model part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2016:Teaching Activities
In this lab activity, students will gain a better understanding of the factors underlying the generation of an action potential.

Helping students tinker with the black box part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2016:Essays
Benjamin Bratton, Molecular Biology, Princeton University The increasingly quantitative and interdisciplinary nature of biological research has led us to add a BioMath Bootcamp summer course for graduate students ...

The importance of programming skills in achieving biomedical solutions in the modern world part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2016:Essays
Manuel Hernandez, Kinesiology and Community Health, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign As globalization continues to flatten our world, challenges and opportunities increasingly operate in a broader ...

Integrative Biomathematical Learning Alliance Across Academic Departments part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2016:Essays
Gregory D. Goins, , North Carolina A & T State University Across the nation, many generalized programs have focused on retention of minority students in the sciences with varying degrees of success. ...

CREATING CORE COURSE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH PATHWAYS VIA MATLAB SIMBIOLOGY part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2016:Essays
Princess Imoukhuede, Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign BACKGROUND University of Illinois (UIUC) lags in undergraduate research. Undergraduate research participation at the UIUC is low ...