Programmable Applications for Computational Physics: Inte- grating Programming Environments with Direct Manipulation Interfaces

该提案由研究启动奖（RIA）计划公告资助，NSF 88-99。目前科学家的计算环境存在各种缺陷。它们通常是非交互式的，很难编程。它们几乎没有提供直接操作接口、领域特定结构或符号（非数值）编程工具。这项工作将在三个领域为计算物理建立一套可编程的应用程序：振荡器，扩散限制聚集和化学动力学。这些应用程序将被设计为最大限度地提高表现力。它将具有交互的、可学习的接口和丰富领域的Scheme方言，以提供可编程性。这将为科学家提供一个强大而富有表现力的计算媒体。经验将在可编程应用程序设计的广泛，实用的指导方针方面进行阐述。//

This proprosal is funded under the Research Initiation Awards (RIA) Program Announcement, NSF 88-99. Current computational environments for scientists suffer from various deficiencies. They are generally non-interactive and difficult to program. The provide little in the way of direct manipulation interfaces, domain-specific constructs or facilities for symbolic (non- numerical) programming. This work will build a suite of programmable applications for computational physics in three domains: oscillators, difusion-limited aggregation, and chemical kinetics. These applications will be designed to maximize expressiveness. The will have interactive, learnable interfaces and a domain-enriched dialect of Scheme to provide programmability. This will provide a prowerful and expressive computational media for scientists. The experience will be articulated in termas of broad, practical guidelines for programmable application design. //