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 ...

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 ...

Teaching Programming to Reluctant Students
Jeremy Riousset, Florida Institute of Technology-Melbourne
Jeremy A Riousset, APSS, Florida Institute of Technology-Melbourne I usually introduce my teaching philosophy on the first day of class via the following phrase: Science has not changed as much as the tools to ...

Getting Started With Computation
Rick Downs, Seattle Community College-South Campus
Rick Downs, Mathematics, South Seattle College Getting Started With ComputationIn the past, every time I have taught a class in Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, or Calculus I, II, III, and IV, I have given ...

Hands-On Teaching in an Asynchronous Environment
Melissa Morris, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott
Melissa Morris, Engineering and Technology, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University A challenge I have in teaching computation online is not being able to interact with the students in real-time and see when they are ...

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 ...

Teaching Computation
Wendell Brokaw, Bellingham Technical College
Wendell Brokaw, Industrial Maintenance and Mechatronics, Bellingham Technical College I am new to teaching computation at the technical college level. The use of MATLAB affords the capability of mathematical ...

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 ...

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 ...

Creating a new MATLAB course for freshmen students
Jea Joseph, Oakwood College
Jea Joseph, Math and Computer Science, Oakwood University This Spring, I have been tasked with offering a new course to all freshmen STEM majors to introduce them to MATLAB to use in future mathematics and ...