Challenges in Teaching MATLAB online
Valerie Powers, Columbus State Community College
Valerie Powers, Biological and Physical Sciences/ Engineering, Columbus State Community College Students don't have the same peer support network in an online environment. I have never had so many students ...

MATLAB as a Tool for Undergraduate Numerical Analysis
Jongmin
Jongmin Shim, Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering, University at Buffalo I have been teaching a numerical method course for undergraduates for the last seven years. The class covers basic MATLAB ...

MATLAB Jump-Start with One Project
Yuxin Zhang, Washington State University-Tri Cities
Yuxin Zhang, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Washington State University-Tri Cities As a Mechanical engineer, it is essential to develop computational skills due to the following reasons: (1) Many ...

A project-based mechanics and mathematics course utilizing MATLAB
Mettupalayam Sivaselvan, SUNY at Buffalo
Mettupalayam Sivaselvan, Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, SUNY at Buffalo This essay is based on a first-year graduate-level course that I recently started teaching on mathematical principles ...

Choose Your Own Adventure: Teaching a Project-Based Intro to MATLAB Seminar
Ryan Pellico, Trinity College
Ryan Pellico, Mathematics, Trinity College In my second year of teaching, I inherited an introduction to MATLAB seminar titled "Scientific Computing in MATLAB" which had been created the previous year by ...

Teaching bolt group analysis using MATLAB
Mijia Yang, North Dakota State University-Main Campus
Mijia Yang, Civil and Environmental Engineering, North Dakota State University-Main Campus Teaching bolt group analysis using MATLABWhat is a bolt group?Bolt group is a critical component in structures, which ...

The Value of Forming a Computational Mindset as Undergraduates
Anne Raich, Valparaiso University
Anne Raich, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Valparaiso University I have worked for the past 15+ years as a civil engineering professor at Valparaiso University and Lafayette College. Both Valpo and Lafayette ...

Teaching Online - Some Quick Thoughts
Pam Bogdan, Ocean County College
Pamela Bogdan, Engineering & Industrial/Technical Studies, Ocean County College Just a quick note about teaching online.. asynchronous methods are hard, especially as the topics become more complicated and the ...

Integrating Research into Numerical Modeling Classes
Marc Hesse, The University of Texas at Austin
Marc Hesse, Geological Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin When I took over our departments class numerical modeling for upper division geophysics students, I decided to center the class around and ongoing ...

Building community from afar: Teaching computation online to engineering students
Jennifer Jordan, Virginia Commonwealth University
Jennifer Jordan, Biomedical Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University One of the greatest challenges in teaching online is to build a community of engaged learners. On top of many difficulties during the ...