Academic Faculty Focus Track The MathWorks, Inc. 1

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1 Academic Faculty Focus Track 2015 The MathWorks, Inc. 1

2 Academic Faculty Focus Track Time Session Speaker 11:45am 12:15pm Academic Keynote Jim Tung, MathWorks Fellow 12:15 1:30pm Effective Teaching Techniques using MATLAB and Simulink Part 1 2:45 3:30pm Effective Teaching Techniques using MATLAB and Simulink Part 2 3:45 4:30pm Leveraging MathWorks Resources for Academia 4:45 5:30pm Building a Course Implementation Plan Prof. Arun Tangirala, IIT Madras Prof. Arun Tangirala, IIT Madras Dr. Viju Ravichandran, MathWorks Anuja Apte and Dr. Viju Ravichandran, MathWorks 2

3 Computational Thinking: Making an Impact on Engineering Education Jim Tung MathWorks Fellow 2015 The MathWorks, Inc. 3

4 Industry Case Studies 4

5 Scania Automatic Emergency Braking System 5

6 Scania Automatic Emergency Braking System 6

7 Johns Hopkins Thought-controlled Prosthetic Arms Combines Pattern recognition algorithms classify neural signals to movement Controls Virtual simulator for training 7

8 Computational Thinking 2006 Computational Thinking is the thought processes involved in formulating problems and their solutions in a form that can be effectively carried out by an information-processing agent. - Cuny, Snyder, Wing 8

9 Computational Thinking Computational thinking will be a fundamental skill used by everyone by the middle of the 21 st century as fundamental as reading, writing and arithmetic. -Wing 9

10 Computational Thinking A Thought Process to Formulate Problems and Solutions Decomposition Abstraction Pattern Recognition Algorithms 10

11 Computational Thinking: Making an Impact on Engineering Education 1. How can we teach Computational Thinking effectively in Higher Ed? 2. Can Computational Thinking be introduced earlier? 3. How can we prepare students so they can use Computational Thinking after they graduate? 11

12 The Computational Thinking Continuum Higher Ed Research and Industry 12

13 How Can We Teach Computational Thinking? Computational Thinking Do students just pick up computational thinking? VS Math Skills Isn t math taught systematically and reinforced throughout the curriculum? 13

14 How Math is Introduced in a 4-Year EE Curriculum? Microelectronics Circuits Algorithms Semi- Conductors Controls General Chemistry Physics I Physics II Digital Electronics Energy & Power RF & Optics Intro to Engineering Programming Linear Algebra Signals & Electromagnetics Embedded Comm Calculus I Calculus II Calculus III Differential Equations Numerical Methods Statistics Capstone Design I Capstone Design II Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Core Math Courses 14

15 How Math is Used in the Curriculum? Microelectronics Circuits Algorithms Semi- Conductors Controls General Chemistry Physics I Physics II Digital Electronics Energy & Power RF & Optics Intro to Engineering Programming Linear Algebra Signals & Electromagnetics Embedded Comm Calculus I Calculus II Calculus III Differential Equations Numerical Methods Statistics Capstone Design I Capstone Design II Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Core Math Courses Courses applying Math 15

16 How Math is Introduced in the Curriculum? Microelectronics Circuits Algorithms Semi- Conductors Controls General Chemistry Physics I Physics II Digital Electronics Energy & Power RF & Optics Intro to Engineering Programming Linear Algebra Signals & Electromagnetics Embedded Comm Calculus I Calculus II Calculus III Differential Equations Numerical Methods Statistics Capstone Design I Capstone Design II Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Core Math Courses Courses applying Math Students cumulative Math proficiency 16

17 How is Computational Thinking Introduced? Microelectronics Circuits Algorithms Semi- Conductors Controls General Chemistry Physics I Physics II Digital Electronics Energy & Power RF & Optics Intro to Engineering Programming Linear Algebra Signals & Electromagnetics Embedded Comm Calculus I Calculus II Calculus III Differential Equations Numerical Methods Statistics Capstone Design I Capstone Design II Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 17

