Essays
A collection of essays submitted by participants in the 2023 Teaching Computation with MATLAB workshop.
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The STEM Divide
Walaa K Abdallah, Manhattan College
The STEM Divide is an essay page from a 2023 MATLAB workshop discussing the integration of computational skills, particularly MATLAB, into early STEM education to bridge gaps in student comprehension and critical thinking, emphasizing transferable coding logic and hands-on learning for high school and undergraduate students. auto-generated
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Incorporating computational skills into undergraduate Geoscience courses
Jill Pearse, California State University-Long Beach
An essay page from a 2023 MATLAB workshop discusses strategies for integrating computational skills into undergraduate Geoscience curricula, addressing challenges like student resistance to quantitative coursework, enrollment concerns, and interdisciplinary program variability, while advocating for early, normalized exposure to computation within core courses to build student confidence and enhance career readiness. auto-generated
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Teaching Calculus with MATLAB
Muhammad Akhtar, El Paso Community College
An essay page from a 2023 MATLAB education workshop detailing a community college instructor's approach to integrating MATLAB into calculus courses to prepare engineering students, emphasizing visualization, problem-solving, and industry readiness. auto-generated
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Computation Essay
Lazaros Kikas, University of Detroit Mercy
A workshop essay page from the SERC Pedagogic Service discussing the integration of MATLAB in teaching calculus, emphasizing Newton's method, computational pedagogy, student challenges in programming, and instructional strategies within the context of the 2023 MATLAB-focused educator workshop. auto-generated
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Integrating MATLAB Programming into Applied Math Curriculum
Dong Zhou, California State University-Los Angeles
This webpage is an essay by Dong Zhou from California State University-Los Angeles, detailing his six-year experience integrating MATLAB programming into applied mathematics courses, including numerical analysis, ordinary differential equations, and graduate-level modeling, with the aim of enhancing student engagement and computational skills despite initial coding anxiety among math majors. auto-generated
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How Computation and Modelling Tools Can Counteract Compartmental Learning for Engineering Students
Paul Campbell, University of Technology, Jamaica
This essay page from a MATLAB workshop explores how integrating computation and modeling tools into engineering curricula can combat compartmentalized learning by connecting mathematical, scientific, and engineering concepts through interdisciplinary projects, simulation, and pedagogical strategies that emphasize holistic understanding and applied computational skills. auto-generated
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Challenges to Teaching Computations in New Times
Luis M Vicente, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico
An essay page from the SERC Teaching Computation with MATLAB workshop series discussing challenges in assessing computational skills, adapting pedagogy to technological change, and integrating MATLAB into engineering and computer science education through project-based and peer assessment strategies. auto-generated
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The hidden learning outcomes of an Earth's Climate course with computer lab
i gouirand, the UWI
This essay page from the 2023 MATLAB Workshop explores hidden learning outcomes in an undergraduate Earth's Climate course with a computer lab, emphasizing how computational exercises enhance experiential learning, reinforce climate science concepts, and develop students' data analysis, critical thinking, and coding skills despite accessibility and pedagogical challenges. auto-generated
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How Computation and Modelling Tools Can Counteract Compartmental Learning for Engineering Students
Paul Campbell, University of Technology, Jamaica
This essay page from a MATLAB-focused educational workshop explores how computational and modeling tools can mitigate compartmentalized learning in undergraduate engineering education by integrating mathematics, programming, and core engineering concepts through interdisciplinary projects, simulation-based labs, and curricular reforms that emphasize holistic, applied learning. auto-generated
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Experimental Mathematics for Teaching and Learning Mathematics
Namyong Lee, Minnesota State University-Mankato
An essay page from the Teaching Computation with MATLAB workshop series discussing experimental mathematics as a pedagogical approach, emphasizing active learning, computational exploration, and inquiry-based methods to enhance mathematics education, authored by Namyong Lee for the 2023 workshop. auto-generated
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Essays from Previous Workshops
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Assessing Engineering Computation in a Flipped Course part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
Stormy Attaway, Boston University
An essay page from the Teaching Computation with MATLAB workshop series presenting Stormy Attaway’s evidence-based flipped classroom approach to teaching engineering computation, detailing active learning strategies, weekly assessment structures, concept-focused pedagogy, and outcomes in student engagement and performance. auto-generated
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Teaching Basic Problem Decomposition and Algorithm Design Skills part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
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
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Project Based Learning with MATLAB in Engineering Modeling and Design Course part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
Muhammad Khan, Arkansas Tech University
This essay page details the implementation of project-based learning (PBL) using MATLAB and Simulink in an upper-level engineering modeling and design course, emphasizing hands-on computational skill development, self-efficacy assessment through pre- and post-course surveys, and integration of modeling, simulation, optimization, and CAD across multidisciplinary engineering systems. auto-generated
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Importance of MATLAB in engineering part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
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
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Specifications-Based Grading for Assessing Student Learning part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2018:Essays
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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Learning effective ways to include computations in teaching part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2017:Essays
Nimish Pujara, University of Wisconsin-Madison
An essay page from the Teaching Computation with MATLAB workshop series discussing effective strategies for integrating computational methods, particularly MATLAB, into engineering education, emphasizing hands-on examples, student challenges, and pedagogical approaches like data analysis, modeling, and building self-efficacy. auto-generated
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Teaching Quantum Mechanics with MATLAB part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2016:Essays
Paul Kassebaum, MathWorks
This educational essay page from the Teaching Computation with MATLAB workshop presents strategies and resources for teaching quantum mechanics using MATLAB, featuring downloadable instructional materials including a live script and PDF, with contributions from MathWorks staff, emphasizing computational physics education and pedagogical techniques in undergraduate STEM instruction. auto-generated
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Garbage Out? Verification of Reliable Computations part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2016:Essays
Wendy Thomas, University of Washington-Seattle Campus
This educational essay page from a MATLAB workshop addresses computational verification in scientific modeling, emphasizing techniques to ensure reliable results by distinguishing between model validation and numerical solution verification, offering strategies like dimensional analysis, sign checks, and cross-algorithm comparisons for teaching robust computational practices in STEM education. auto-generated
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MATLAB is an Effective Tools for Solving Electric Circuit Problems part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
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
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Introducing MATLAB in freshmen Math course part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
Edith Aguirre, El Paso Community College
This workshop essay page details a community college instructor's plan to integrate MATLAB into a freshman pre-calculus course to enhance computational skills, support student transfer readiness to a four-year STEM program, and encourage female participation in computer science, while addressing implementation challenges like instructor training and lab infrastructure. auto-generated
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