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Importance of MATLAB in engineering
Miguel Goni Rodrigo, University of South Florida
This essay page from the Teaching Computation with MATLAB workshop series discusses the growing importance of MATLAB in engineering education, emphasizing its role in numerical simulations, computational skill development, finite element analysis, data processing, and problem-solving across engineering disciplines, while sharing pedagogical strategies for teaching MATLAB effectively. 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.

Subject: Engineering

MATLAB is an "easy programming" tool to each engineering discipline
Yevgeny Gayev, National aviation university
This webpage is an essay from the 2019 MATLAB Workshop hosted by SERC, detailing how MATLAB serves as an accessible programming tool for engineering education, emphasizing active learning, student-driven discovery, and computational thinking across disciplines like physics and mathematics, with practical applications and published student work. 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.

Subject: Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics

MATLAB outside classroom
Henok Mawi, Howard University
Essay page from a MATLAB education workshop discussing how undergraduate STEM students can learn MATLAB outside the classroom through self-instruction and Coursera courses to support computational research in geometric optics, emphasizing perseverance and skill integration. 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.

Subject: Mathematics

MATLAB is an Effective Tools for Solving Electric Circuit Problems
Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
This essay page from the 2019 Teaching Computation with MATLAB workshop presents a faculty contributor's experience using MATLAB in flipped classroom instruction for electric circuit courses, emphasizing computational problem-solving, visualization, simulation, and student engagement through hands-on learning and automated solution validation. 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.

Subject: Engineering

Teaching Basic Problem Decomposition and Algorithm Design Skills
Mandoye Ndoye, Tuskegee University
This essay page from the 2019 MATLAB Workshop discusses integrating computational thinking—particularly problem decomposition and algorithm design—into early engineering education using MATLAB and Python, emphasizing skill development through structured programming assignments and curriculum design. 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.

Subject: Engineering

Computational modeling in geochemistry and petrology (and the geosciences more broadly)
Kendra Lynn, University of Delaware
This essay page from the Teaching Computation with MATLAB workshop series discusses integrating computational modeling into geochemistry and petrology education, emphasizing the importance of teaching programming skills like MATLAB and Python to bridge gaps in geoscience training, with a focus on diffusion chronometry, 3D modeling, and preparing students for research and industry demands. 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.

Subject: Geoscience

Vectorized thinking! Teaching efficient programming in MATLAB
Matin Rahnamay Naeini, University of California-Irvine
An educational essay page from the 2019 MATLAB Workshop series discussing the importance of teaching vectorized programming in MATLAB to improve coding efficiency and performance, emphasizing a paradigm shift from traditional loop-based approaches to vectorization for STEM students in the context of big data and machine learning. 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.

Subject: Environmental Science, Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics

Self-paced learning in an undergraduate MATLAB course
Anna Pfeiffer-Herbert, Stockton University
An educational essay page detailing the implementation of self-paced learning and specifications grading in an undergraduate MATLAB course, emphasizing curriculum redesign, computational skill development, student motivation, and outcomes in a marine science program at a primarily undergraduate institution. 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.

Subject: Geoscience

Assessing Computational Thinking in Engineering Design with a Workshop Environment
Michael Thorburn, California State University-Los Angeles
This webpage is an academic essay from the 2019 MATLAB Workshop hosted by SERC, detailing a self-paced workshop model for assessing computational thinking in engineering design, emphasizing simulation training using MATLAB, team-based learning, and a three-part assessment strategy involving self-evaluation, sample simulations, and oral Q&A to prepare senior engineering students for professional practice. 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.

Subject: Engineering

Using MATLAB in Mathematics Classes
Rick Downs, Seattle Community College-South Campus
This essay page from the 2019 MATLAB Workshop discusses integrating MATLAB into undergraduate mathematics courses to develop students' computational thinking, detailing specific assignments across calculus, differential equations, and linear algebra that use MATLAB for modeling, data analysis, and visualization in support of STEM education. 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.

Subject: Mathematics