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 ...

ERP Peak Detective: Introduction to Event-Related Potential Analysis with MATLAB
Brian Rivera, Saint 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 ...

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 ...

Mathematics on the Nile: Egyptian Fractions in MATLAB
Blain Patterson, Virginia Military Institute
This project explores the ancient Egyptian method of representing rational numbers as sums of distinct unit fractions, a practice dating back over 3,500 years. Using historical sources such as the Rhind ...

Physiological Reasoning - SpO2 peripheral capillary oxygen Saturation Modeling with MATLAB
Camellia Okpodu, University of Wyoming
In this activity, students will explore how generative AI and computational modeling can enhance clinical reasoning and decision-making in human physiology. By translating theoretical clinical processes into ...

Numerical methods for approximating definite integrals
Hugo Pelaez, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico
In this activity, students are introduced to Newton-Cottes integration methods, such as the trapezoidal rule and Simpson's 1/3 and 3/8 rules. The Romberg method and Gaussian quadrature are then explained. The ...

Minimizing Milling Cycle Time using Simulated Annealing
Yong Suh, California State University-Sacramento
In this activity, students explore the trade-offs in machining: spindle speed, feed per tooth, axial and radial depth of cut that affect material removal rate in milling machining. The settings also affect cutting ...

Structural Vibration Sensor Analysis
Edwin Marte, University of Florida, Engineering Education
This activity, Structural Vibration Sensor Analysis, guides students through the process of analyzing real or simulated sensor data from a structure (like a bridge or building) to determine its dynamic ...

Hydraulic transients in pipe systems
Juneseok Lee, Manhattan College
Activity/Assignment Description: Students learn the fundamentals of hydraulic transients in pressurized pipe systems, including governing equations, numerical methods, and boundary conditions. They implement ...

State-space model of a mass-spring system with Coulomb friction
Chang Duan, Prairie View A & M University
This activity is for students enrolled in the "Dynamic Systems and Control" course who are learning "State Space Approach" for modelling and analysis. The system is a single mass and spring ...