W38:%20CPUG:%20Computational%20Physics%20UG%20Degree%20Program%20at%20OregonSU

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W38 CPUG Computational Physics UG Degree
Program at OregonSU
Rubin Landau, Director Oregon State
University www.physics.orst.edu/rubin
www.physics.orst.edu/CPUG
D McIntyre, H Jansen, A Stetz, OSU M Paez,
Antioquia, Colombia, J Foertsch, LEAD DCOMP 04,
Montreal
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Whats This?

• 4 year BS degree
• S (Physics Math CS) Computational Science
  (CSE)
• Research Rich for UG (PhD, MS projects)
• Built on 3 ? CSE courses 1 new others
• Incorporate tutorials Applets NASCE (MRA-OSU)
  
• WWW/CML for CSE courses eg ? BS in Physics
• Publish Instructional Materials Princeton
  Wiley paper CD
• Accessible (XML, MathML, SVG)

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Why Do This?

• Need students know both science HPC
• Black box not enough

• Need Bridge courses
• adjusted level
• content

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Why Physics Ed Needs Change
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Intellectual Content of CP (CSE)
  Five General Areas             1. Solution
Realistic Physics             2. Applied Math
Comp Methods             3. Simulation
Modeling             4. High Performance
Computing             5. Computation
Visualization Tools
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By Courses
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Conclusions Beginnings are hard C. P.
(d 2002)

• CPUG _at_ OSU
• common balance, tools
• Description 2 Books (05, 06)
• not prescription

• Pioneers cooperative spirit
• CSE/CP courses
• need glue, bridge, books
• 1 grad 03, 3 grads 04
• 2 new CP faculty (04)