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Introducing Civil Engineering Analysis through Programming Abstract

This paper describes a course in computer programming that is being offered to freshmen and sophomores in civil engineering at NC State. Visual Basic (VBA in Excel) and MATLAB are being used as the programming languages. Much of the learning occurs through reverse engineering and imitation. Typical civil engineering problems are used to present the programming concepts. Especially in the instance of VBA, students learn how to combine the use of spreadsheet functions with VBA code. The paper includes an overview of the course and examples of the materials covered and the teaching techniques employed. General thoughts are also presented about the directions in which programming education may be headed in the future.

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Computer programming;
Civil engineering;
Visual Basic;
MATLAB;
Reverse engineering;
Programming language;
Program;
Engineering analysis;
Engineering
Subject
Visual programming languages;
Spreadsheets;
Reverse engineering;
Computer programming;
Visual Basic;
Civil engineering;
Teaching;
Engineering;
Programming languages;
Languages;
Educational programs;
Teaching methods;
Imitation
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Identifier / keyword
Computer programming; Civil engineering; Visual Basic; MATLAB; Reverse engineering; Programming language; Program; Engineering analysis; Engineering
URL
https://peer.asee.org/introducing-civil-engineering-analysis-through-programming
Title
Introducing Civil Engineering Analysis Through Programming
Author
List, George
Publication title
Association for Engineering Education - Engineering Library Division Papers; Atlanta
Source details
Conference: 2007 Annual Conference & Exposition; Location: Honolulu, Hawaii; Start Date: June 24, 2007; End Date: June 27, 2007
Pages
12.961.1-12.961.10
Publication year
2007
Publication date
Jun 24, 2007
Publisher
American Society for Engineering Education-ASEE
Place of publication
Atlanta
Country of publication
United States
Publication subject
Engineering--Mechanical Engineering, Heating, Plumbing And Refrigeration
Source type
Conference Paper
Language of publication
English
Document type
Conference Proceedings
Publication history
 
 
Online publication date
2015-03-10
Publication history
 
 
   First posting date
10 Mar 2015
ProQuest document ID
2317751438
Document URL
https://www.proquest.com/conference-papers-proceedings/introducing-civil-engineering-analysis-through/docview/2317751438/se-2?accountid=208611
Copyright
© 2007. Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the associated terms available at https://peer.asee.org/about .
Last updated
2025-11-18
Database
ProQuest One Academic