Using MATLAB as an Exploration Tool in Numerical Analysis and for Computational Thinking in the Sciences part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
Joan Weiss, Fairfield University
Joan Weiss, Mathematics, Fairfield University After completing my doctorate in 1979 I have been tenured by two institutions to be the lone Numerical Analysis instructor. So in forty years I have taught a Numerical ...

Incorporating MATLAB in Applied Mathematics Courses part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2018:Essays
Dong Zhou, California State University-Los Angeles
Dong Zhou, Mathematics, California State University-Los Angeles As a researcher in the field of computational mathematics, I believe that numerical computation/simulation is a vital part in solving real world (and ...

Experimental Mathematics for Teaching and Learning Mathematics part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
Namyong Lee, Minnesota State University-Mankato
Namyong Lee, Mathematics, Minnesota State University, Mankato Experimental Mathematics for Teaching and Learning Mathematics Namyong Lee, Minnesota State University, Mankato Why Experimental Mathematics? ...

Introducing MATLAB in freshmen Math course part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
Edith Aguirre, El Paso Community College
Edith Aguirre, Mathematics, El Paso Community College I currently teach at a 2-year community college where we enroll almost 30,000 predominantly Hispanic students each semester. This fall 2019 semester I will ...

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 ...

Perspective and Reinforcement in a Mathematics Curriculum via Computational Projects part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2017:Essays
Morgan Fonley, Alma College
Morgan Fonley, Mathematics and Computer Science, Alma College Students in my classes are well aware of a gap between the knowledge gained in the curriculum and the practical skills required to put their knowledge ...

Integrative Biomathematical Learning Alliance Across Academic Departments part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2016:Essays
Gregory Goins, North Carolina A & T State University
Gregory D. Goins, , North Carolina A & T State University Across the nation, many generalized programs have focused on retention of minority students in the sciences with varying degrees of success. ...

EXPERIMENTAL MATH & EDUCATION part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:MATLAB Workshop 2016:Essays
Victor Padron, Normandale Community College
Victor Padron, Mathematics, Normandale Community College "Mathematics does not grow through a monotonous increase of the number of indubitably established theorems but through the incessant improvement of ...