Specifications-Based Grading for Assessing Student Learning
Kristi Closser, California State University-Fresno
This webpage is an academic essay from the 2018 MATLAB Workshop hosted by SERC, detailing a faculty member's implementation of specifications-based (mastery) grading in chemistry courses, emphasizing its benefits for student learning, reduced anxiety, improved office hour engagement, and applicability to computation-focused classes through structured reassessment, EMRN rubrics, and incentive-based retake systems. 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 as an Exploration Tool in Numerical Analysis
Joan Weiss, Fairfield University
This essay page from the 2018 MATLAB Workshop explores integrating MATLAB as an investigative and pedagogical tool in numerical analysis education, emphasizing its role in helping students analyze algorithm performance, visualize mathematical concepts, and develop computational thinking through exploratory scripting rather than manual coding of algorithms. 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.

Computation in Civil Engineering
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 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.

MATLAB as a Tool for Teaching and Learning of High Performance Computing Applications
Sani Abba, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University
This webpage is an academic essay from the Teaching Computation with MATLAB workshop series, detailing the use of MATLAB as an instructional tool for teaching high-performance computing applications in engineering and computer science education, emphasizing pedagogical strategies, student challenges, and real-world problem-solving. 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.

Building quantitative skills in Marine Science using MATLAB
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 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.

The success of implementing a MATLAB project in a Medical Physics course
David Sterling, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
An educational essay page detailing the successful integration of MATLAB computational projects in a Medical Physics course, emphasizing improved student understanding, engagement strategies, challenges in teaching programming to beginners, and positive student feedback, authored by David Sterling from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities as part of the 2018 Teaching Computation with MATLAB workshop. 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 in Applied Math Courses
Melisa Hendrata, California State University-Los Angeles
An essay page from the 2018 MATLAB Workshop hosted by SERC, discussing the integration of MATLAB into applied mathematics courses to enhance computational skills, addressing student challenges, pedagogical strategies, and advocating for early exposure to programming in academic 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.

Computation for Oceanography and Coastal Science
Ali Reza Payandeh, Louisiana State University
This webpage is an essay from the 2018 MATLAB Workshop hosted by SERC, discussing the role of computational training in oceanography and coastal science education, emphasizing MATLAB's utility in teaching programming, data analysis, and numerical modeling, while addressing challenges like insufficient computational coursework and student difficulties with visualization and mathematical foundations. 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 Enrich Elementary Linear Algebra Course
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 ...

Scientific Computation and Preparedness for Undergraduate Research
Jeremy Loebach, Saint Olaf College
This is an essay page from the Teaching Computation with MATLAB workshop series hosted by SERC, detailing Jeremy Loebach’s experience integrating scientific computation—particularly MATLAB—into undergraduate research preparation in psychology, emphasizing incremental, context-based learning strategies, student preparedness challenges, and equity in research opportunities. 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.