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In many universities, introductory programming is taught as a foundation course. Students from different departments are usually brought together to learn to program in these foundation courses. Their home departments may have a programming language preference and that preference may change from department to department. Some universities either strictly teach one language in a single course, some of them teach multiple languages in the same course and give students the flexibility to choose their language for the assignments and projects. How can we make students multilingual when it comes to programming? Is there a way to teach multiple languages in a fair light, side by side without creating a new course or sacrificing one language to teach the other one? Dr. Nathan Kutz from the University of Washington found a creative way to teach MATLAB and Python side by side in his AMATH 301 course. This course is an introductory programming course at the University of Washington and almost all engineering students take it. Do you wonder how Dr. Kutz taught this course? Check out these recordings and course resources! They can be utilized in an in-person or a distance learning setting:

• Main Course Page
• Sample course videos (MATLAB and Python side by side)

Attention all Controls Professors, Teaching Assistants, and Students!

The Virtual Hardware and Labs for Controls by Brian Hong is an absolute must-have from the MATLAB Central File Exchange. With the help of Simscape for physical modelling and simulation of mechatronic systems,

• students can use the interactive experiments to teach themselves some of the concepts of control theory in a learn by doing approach.
• professors and TA’s can use this to replace or augment actual lab work.

With tightening budgets and/or in person class restrictions this can help you transfer these vital skills to the students in a fun manner. Here is an overview of the available modules:

https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/100064-virtual-hardware-and-labs-for-controls

If you have any questions feel free to leave a comment below and I’ll get back to you.