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For the past five years advanced students have developed projects for our redesigned Calculus II classes to use. Our student project designers are often mathematically early in their careers, and so this provides them with an opportunity to…

History and Overview · Mathematics 2016-05-23 Steve Cohen , Barbara Gonzalez-Arevalo , Melanie Pivarski

We identified three most challenging points related to diverse, equitable, and inclusive (DEI) issues. First, the majority of our students entering the College lack the math skills essential to success in Calculus, as basic as College…

History and Overview · Mathematics 2020-06-29 Cheng Chang , Zhixiong Chen

Building on successful work on studying and transforming our senior-level Advanced Lab course, we have transformed our junior-level Electronics course to engage students in a variety of authentic scientific practices, including…

Physics Education · Physics 2015-07-15 H. J. Lewandowski , Noah Finkelstein

With the advent of multi-core processors and their fast expansion, it is quite clear that {\em parallel computing} is now a genuine requirement in Computer Science and Engineering (and related) curriculum. In addition to the pervasiveness…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2018-02-13 Claude Tadonki

There has been an increased focus on the integration of practices into physics curricula, with a particular emphasis on integrating computation into the undergraduate curriculum of scientists and engineers. In this paper, we present a…

Physics Education · Physics 2017-08-02 Paul W. Irving , Michael J. Obsniuk , Marcos D. Caballero

Much effort and research has been invested into understanding and bridging the gaps which many students experience in terms of contents and expectations as they begin university studies with a heavy component of mathematics, typically in…

History and Overview · Mathematics 2014-03-12 Carl Winsløw , Niels Grønbæk

As we enter the post-Moore era, we experience the rise of various non-von-Neumann-architectures to address the increasing computational demand for modern applications, with quantum computing being among the most prominent and promising…

Scientific research involves mathematical modelling in the context of an interactive balance between theory, experiment and computation. However, computational methods and tools are still far from being appropriately integrated in the high…

Physics Education · Physics 2016-08-14 Rui Gomes Neves , Jorge Carvalho Silva , Vítor Duarte Teodoro

For several years, students visit us on different occasions at the university. But how to bridge from the school curriculum to the contents of the university mathematics? And how to find a focal point at which an active contribute, despite…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2016-03-26 Miriam Kießling , Sascha Kurz , Tobias Kreisel , Jörg Rambau , Konra Schade , Cornelius Schwarz

Modern physics is now a regular course for non-physics majors who do not have to take the accompanying laboratory. This lack of an experimental component puts the engineering students at a disadvantage. A possible solution is the use of…

Physics Education · Physics 2018-11-26 Jorge A. López , Milijana Suskavcevic , Carlos Velasco

Quantum computing is an emerging field with growing implications across science and industry, making early educational exposure increasingly important. This paper examines how quantum computing concepts can be introduced into high-school…

In this article we describe special type of mathematical problems that may help develop teaching methods that motivate students to explore patterns, formulate conjectures and find solutions without only memorizing formulas and procedures.…

History and Overview · Mathematics 2022-06-02 Hugo Caerols-Palma , Katia Vogt-Geisse

In this article, we discuss a novel education approach to control theory in undergraduate engineering programs. In particular, we elaborate on the inclusion of an introductory course on process control during the first years of the program,…

Physics Education · Physics 2023-10-11 Julio Elias Normey-Rico , Marcelo Menezes Morato

There is a growing demand for software engineering education (SEE) for professionals because of the increasing demand, active evolution of the technological landscape, and changes in the skills required by the practice. Integrating…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-03-11 Oleksandr Kosenkov , Konstantin Blaschke , Tony Gorschek , Michael Unterkalmsteiner , Oleksandr Adamov , Davide Fucci

Seven years ago (2016), we began integrating Robotics into our Computer Science curriculum. This paper explores the mission, initial goals and objectives, specific choices we made along the way, and why and outcomes. Of course, we were not…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-04-30 R. Pito Salas

Generative AI and agentic tools are reshaping agile software development, yet many engineering curricula still teach agile methods and AI competencies separately and largely lecture-based. This paper presents a project-based AI Engineering…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-03-11 Andreas Rausch , Stefan Wittek , Tobias Geger , David Inkermann

Modern engineering education tends to focus on mathematics and fundamentals, eschewing critical reflections on technology and the field of engineering. In this paper, I present an elective engineering course and a 3-lecture module in an…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2021-05-19 Maggie Delano

Quantum computing is rapidly emerging as a new computing paradigm with the potential to improve decision-making, optimization, and simulation across industries. For industrial engineering (IE) and operations research (OR), this shift…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-10-24 Emily L. Tucker , Mohammadhossein Mohammadisiahroudi

Programming and software engineering courses in computer science curricula typically focus on both providing theoretical knowledge of programming languages and best-practices, and developing practical development skills. In a massive course…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2018-04-06 Marco Torchiano , Giorgio Bruno

The interactive textbook is created for English-speaking students whose study on Mathematical Calculus is based on modern programs of Ukrainian higher educational institutions. It includes personal tasks and samples on ``Integral Calculus…

History and Overview · Mathematics 2020-03-17 Irina Blazhievska , Ricard Riba Garcia