Data Representation in MATLAB: From Raw Data to Insight
Ray Senior, University of Technology, Jamaica
This activity is a hands-on computational lab where students import, validate, inspect, and visualize three heterogeneous data types (spreadsheets, audio, images) to discover MATLAB's unified array-based data ...

Control Systems using Simulink
Kelvin Loutan, The University of Trinidad and Tobago
Analytically solving differential equations representing dynamic systems can sometimes distract from the physical implications of the model. In this module, the dynamic equations of a DC motor are used as a ...

ERP Peak Detective: Introduction to Event-Related Potential Analysis with MATLAB
Brian Rivera, St Olaf College
This scaffolded laboratory activity introduces students with minimal programming experience to Event-Related Potential (ERP) analysis using MATLAB. Students progress from interactive visual exploration of neural ...

Dimensional Analysis and Flow Visualization Using MATLAB
Kianoosh Yousefi, The University of Texas at Dallas
In this MATLAB-based activity, students develop two general computational modules, one for automated dimensional analysis using the Buckingham π theorem, and another for streamline and pathline visualization for ...

Bottle Design via MATLAB with Volume and Surface Area
Bree Ettinger, Emory University
In this activity, students design a bottle silhouette using parametric splines in MATLAB and compute its volume and surface area using numerical integration. The project connects numerical methods and computation ...

Deal or No Deal
Sarah Patterson, Virginia Military Institute
The popular game show Deal or No Deal offers a fun way to explore modeling real-world decision-making. In the game, contestants choose a briefcase filled with an unknown amount of money and then open other cases ...

How Fast Does Your Coffee Cool? Modeling Everyday Heat Loss in MATLAB
Yousef Sardahi, Marshall University
This MATLAB-based activity guides students through simulating the temperature decay of a hot beverage in a coffee mug using Newton's Law of Cooling. Students are provided with the governing differential ...

EKG with a Buzz: Removing 60 Hz Noise
Luis M Vicente, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico
In this lab, students explore biomedical signal processing using a provided MATLAB script that simulates an electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG). They analyze how 60 Hz noise affects the signal and how a filter can be ...

Exploring Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency (DTMF) Signal Generation Using MATLAB
Wardlan Borah, University of Technology, Jamaica
This activity introduces students to the generation of dual-tone multi-frequency (DTMF) signals, which are the tones produced when pressing keys on a telephone keypad. Students will implement code in MATLAB to ...

Simulating a parachute fall
Richard Goldberg, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
In this activity, students will simulate a falling parachute. The overall goal is to determine the parachute diameter needed to have a "safe landing" at a reasonable terminal velocity. In order to ...