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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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
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"The Gentle Art of Data Science:" Increasing comfort with computation
Andrew Fischer, university of tasmania
This essay page from the 2018 MATLAB Workshop discusses the development of "The Gentle Art of Data Science" course at the University of Tasmania, emphasizing computational thinking—decomposition, pattern recognition, abstraction, and algorithms—using MATLAB LiveScript to build student confidence in data science across disciplines. 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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Teaching Computational Physics to upper level undergraduates
Ali Tabei, University of Northern Iowa
This webpage is an academic essay detailing a computational physics course for upper-division undergraduates, focusing on MATLAB-based instruction, project-based learning, pedagogical strategies like cooperative learning and peer review, curriculum design, assessment methods, and integration of real-world research problems in physics education. 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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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
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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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Developmentally Appropriate Numerical Analysis for Engineers?
Eugene Mahmoud, Mt. San Antonio College
This essay page from the 2018 MATLAB Workshop explores developmentally appropriate numerical analysis education for lower-division engineering students, emphasizing project-based, interdisciplinary MATLAB instruction that accommodates diverse academic backgrounds and fosters computational thinking through real-world modeling, collaborative problem-solving, and scaffolded assessment. auto-generated
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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
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