HPC Asia, 2001

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HPC Asia, 2001
As we reflect upon the past, we must address
ourselves to the present and the future. In the
name of all that is sacred in memory, let us stop
the bloodshed where it is still being conducted.
Let us reject and oppose more effectively
religious fanaticism and racial hate.
Adelaide Migration Museum
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Developing Components Curricula for Research-
and Web-Rich Bachelor Degree in Computational
Physics
HPC Asia, 2001 Rubin Landau, Director Oregon
State University www.physics.orst.edu/rubin
H Jansen, A Stetz, D McIntyre, OSU M Paez, U de
Antioquia, Colombia B Matson, WOU, J Foertsch, UW
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Plan of Attack

• (Life other than few-body physics?)
• New Curriculum What, Why, How
• Sample Web Tutorials, Enhancements (browser
  e.g.)
• Vision of Scientific Education Document
  (e.g.)

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Whats This?

• 4 year BS (undergraduate) degree (_at_ ISU,
  Trinity, UB, UNLV)
• Computational Science (CSE) S (Physics
  Math CS)
• Research Rich for UG (CPletts, Thesis,
  NPACI projects)
• Built on 3 ? CSE courses 1 new others
• Incorporate tutorials Applets NASCE (MRA-OSU)
  
• ? WWW/CML for CSE courses for ? BS in Physics
• Publish Instructional materials paper e -
  book
• Accessible (XML, MathML, SVG) Hispanics

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Why Do This?

• Future for HPC useable, learnable
• Need students know both science HPC
• Black box no longer enough for UG
• Weave HPC into fabric of education (easy grad
  ed)
• Need courses adjusted level, content
• local politics do within Department, College
• CP, CM, CB, CC in Science (? Engr)
• Physics adapt to survive
• Job Market shortage of IT workers PITAC

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How

• Bachelor Degree in CP, Curriculum
• The Courses

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By Discipline
Bachelor of Science in CP
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By Courses
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The Courses, I
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The Courses, II (book)
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Experimental Results

• Part II Sample CP Tutorials
• Part III Digital Documents

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Conclusion Beginnings are hard, C. P.

• BS in CP Underway
• strong, too hard, modern students?
• A New Life for Physics? B.M.
• Needed model 80 of science done on computers
•   Projects (inquiry-based learners), many ideas
• Need published materials
• Web here to stay, challenge use it well
• Natural for computing
• Digital Scientific Documents
• Bleeding Edge Tech (? 1 yr), better future
• Ed can be made more exciting, effective
•    Exciting (HPC), not necessary good ed