Teaching Basic Problem Decomposition and Algorithm Design Skills part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
Mandoye Ndoye, Tuskegee University
This essay page from the 2019 MATLAB Workshop discusses integrating computational thinking—particularly problem decomposition and algorithm design—into early engineering education using MATLAB and Python, emphasizing skill development through structured programming assignments and curriculum design. 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.

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.

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 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; Temo Vekua
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.

ALTERNATIVE APPROACH TO TEACH GAS TURBINE BASED POWER CYCLES part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
Farshid Zabihian, California State University-Sacramento
This essay page presents an innovative pedagogical approach to teaching thermodynamics and gas turbine-based power cycles using simulation software, emphasizing conceptual understanding, system-level learning, and problem-based instruction to modernize engineering education. 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.

Challenges with teaching computation part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
Babasola Ogunsanya, Montgomery College
An academic essay page from the SERC Teaching Computation with MATLAB workshop series discussing evolving pedagogical challenges in computation education, particularly the shift from desktop software to Chromebooks in classrooms and the need for software developers to adapt tools for educational use. 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.

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.

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.

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.