Essays


A collection of essays submitted by participants in the 2023 Teaching Computation with MATLAB workshop.


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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 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

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 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, Computer Science, Mathematics

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 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

Computational Modeling in Cognitive Neuroscience
weiwei zhang, University of California-Riverside
An academic essay page from the Teaching Computation with MATLAB workshop series discussing the role of computational modeling in cognitive neuroscience, emphasizing its importance as a foundational pillar alongside behavior and brain studies, its theoretical and pedagogical value in psychology education, and its application in modeling short-term memory and cognitive processes using mathematical frameworks. 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.

The STEM Divide
Walaa K Abdallah, Manhattan University
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 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

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 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, Computer Science

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 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

Assessing Computation with Projects
Blain Patterson, Virginia Military Institute
This essay page from the 2023 MATLAB Workshop on Teaching Computation discusses challenges in assessing computational skills through group projects, particularly addressing workload distribution issues in student teams, and seeks strategies for evaluating individual contributions within collaborative computational assignments. 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

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 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

Teaching Computation in Earth Science Laboratories
Jim Boyle, Western Connecticut State University
This essay page from the 2023 MATLAB Workshop explores integrating computational skills into earth science laboratories using MATLAB, detailing a multi-year course sequence that builds student proficiency in data analysis, numerical simulation, and visualization while fostering critical thinking about model and data limitations in meteorology and oceanography 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: Geoscience

Essays from Previous Workshops


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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 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 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 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

Vectorized thinking! Teaching efficient programming in MATLAB part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
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

Using MATLAB in Mathematics Classes part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
Rick Downs, South Seattle College
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

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 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

Coding is Thinking part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2018:Essays
Heather Whitney, Wheaton College
This educational essay page from a MATLAB workshop discusses how coding fosters critical thinking in physics education, emphasizing iterative development, problem-solving, and modeling in undergraduate courses, while advocating for teaching strategies that normalize debugging and collaborative coding. 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

Teaching with My Matlab Based Interactive Learning System part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2017:Essays
Ben Luce, Vermont State University
This essay page details a MATLAB-based interactive learning and assessment system (IKAATS) developed for physics education, emphasizing automated assessment generation, embedded computational scripting, pedagogical benefits of immediate feedback, flipped classroom integration, and technical implementation within MATLAB-enabled academic environments. 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

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 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

Enhancing Computational Thinking in Information Science Engineering Education part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
Silvio Simani, University of Ferrara
This academic essay page from a teaching workshop explores strategies for integrating computational thinking into information science engineering education, emphasizing MATLAB-based tools, learning-by-doing pedagogy, real-world problem solving, and curriculum design to develop technical and soft skills in engineering students. 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: Computer Science

Teaching Computational Thinking Skills from the Student's Early Years Through College part of Teaching Computation with MATLAB:Past Workshops:MATLAB Workshop 2019:Essays
Samuel Olatunbosun, Norfolk State University
An educational essay page from a 2019 MATLAB workshop discussing computational thinking (CT) skills, their definitions, importance in K–12 and higher education, core components like decomposition and pattern recognition, and pedagogical benefits such as problem-solving and logical reasoning, authored by Samuel Olatunbosun of Norfolk State University. 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: Computer Science