Many instructors that teach modeling and simulation topics in a variety of domains are turning to computational thinking and active learning in their classrooms. In particular, the Jupyter Notebook platform is being rapidly adopted by instructors worldwide to deliver interactive instructional content to students. The Jupyter Notebook arose from the …

My first quarter as a lecturer at UCD ended this past Friday with my final exam for my mechanical design course. I think the quarter went really well and that my students developed some solid design skills. Mike Hill, a veteran Prof. in our department, hit the nail on the …