Open AccessImprovements in Transport Phenomena Teaching
Author(s) -
Pierre Proulx,
Francis B. Lavoie
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
proceedings of the ... ceea conference
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2371-5243
DOI - 10.24908/pceea.v0i0.13001
Subject(s) - python (programming language) , computer science , matlab , programming language , open source , software engineering , computational science , mathematics education , software , mathematics
Over the last years, the Department of Chemical Engineering of the Université de Sherbrooke has made a major change: the Matlab teaching has been replaced by Python. This programming language shift allowed the access to multiple powerful tools which were not available before. The Transport Phenomena courses involve theoretical understanding, the use of multiple physicochemical properties as well as complex mathematical equation solving. Open-source Python packages were then substantially implemented in these courses and all exercises and examinations are now performed with computers. Moreover, the Transport Phenomena courses are now given in flipped classroom with the use of a novel web platform developed in our Department. This platform allows to execute Python codes directly on the website and allows to follow and to quantify the overall progress of the students in the course.