NSDL and Undergrduate Mathematics and the Geosciences

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NSDL and Undergrduate Mathematics and the
Geosciences

• Jeff Sale
• SDSU NPACI Education Center on Computational
  Science and Engineering

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The Presentation

• Background
• About the NSDL
• Geoscience in the NSDL
• Mathematics in the NSDL
• Earth Science Applications for Mathematics
  Educators

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Background

• Consultant for SDSU NPACI EdCenter
• Multi-disciplinary education outreach center for
  computational science and high-performance
  computing
• Consultant for SDSU Immersive Visualization
  Center
• Courseware Developer for College of Sciences
• Numerous Animations/Simulations for Geological
  Sciences Faculty
• Video-based case study tools for Math Teacher
  Educators at SDSUs CRMSE
• Animation Tutor for Algebra Word Problems

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SDSU Immersive Visualization Center

• Homeland Security
• C3I
• Emergency Response

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Visualization
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Perceptualization
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Earth Science Collaborations

• Drs. Vic Camp, Pat Abbott, Rob Mellors, and Eric
  Frost, Dept.Of Geological Sciences
• Drs. Paul Ganster, Christina Tague, Dept. of
  Geography

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Math Collaborations

• Dr. David Lesley, Dept. of Mathematics
  Statistics
• Interactive Chaos Tutorial for Freshman Summer
  Bridge program
• Dr. Janet Bowers, Dept. of Mathematics
  Statistics
• Video-based Case Study Tools for Math Teacher
  Educators
• Dr. Steve Reed, Dept. of Psychology
• Animation Tutor for Algebra Word Problems

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NPACI/NCSA/Alliance Partnerships are NSF Programs

• The EdCenter works closely with
• NPACI (http//www.npaci.edu/
• San Diego Supercomputer Center (http//www.sdsc.ed
  u/)
• NCSA Alliance (http//www.ncsa.edu/)
• The EdCenter is part of the Education, Outreach,
  and Training Thrust of NPACI, EOT-PACI

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NSF NPACI EOT Big Questions

• How do we identify users who will benefit from
  cyberinfrastructure?
• How do we introduce new users and new communities
  to cyberinfrastructure?
• Not the same as showing users how to program BH
• How do we make cyberinfrastructure easy to use?
• How can we get users involved in evaluating and
  improving cyberinfrastructure?

Dr. Fran Berman Director, SDSC and NPACI
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The EdCenter is Directed by Kris Stewart

• Director, NPACI EdCenter on Computational Science
  and Engineering (supported by NSF, SDSU Academic
  Affairs, CSU Chancellor Office)
• Computer Science Professor, Math Computer
  Sciences Department, SDSU College of Sciences
• Director of the first K-12 Supercomputing
  Education Outreach program, the Supercomputing
  Teacher Enhancement Program (STEP)

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The EdCenters Mission
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• The EdCenters Mission is to foster the
  incorporation of high performance research tools
  for scientific investigation into the
  undergraduate curriculum to better prepare
  learners for post-baccalaureate activities where
  collaborative, interdisciplinary teams,
  sophisticated computer tools, and effective
  communication are used in research and problem
  solving.

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The Online Community Starter Kit(the OCSK)

• Developed by the CSU Center for Distributed
  Learning using the Enhydra Open Source API

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The CSRC is a CSU/NPACI Collaboration
California State University

• National Partnership for Advanced Computational
  Infrastructure
• National Computational Science Alliance
• Education, Outreach and Training Partnership for
  Advanced Computational Infrastructure

OCSK
Computational Science Resource Community
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What is cyberinfrastructure?

• Cyberinfrastructure is the development of
  infrastructure based upon distributed computer,
  information and communication technologies
• The focus is on integration, usability and
  end-to-end solutions

• National Science Foundations Cyberinfrastructure

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About the NSDL

• Tracks
• Targeted Research
• Pathways (replaces Collections)
• Services
• Selection Services
• Usage Development Workshops

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About the NSDL

• Communications Portal (http//comm.nsdl.org/)
• Peer review based on trust metric
• Teamwork/Attitude, Code (Code-Fu),
  Design/Architecture, Follow-through/Reliability,
  Leadership/Management
• Wiki
• Edit this page
• Workspaces
• User and Developer Communities focused on a
  specific NSDL-related task

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NSDL Earth Science Collections Include
DLESE-Digital Library for Earth Science Education
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NSDL Mathematics Collections Include

• Mathematical Sciences Digital Library
• Math Forum
• Math World
• Project Euclid
• Planet Math

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Earth Science Applications for Mathematics
Educators
GeoMath
Fourier Analysis of Ocean Tides
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Atmosphere Activities

• Long list of tools to download
• Goals page under construction
• Not much math currently, great potential

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GeoMath

• Simple, well organized, clear goals
• Glossary, keyword search
• Provides a graphing modules
• Modules address
• power functions (seismic veloc., earth temp.)
• logarithms (richter scale)
• exponentials (radioactive decay)
• Vectors (Plate velocities at a triple junction ,
  Stress components acting on a surface,
  Determination of true dip from two apparent dips)
• Trig (Finding the true width of strata, Cliff
  erosion, Seismic waves)
• Differentiation (Sedimentation rates)
• Integration (Sedimentation accumulation)

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Connected Curriculum

• Well organized, the right vision
• Provides source code for Matlab, Mathematica,
  Maple
• 7 application areas
• Biology
• Chemistry
•  Economics
• Engineering
• Environmental Sciences
•  Epidemiology
• Physics

• Math Modules address (Environmental Science in
  parentheses)
• Precalculus (marine pollution, radioactive waste,
  time and temperature)
• Differential Calculus (accumulation, marine
  pollution, radioactive waste)
• Integral Calculus (accumulation)
• Multivariable Calculus
• Differential Equations
• Linear Algebra (least squares fit of cancer data)
• Engineering Math

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Earth Math

• Beautiful site, well-organized
• Uses java applets
• Algebra
• fuel economy
• predicting stream flow
• CO2 emissions
• population dynamics
• Pre-calculus
• Carbon Dioxide Concentration (exponential)
• Concentration
• Impact
• Population
• Streamflow
• Temperature
• Precipitation
• Snowmelt and Streamflow
• The Gas-Mileage Bill and The Arctic National
  Wildlife Refuge
• Water Consumption in United States

• Calculus
• World Coal Supply
• World Grain Supply
• Grain Supply
• Supply versus Demand
• Percapita Supply
• World Population
• Drilling for Dollars
• Cost of Oil
• Revenue and Profit
• Supply Curve
• Supply, Demand and Equilibrium
• The Gas-Mileage Bill and The Arctic National
  Wildlife Refuge
• Water Consumption in United States
• A Village and Its Resources

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Navajo Nation RSI

• Strong basis in indigenous beliefs
• Modules
• Foundations of the Sacred Mountains
• Sacred Mountians - Algebra
• Sacred Mountians - Trignometry
• Butterflies Part 1
• Butterflies Part 2
• Diversity of Plants
• Gas-Mileage Bill
• Streamflow
• Coal and Electricity

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Explore the NSDL!

• Jeff Sale
• jsale_at_edcenter.sdsu.edu
• http//www.edcenter.sdsu.edu/
• NPACI San Diego State University Education Center
  on Computational Science and Engineering