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A collection of essays submitted by participants in the Teaching Computation Using MATLAB workshops.

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Importance of MATLAB in engineering part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
Miguel Goni Rodrigo, University of South Florida
This essay page from the Teaching Computation with MATLAB workshop series discusses the growing importance of MATLAB in engineering education, emphasizing its role in numerical simulations, computational skill development, finite element analysis, data processing, and problem-solving across engineering disciplines, while sharing pedagogical strategies for teaching MATLAB effectively. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Subject: Engineering

MATLAB is an Effective Tools for Solving Electric Circuit Problems part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
This essay page from the 2019 Teaching Computation with MATLAB workshop presents a faculty contributor's experience using MATLAB in flipped classroom instruction for electric circuit courses, emphasizing computational problem-solving, visualization, simulation, and student engagement through hands-on learning and automated solution validation. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Subject: Engineering

When will I ever use this? part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
Ivette Chuca, El Paso Community College
This essay page from the 2019 MATLAB Workshop explores how mathematics educators can address students' common question, "When will I ever use this?", by integrating real-world data, active learning, and modeling projects—such as tracking plant growth or designing roller coasters—into teaching practices to enhance STEM engagement and critical thinking. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Subject: Mathematics

Vectorized thinking! Teaching efficient programming in MATLAB part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
Matin Rahnamay Naeini, University of California-Irvine
An educational essay page from the 2019 MATLAB Workshop series discussing the importance of teaching vectorized programming in MATLAB to improve coding efficiency and performance, emphasizing a paradigm shift from traditional loop-based approaches to vectorization for STEM students in the context of big data and machine learning. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Subject: Environmental Science, Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics

Teaching Quantum Mechanics with MATLAB part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2016:Essays
Paul Kassebaum, MathWorks
This educational essay page from the Teaching Computation with MATLAB workshop presents strategies and resources for teaching quantum mechanics using MATLAB, featuring downloadable instructional materials including a live script and PDF, with contributions from MathWorks staff, emphasizing computational physics education and pedagogical techniques in undergraduate STEM instruction. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Subject: Physics

Using and Learning Matlab in Geomorphology of Rivers: Experiences with Advanced Students and Research part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2016:Essays
Andrew Darling, Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Essay page from a 2016 MATLAB workshop discussing the integration of MATLAB in geomorphology research and education, emphasizing computational modeling of river systems, teaching challenges with advanced students, and the bidirectional benefits of coding and geoscience learning. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Subject: Geoscience

Beginning to incorporate computation and Matlab into my courses part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2016:Essays
Carlye Peterson, Cuesta College
This essay page from the 2016 MATLAB Workshop explores strategies for integrating computation and MATLAB into undergraduate geoscience courses, emphasizing scaffolding techniques for non-STEM students, practical MATLAB introduction activities, and contextualized math learning to build student confidence and proficiency. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Subject: Geoscience

Motivating undergraduates in the geosciences to learn programming part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2016:Essays
Alain Plattner, California State University-Fresno
An essay page from a 2016 MATLAB workshop discusses strategies for integrating programming education into geoscience curricula, emphasizing curriculum design and pedagogical approaches—such as using self-written MATLAB programs in geophysics courses and teaching introductory programming with Heslop’s textbook—to motivate and equip undergraduates with computational skills essential for research and career advancement. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Subject: Geoscience

Using MATLAB to improve student understanding of vector calculus part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:Teaching with MATLAB 2015:Essays
Anantha Aiyyer, North Carolina State University at Raleigh
An essay page from the Teaching Computation with MATLAB workshop series details how MATLAB is used to bridge vector calculus and atmospheric sciences education, describing a context-based course that integrates MATLAB lab exercises to improve students' computational skills, conceptual understanding, and visualization abilities in upper-division atmospheric science curricula. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Subject: Geoscience

30 years on: Is the current generation of students learning programming too late? part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:Teaching with MATLAB 2015:Essays
Glenn Thompson, University of South Florida
Personal reflection on programming education in STEM, this essay page from a 2015 MATLAB workshop discusses whether today’s students start learning programming too late, contrasts early exposure to BBC BASIC with current gaps in undergraduate coding skills, advocates for MATLAB as an accessible scientific computing language, and calls for broader integration of programming in high school and university curricula. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Subject: Geoscience