Essays
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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
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Using MATLAB to Enrich Elementary Linear Algebra Course
Sandra Fital-Akelbek, Weber State University
This essay page from the 2018 MATLAB Workshop explores integrating MATLAB into elementary linear algebra instruction to enhance computational understanding, support discovery-based learning of matrix properties, verify solutions (e.g., eigenvalues, diagonalization), and visualize concepts, while addressing implementation challenges like student onboarding and resource access. auto-generated
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Computation for Oceanography and Coastal Science
Ali Reza Payandeh, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
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
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Coding is Thinking
Heather Whitney, Wheaton College
This educational essay page from a MATLAB workshop discusses how coding fosters critical thinking in physics education, emphasizing iterative development, problem-solving, and modeling in undergraduate courses, while advocating for teaching strategies that normalize debugging and collaborative coding. auto-generated
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The importance of programming skills in improving health across the lifespan
Manuel Hernandez, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Academic essay page from the "Teaching Computation with MATLAB" workshop series discussing how programming and computational skills are essential for addressing complex health challenges, fostering interdisciplinary innovation in biomedical engineering, allied health, and medicine, and preparing students to improve health outcomes across the lifespan through real-world problem-solving and data-driven approaches. auto-generated
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Computation and Assessment
Michael Groves, California State University-Fullerton
This essay page from the 2018 MATLAB Workshop discusses integrating computational methods into chemistry education, focusing on challenges in teaching and assessing computational skills in quantum mechanics and thermodynamics, strategies for classroom implementation, and addressing academic integrity, authored by Michael Groves of California State University-Fullerton. auto-generated
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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
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Use of Matlab to reinforce concepts of Compton effect
Eric Ehler, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Educational essay page from a MATLAB workshop that details a teaching project using MATLAB to help students understand the Compton effect and Klein-Nishina cross section through computational visualization and validation of differential cross sections in radiologic physics. auto-generated
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Scientific Computation and Preparedness for Undergraduate Research
Jeremy Loebach, St 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
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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
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