18 How is Computational Thinking Introduced? Microelectronics Circuits Algorithms Semi- Conductors Controls General Chemistry Physics I Physics II Digital Electronics Energy & Power RF & Optics Intro to Engineering Programming Linear Algebra Signals & Electromagnetics Embedded Comm Calculus I Calculus II Calculus III Differential Equations Numerical Methods Statistics Capstone Design I Capstone Design II Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Computational Courses 18

19 How is Computational Thinking Introduced? Microelectronics Circuits Algorithms Semi- Conductors Controls General Chemistry Physics I Physics Forgetting II Digital Curve Electronics Energy & Power RF & Optics Intro to Engineering Programming Linear Algebra Signals & Electromagnetics Embedded Comm Calculus I Calculus II Calculus III Differential Equations Numerical Methods Statistics Capstone Design I Capstone Design II Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Computational Courses Students cumulative Computational proficiency 19

20 Should Computational Thinking be built up like we introduce Math? Microelectronics Circuits Algorithms Semi- Conductors Controls General Chemistry Physics I Physics II Digital Electronics Energy & Power RF & Optics Intro to Engineering Programming Linear Algebra Signals & Electromagnetics Embedded Comm Calculus I Calculus II Calculus III Differential Equations Numerical Methods Statistics Capstone Design I Capstone Design II Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Computational Courses Courses using Computation Students cumulative Computational proficiency 20

21 Integrated Curriculum for Computational Thinking Microelectronics Circuits Algorithms Semi- Conductors Controls General Chemistry Physics I Physics II Digital Electronics Energy & Power RF & Optics Intro to Engineering Programming Linear Algebra Signals & Electromagnetics Embedded Comm Calculus I Calculus II Calculus III Differential Equations Numerical Methods Statistics Capstone Design I Capstone Design II Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Computational Courses Courses using Computation Students cumulative Computational proficiency 21

22 Can we introduce Computational Thinking earlier? Research and Industry Higher Ed Primary and Secondary 22

23 i2- invent and inspire i2- invent and inspire Worldwide camp at 50 locations Expanding to middle schools Partners with leading STEM organizations, e.g. MIT Media Lab, Stanford, Woods Hole Oceanography, Bose, MathWorks 23

24 MATLAB Programming with Music 24

25 Computational Thinking in Primary and Secondary Programming in MATLAB teaches you how to think in a logical way Trinity High School, Indiana French Engineering Olympiad 25

26 The Computational Thinking Continuum Higher Ed Research and Industry Primary and Secondary 26

27 The Computational Thinking Continuum Higher Ed Research and Industry Primary and Secondary 27

28 BuildingIQ Adaptive building energy management 28

29 actual temperature 25% cost reduction Temperature 24 C 21 C Comfort bounds temperature setpoint 0:00 8:00 18:00 0:00 TIME actual temperature Temperature 24 C Comfort bounds temperature setpoint 21 C 0:00 8:00 18:00 0:00 TIME 29

30 Respiri Cloud + Embedded Analytics for wheeze detection and asthma management Machine learning, pre-trained with 40,000 audio signals and voice prints Windpipe sound capture and processing to clean up and reduce ambient noise Find key characteristics and classify the wheeze 30

31 Internet of Things BuildingIQ Respiri isonea server 31

32 Internet of Things 32

33 ThingSpeak IoT platform for students, makers, and industry Edge Node development using Simulink and Raspberry Pi Built-in MATLAB analysis 33

34 Tools for Computational Thinking Machine Learning Statistics Image Processing Apps Language Deep Learning Signal Processing Optimization Control Financial Modeling Symbolic Computing 34

35 Computational Thinking: Making an Impact on Engineering Education 1. How do we help students develop Computational Thinking? Integrated Curriculum 2. How can we introduce Computational Thinking earlier? Primary and Secondary 3. How can we prepare students so they can use Computational Thinking after they graduate? Industry Tools and Technology 35

36 3 Questions to Consider 1. How should your courses and curriculum introduce and reinforce skills in computational thinking? 2. Are you and your colleagues engaging students in secondary schools in STEM? 3. Do you have the tools to support computational thinking in your research and teaching? 36

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