A Model for Computational Science Investigations

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A Model for Computational Science Investigations

• Supercomputing Challenge
• Summer Teacher Institute 2007

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Computational Science?

• Computational Science is the use of mathematics
  and computers to explore real world problems in
  science.

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Computational Science

• Computational Science (CS) complements, but does
  not completely replace, field experimentation in
  scientific research.
• CS is ideally suited to exploration of problems
  which are too expensive, too dangerous, too
  difficult to control for extensive
  experimentation in the field.
• CS allows us to perform large numbers of
  experiments using alternative scenarios with
  different inputs (what if ?).

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Computational Science Process
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The Computational Science Process
Project Title ____________ Team ______
School ___________________________ Team Members
_________ Scientist _____________________
 
2. Develop an idea for a Working Model
1. Select a Real World Problem
3. Select Mathematical or Agent-based
Model
Research Simplify
Represent Explain
If you cannot talk about your model, do not
move on to the next step.  
If no data could be collected from a
model like this, go back to step 1.
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Does the data describe the real world phenomena
4. Design Implement the Computational
Model.
6. Analyze the Data
5. Run the Computational Model
Setup the Experiments
Produce Data
If the data doesnt make sense, go back
to step 4.
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