Teaching MATLAB in Numerical Analysis for Beginner Users part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2017:Essays
Mahmud Akelbek, Weber State University
Mahmud Akelbek, Weber State University Numerical Analysis (MATH 4610) at Weber State University is a three credit course. Most of the students who took the course are math major students. There are also double ...

Goals for teaching numerical integration in Calculus or Differential Equations Courses part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2016:Essays
Alanna Hoyer-Leitzel, Mount Holyoke College
Alanna Hoyer-Leitzel, Mathematics and Statistics, Mount Holyoke College There's a joke about mathematicians where the punch line involves a mathematician in a room with a burning fire, a sink and a bucket. ...

Using MATLAB to Enrich Elementary Linear Algebra Course part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2018:Essays
Sandra Fital-Akelbek, Weber State University
Sandra Fital-Akelbek, Mathematics, Weber State University Linear Algebra has broad applications in various disciplines, for example, in computer graphics, in modeling biological or social systems, or in ...

Learn to Teach Computational Thinking Skills part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
Charles Lee, California State University-Fullerton
Charles Lee, Mathematics, California State University-Fullerton Computational thinking (CT) skills are super essential in STEM careers and should be developed with great emphasis through various levels of college ...

Troubleshooting mathematical instruction that includes computation part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2018:Essays
Morgan Fonley, Alma College
Morgan Fonley, Mathematics, Alma College Among our greatest challenges in incorporating computational skills in math classes is the variability of our students' backgrounds. Because our courses are not ...

The Role of Computation in 21st Century part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
Today, perhaps the most desired skill required is computation. We see the application of computation in Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, and Computer aided drug design, financial models, earth observations, ...

Vectorized thinking! Teaching efficient programming in MATLAB part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
Matin Rahnamay Naeini, University of California-Irvine
Matin Rahnamay Naeini, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California-Irvine My exposure to computer programming started at high school, where I learned about the basic concepts of programming in ...

MATLAB outside classroom part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
Henok Mawi, Howard University
Henok Mawi, Mathematics, Howard University The research topic that I work on is mostly theoretical; theorem and proof of mathematical statements that arise in modeling in geometric optics. However it also involves ...

Using MATLAB in Mathematics Classes part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
Rick Downs, Seattle Community College-South Campus
Rick Downs, Mathematics, South Seattle College Since most students taking math classes (that are not majoring in computer science) are going into engineering or science, math classes are a good place to introduce ...

Willing to Learn, Grow, and Adapt part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
Oscar Macedo, El Paso Community College
Oscar D. Macedo, Mathematics, El Paso Community College My name is Oscar Macedo from El Paso Community College in El Paso Texas. I am looking forward to attending this workshop to learn something completely new to ...