An Undergraduate Workstation Laboratory for Scientific Computing

这个项目介绍了较低的工程师学生， 最先进的科学计算环境 关键部件 包括两个高性能工作站，一个 广泛使用的科学子程序库，以及一个非常高级别的 解决问题的环境。 彩色喷墨打印机提供 最先进的印刷能力 对联合国系统的设备支助 科学计算的入门课程以前包括 IBM大型机和连接的终端;这个新的 仪器扩展了现有的NSF资助的实验室，从而 允许课程展示问题中的现代方法 解决和科学的软件开发。 学生获得 了解现有软件库的功能， 系统，然后学会批判性地评估问题， 识别哪些需要定制设计的软件， 可以使用库例程来处理，并且可以快速地 用高级编程语言解决。 问题 将解决需要变化的计算资源量的问题 这样学生就能掌握选择 合适的硬件环境。 该奖项是由 从主要研究者所在的研究机构获得相同的金额。

This project introduces lower division engineering students to state-of-the-art scientific computing environment. Key components of this environment include two high-performance workstations, a widely-used scientific subprogram library, and a very high-level problem solving environment. A color PostScript printer provides state-of-the-art printing capability. Equipment support for the introductory course in scientific computing previously consisted of an IBM mainframe and attached terminals; this new instrumentation expands an existing NSF-funded laboratory, thus allowing the course to demonstrate modern methods in problem solving and scientific software development. Students gain a knowledge of the capabilities of existing software libraries and systems and then learn to critically evaluate problems in order to recognize which ones require custom-designed software, which may be approached using library routines, and which may be rapidly solved with a very high-level programming language. Problems requiring varying amounts of computational resources will be solved so that students will acquire expertise in the selection of the appropriate hardware environment. The award is being matched by an equal amount from the principal investigator's institution.