Importance of MATLAB in engineering
Miguel Goni Rodrigo, University of South Florida
Miguel Goni Rodrigo, Mechanical Engineering, University of South Florida There has been a significant shift in engineering from in-lab experiments and testing to numerical simulations. In order to run such ...

Teaching Basic Problem Decomposition and Algorithm Design Skills
Mandoye Ndoye, Tuskegee University
Mandoye Ndoye, Electrical and Computer Enngineering, Tuskegee University With the advent of the data science era, there is a great and immediate need for the training of engineers that can use principled methods ...

Computational modeling in geochemistry and petrology (and the geosciences more broadly)
Kendra Lynn, University of Delaware
Kendra J. Lynn, Earth Sciences, University of Delaware Vision for teaching computational skills more broadly in the geosciences Sophisticated modeling skills are becoming highly valued in the geosciences. ...

MATLAB is an Effective Tools for Solving Electric Circuit Problems
Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona
Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Cal Poly Pomona Last couple of years, I have been focusing to teach low level electric circuit courses using flipped classroom approaches. I have ...

Student Self-Assessments in a Computational Data Analysis Course
Michelle Isenhour, Naval Postgraduate School
Michelle Isenhour, Operations Research, Naval Postgraduate School I teach basic (undergraduate) statistics and data analysis to students at the graduate level. The purpose of my course is to prepare students for ...

Using MATLAB in Mathematics Classes
Rick Downs, Seattle Community College-South Campus
Rick Downs, Mathematics, South Seattle College Since most students taking math classes (that are not majoring in computer science) are going into engineering or science, math classes are a good place to introduce ...

Enhancing Computational Thinking in Information Science Engineering Education
Silvio Simani, University of Ferrara
Silvio Simani, Department of Engineering, University of Ferrara In general, computational thinking is represented by a set of problem-solving strategies that includes the methods of expressing problems and the ...

Project Based Learning with MATLAB in Engineering Modeling and Design Course
Muhammad Khan, Arkansas Tech University
Muhammad Khan, Arkansas Tech University A primary attribute of engineering education is its focus on preparing future engineers to model and design engineering systems. Understanding of mathematical models, ...

Learn to Teach Computational Thinking Skills
Charles Lee, California State University-Fullerton
Charles Lee, Mathematics, California State University-Fullerton Computational thinking (CT) skills are super essential in STEM careers and should be developed with great emphasis through various levels of college ...

Overcoming Challenges in Teaching Computation
Sayonita Ghosh Hajra, California State University-Sacramento
Sayonita Ghosh Hajra, Mathematics and Statistics, California State University-Sacramento One of the biggest challenges in teaching multi-variable calculus is the visualization of 3D spaces. In single-variable ...