2021 Virtual Capstone Conference Abstract Detail Page
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| Abstract Title: | The Computational Physics Course: Objectives, Design, and Assessment |
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| Abstract: | Many departments have a dedicated numerical methods or computational physics course, but its role in the curriculum is sometimes unclear. In this workshop, participants will explore the design of such a course. We will plan learning objectives, consider how a course fits into the broader curriculum, discuss format and assessment, and finally work through an exercise set on nonlinear vibrations in a guitar string that brings together many of the modeling, simulation, animation, and analysis techniques students in a computational physics course must learn. |
| Abstract Type: | Workshop |
| Submission Category: | Introductory-level Upper-level Computational tools |
| Session: | Friday Workshop Session |
| Abstract DOI: | 10.1119/PICUP.Abstract.2021Capstone.8663 |
Primary Author Information | |
| First name: | Freeman |
| Last name: | Walter |
Co-Author Information | |
| Additional Co-authors or Co-presenters: | Gillian Ryan |
