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A collection of essays submitted by participants in the Teaching Computation Using MATLAB workshops.
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Enhancing Computational Thinking in Information Science Engineering Education part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
Silvio Simani, Department of Engineering, University of Ferrara
This academic essay page from a teaching workshop explores strategies for integrating computational thinking into information science engineering education, emphasizing MATLAB-based tools, learning-by-doing pedagogy, real-world problem solving, and curriculum design to develop technical and soft skills in engineering students. auto-generated
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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
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Overcoming Challenges in Teaching Computation part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
Sayonita Ghosh Hajra, California State University-Sacramento
An essay page from a 2019 MATLAB workshop discussing challenges in teaching computational skills in multivariable calculus, focusing on visualization, student buy-in, assessment, and integrating MATLAB effectively to support learning rather than as an add-on. auto-generated
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The Role of Computation in 21st Century part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
An essay page from a 2019 MATLAB workshop discussing the importance of computational skills across disciplines like physics, engineering, and data science, emphasizing computational thinking, educational strategies, and MATLAB’s role in teaching, while advocating for curriculum enhancements and training to prepare students for modern scientific challenges. auto-generated
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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
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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
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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
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Building quantitative skills in Marine Science using MATLAB part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2018:Essays
Diane Fribance, Coastal Carolina University
Essay page from a teaching workshop that discusses integrating MATLAB into marine science education to build undergraduate quantitative skills, overcome math anxiety, and foster computational thinking through data analysis, field projects, and iterative learning in a liberal arts context. auto-generated
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Teaching Computational Physics to upper level undergraduates part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2018:Essays
Ali Tabei, University of Northern Iowa
This webpage is an academic essay detailing a computational physics course for upper-division undergraduates, focusing on MATLAB-based instruction, project-based learning, pedagogical strategies like cooperative learning and peer review, curriculum design, assessment methods, and integration of real-world research problems in physics education. auto-generated
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Computational teaching tools in the classroom: GUI vs Command Line part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2017:Essays
Alain Plattner, California State University-Fresno
A scholarly essay page from the Teaching Computation with MATLAB workshop series comparing GUI and command-line interfaces in geoscience education, arguing that command-line tools enhance students' computational thinking and understanding of process sequencing despite a steeper learning curve. auto-generated
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