Computational Programming as a Tool in the Teaching of Electromagnetism in Engineering Courses: Improving the Notion of Field
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2019
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MDPI
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In this study we have attempted, firstly, to describe programming protocols developed for
the teaching of an Electromagnetism course in the university degrees of Electrical Engineering and
Energy Engineering, and secondly, to evaluate students’ satisfaction with the simulation practices
through MATLAB®programming. The main objective of the protocols is to allow students to model
and visualize the electric field and magnetic field (both static) and understand the approximation that
is made when considering certain distributions of electric charges and electric currents. To evaluate
the usefulness of this computational methodology, eighteen students from the two engineering
degrees answered a questionnaire with seven questions related to the Electromagnetism course
and to the benefits of using computer programming. Their answers are measured by a Likert scale.
From the analysis of the results, we can conclude, in a general way, that the use of this methodology
has positive effects in the learning of Electromagnetism in these two degrees.
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Education Sciences
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COMPUTER PROGRAMING, ELECTROMAGNETISM, ELECTRIC FIELDS, ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS, EDUCATION, TEACHING, ENGINEERING, CAMPOS ELÉTRICOS, EDUCAÇÃO, ENSINO, PROGRAMAÇÃO DE COMPUTADORES, ELETROMAGNETISMO, CAMPOS ELETROMAGNÉTICOS, ENGENHARIA