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Analyzing the Use of Embedded MATLAB® Laboratory Problems in an Online Interactive Textbook

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Minneapolis, MN

Publication Date

August 23, 2022

Start Date

June 26, 2022

End Date

June 29, 2022

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 14: Introductory Programming Assessment, Plagiarism, Motivation, Engagement, and Textbooks

Page Count

19

DOI

10.18260/1-2--41537

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https://peer.asee.org/41537

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453

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Yasaman Adibi

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Yasaman Adibi is an Engineering Content Author at zyBooks where she contributes to new engineering titles as well as improving existing content. She earned her PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota in 2015, where her research focused on medical imaging using ultrasound. She also did two years of postdoctoral research at the University of Minnesota and University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. Prior to joining zybooks she was a scientific adviser at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich and Rosati law firm, where she prepared and worked on patent applications in different fields of technology.

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Oscar Rios zyBooks, A Wiley Brand

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Nikitha Sambamurthy zyBooks, A Wiley Brand

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Abstract

Many first-year engineering problem-solving courses have a goal of encouraging students to learn software skills as one of a myriad of tools in solving engineering problems. In these courses, MATLAB® is the programming language often taught, as multiple subsequent engineering courses utilize MATLAB®.

Our Introduction to MATLAB® text is an online, interactive textbook with the goal of teaching students the fundamentals of MATLAB® programming with an emphasis on problem solving and engineering applications. In 2020, laboratory problems were introduced to the text via an embedded MATLAB® compiler, enabling students to complete programming assignments within their textbooks. This paper analyzes the usage of those problems by hundreds of students across multiple courses and universities over the Fall semester of 2021, including summary statistics of the average completion rate and time spent on labs.

Adibi, Y., & Rios, O., & Sambamurthy, N. (2022, August), Analyzing the Use of Embedded MATLAB® Laboratory Problems in an Online Interactive Textbook Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--41537

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