Teaching image processing with MATLAB to physics students
Duncan Carlsmith, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Duncan Carlsmith, , University of Wisconsin-Madison Image processing is an engaging activity appropriately taught to beginning students in STEM fields. I introduce my physics undergraduates to image processing ...

Teaching Machine Learning using MATLAB in the Undergraduate and Graduate Student's Curriculum
Sani Abba, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University
Sani Abba, Department of Mathematical Sciences (Computer Science), Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (Federal University of Technology), Nigeria. Machine learning has gain tremendous attention in the research ...

Surviving the Desert Island of Learning Computation Online
Tess Weathers, Chabot College
Tess Weathers, Engineering, Chabot College Online classes can often create feelings of isolation, as though each learner is trapped on an island. When students are tasked with difficult or frustrating concepts, ...

Teaching debugging and confidence to those new to programming
Alice Bradley, Williams College
Alice Bradley, Geosciences, Williams College I have not yet taught computation online (though I am starting to this coming week). I am quite fortunate to be at Williams College, and teaching upper-level students ...

Teaching Data Analysis and Geostatistics with MATLAB
Sandra Vega, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico
Sandra Vega, Centro de Geociencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico I have taught Data Analysis and Geostatistics for about 4 years and I have used MATLAB for most of the lab exercises. I found that ...

Computational Assignments in Linear Algebra
Rick Downs, Seattle Community College-South Campus
Rick Downs, , South Seattle College The first Linear Algebra course for undergraduates attracts a wide variety of students. Some students are math majors, but there are many more students majoring in data science, ...

Why I decided to invest my time in teaching computational science
Oluseyi Akinola, Obafemi Awolowo University
Oluseyi Akinola, Physics and Engineering Physics, Obafemi Awolowo University There is a need for developing countries (especially the sub-Saharan African countries) to as a matter of necessity invest more funds in ...

Step Zero is Thinking — Don't Skip Step Zero!
Eliza Richardson, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
Eliza Richardson, Geosciences, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus The students I have taught during my career, be they undergraduates, graduate students, mid-career high school science teachers, or my own ...

Giving Students an Introduction to Model-based Design in a Distance-Learning Environment
Michael Thorburn, California State University-Los Angeles
Michael Thorburn, , California State University-Los Angeles The College of Engineering, Computer Science and Technology at Cal State LA requires each of its graduates to complete a year-long capstone senior-design ...

Virtual Electric Power Labs using MATLAB/Simulink/Simscape
Douglas Jussaume, University of Tulsa
Douglas Jussaume, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Tulsa The COVID pandemic initiated the development of virtual power labs for EE 3033 Electric Power Systems at the University of Tulsa. The ...