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Teaching Quantum Mechanics with MATLAB part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2016:Essays
Paul Kassebaum, MathWorks
Paul Kassebaum, MathWorks - updated February 2021 by Temo Vekua, MathWorks Please refer to the files attached to this SERC submission, which includes formulae and images that could not be included in this text ...

Subject: Physics

Computational modeling in geochemistry and petrology (and the geosciences more broadly) part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
Kendra Lynn, University of Delaware
Kendra J. Lynn, Earth Sciences, University of Delaware Vision for teaching computational skills more broadly in the geosciences Sophisticated modeling skills are becoming highly valued in the geosciences. ...

Subject: Geoscience

The success of implementing a MATLAB project in a Medical Physics course part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2018:Essays
David Sterling, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
David Sterling, Radiation Oncology, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Implementing computational projects in the classroom has helped my students understand material better and more quickly than they did before ...

Subject: Physics, Health Sciences

Teaching Basic Problem Decomposition and Algorithm Design Skills part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
Mandoye Ndoye, Tuskegee University
Mandoye Ndoye, Electrical and Computer Enngineering, Tuskegee University With the advent of the data science era, there is a great and immediate need for the training of engineers that can use principled methods ...

Subject: Engineering

MATLAB is an Effective Tools for Solving Electric Circuit Problems part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cal Poly Pomona Last couple of years, I have been focusing to teach low level electric circuit courses using flipped classroom approaches. I have ...

Subject: Engineering

Specifications-Based Grading for Assessing Student Learning part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2018:Essays
Kristi Closser, California State University-Fresno
Kristi Closser, California State University-Fresno What is the difference between a student who receives a 79% in a course and one who gets 80%? At my university, we do not have +/- designations associated with ...

Subject: Chemistry

Student Self-Assessments in a Computational Data Analysis Course part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
Michelle Isenhour, Naval Postgraduate School
Michelle Isenhour, Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School I teach basic (undergraduate) statistics and data analysis to students at the graduate level. The purpose of my course is to prepare students for ...

Subject: Mathematics

Foundational computation for first year physics undergraduates part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
Duncan Carlsmith, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Duncan Carlsmith, Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison The AAPT/APS Joint Task Force on Undergraduate Physics Education report [1] examines the motivations for, goals of, and barriers to including computation ...

Subject: Physics

Computation in Civil Engineering part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2018:Essays
Julie Fogarty, California State University-Sacramento
Julie Fogarty, California State University-Sacramento Most of the undergraduate civil engineering curriculum is spent doing hand calculations based on theories that lead to closed-form and relatively simple ...

Subject: Engineering

Teaching with My Matlab Based Interactive Learning System part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2017:Essays
Ben Luce, Lyndon State College
Ben Luce, Lyndon State College I personally used Matlab during 28 years of physics research before beginning a teaching career, and I believe thoroughly in empowering students with computational skills and tools ...

Subject: Physics