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.

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.

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.

Project Based Learning with MATLAB in Engineering Modeling and Design Course part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
Muhammad Khan, Arkansas Tech University
This essay page details the implementation of project-based learning (PBL) using MATLAB and Simulink in an upper-level engineering modeling and design course, emphasizing hands-on computational skill development, self-efficacy assessment through pre- and post-course surveys, and integration of modeling, simulation, optimization, and CAD across multidisciplinary engineering systems. 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.

Learn to Teach Computational Thinking Skills part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
Charles Lee, California State University-Fullerton
An essay page from the Teaching Computation with MATLAB workshop series discussing pedagogical strategies for teaching computational thinking skills in STEM education, featuring insights from educator Charles Lee on integrating MATLAB-based computational exercises, challenges in student learning transfer, and the importance of diverse teaching techniques to enhance problem-solving abilities in mathematics courses. 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.

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.

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.

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.

Troubleshooting mathematical instruction that includes computation part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2018:Essays
Morgan Fonley, Alma College
This essay page from the 2018 MATLAB Workshop explores challenges in integrating computation into undergraduate mathematics instruction, emphasizing student variability in computational background, ineffective group dynamics, and the need for better scaffolding, troubleshooting strategies, and textbooks that support computational learning across course levels. 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.

Computation in Civil Engineering part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2018:Essays
Julie Fogarty, California State University-Sacramento
An academic essay page from a 2018 MATLAB workshop discusses integrating computational methods into civil engineering education, detailing how students use MATLAB to implement structural analysis techniques like the direct stiffness and finite element methods, bridging theoretical knowledge with practical software skills while addressing challenges in modeling and result interpretation. 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.