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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...