Initial Publication Date: October 7, 2025
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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 ...

Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project
Subject: Engineering
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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 ...

Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Biology, Health Sciences
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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 ...

Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Project
Subject: Mathematics
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Example False position Method Problem in MATLAB Live Script
Adrian Quesada Martinez, Instituto Tecnologico de Costa Rica
Interactive MATLAB activity to implement and analyze the False Position Method (Regula Falsi) for finding roots of nonlinear equations. Includes theoretical introduction, step-by-step graphical visualization, ...

Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Engineering, Mathematics
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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 ...

Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics
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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 ...

Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Engineering, Mathematics

MATLAB Signal Processing and Transformation Exercise
Marcus Wright, University of Technology, Jamaica
This exercise focused on the fundamentals of time-domain signal analysis. The session is structured to provide students with a comprehensive introduction to generating, visualising, and manipulating basic ...

Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Engineering

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 ...

Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Classroom Activity
Subject: Engineering, Computer Science

Thevenin Equivalent & Maximum Power Transfer
Conroy Robinson, University of Technology, Jamaica
In this activity, students will explore two important principles in electrical engineering: Thevenin's Theorem and the Maximum Power Transfer Theorem. Students will use MATLAB to model and analyze how a ...

Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity
Subject: Engineering

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 ...

Resource Type: Activities: Activities:Lab Activity, Project
Subject: Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics