Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science
First Year Engineering
A Brief Introduction to Engineering Computation with MATLAB
By: Serhat Beyenir, British Columbia Institute of Technology
Specifically designed for students with no programming experience, the strategic goal of the course and book is to provide learners with an appreciation for the role computation plays in solving engineering problems.
Includes: study guide, problem sets.
Attribution: A Brief Introduction to Engineering Computation with MATLAB by Serhat Beyenir is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Computer Science 20 – Saskatoon
By: Dan Schellenberg, Saskatoon Public Schools
Through its text and videos, this resource provides an interactive experience on learning to write and execute Python code. In addition to simply executing code, there is a unique feature called codelens that allows control of the flow of execution in order to gain a better understanding of how the program works.
Includes: videos, quizzes, exercises.
Attribution: Computer Science 20 – Saskatoon by Dan Schellenberg is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Mechanics
By: Benjamin Crowell, Fullerton College
This is a calculus-based open textbook meant for the first semester of a first year survey course taken by engineering and physical science majors. It has a traditional order of topics whereby force is discussed before energy.
Includes: instructor resources (learning evaluation, learning logs), student resources (tutorials, problems and solutions).
Attribution: Mechanics by Benjamin Crowell is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
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