Electronic Proceedings of the Sixteenth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics

Chicago, Illinois, October 30-November 2, 2003

Paper S050

This is an electronic reprint, reproduced by permission of Pearson Education Inc. Originally appeared in the Proceedings of the Sixteenth Annual International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Edited by Corinna Mansfield, ISBN 0-321-30456-x, Copyright (C) 2005 by Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Inc.


MATLAB in the Engineering Curriculum

Alan Davies


Department of Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics
University of Hertfordshire
Haifield, AL10 9AB
UK


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Stephen Kane


Department of Physics, Astronomy and Mathematics
University of Hertfordshire
Haifield, AL10 9AB
UK

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ABSTRACT

In the University of Hertfordshire we use MATLAB in the mathematics curriculum for teaching engineering students. A University-funded teaching and learning initiative has allowed us to develop a set of web-based workshops. These materials have been written for first and second year engineering students. However, they have also been used successfully with mathematics, physics and astronomy students. We describe the resources and show how the workshops are embedded in our teaching.

Keyword(s): Matlab, applications