Developing a Research-Rich Undergraduate Degree Program in Computational Physics

开发研究丰富的计算物理学本科学位课程

• 批准号: 9980940
• 负责人: Rubin Landau
• 金额: $ 12.33万
• 依托单位: Oregon State University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-04-15 至 2005-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=9980940&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Developing; Research; Rich; Undergraduate; Degree

Physics (13) Computational Science is a developing interdisciplinary field that combines science, mathematics, and computer science to solve realistic and often complex problems. Computational Physics is a sub-field of both Computational Science and Physics, with the computational techniques and problem-solving orientation giving it a broader viewpoint than normally found in physics. This project builds on a computational physics laboratory and web-enhanced course to develop a four-year undergraduate curriculum in Computational Physics. The computational courses, texts, and seminars are research- and Web-rich, and culminate in a Senior Computational Laboratory derived from graduate thesis work in physics and engineering, and from application priority areas of the National Partnership for Computational Infrastructure. Because the research laboratory for computational physics is actually a virtual world created by the computer, it is easier and quicker to have undergraduates start working in this "lab" and involved with research than if they were in "wet" labs. This new degree reflects the integrated nature of the program, helps motivate students for the serious commitment needed for interdisciplinary study, and advances the integration of high performance computation and communication into undergraduate education. By leading to a better awareness of the strengths within the Physics Department, this degree can attract students who are best suited to this program, and provide recognition by professional schools and employers of their extraordinary achievement. In addition, this undergraduate program can be used as a stepping stone for further interdisciplinary programs at the graduate and undergraduate levels.

计算科学是一个发展中的跨学科领域，它结合了科学、数学和计算机科学来解决现实的、通常是复杂的问题。计算物理学是计算科学和物理学的一个子领域，其计算技术和解决问题的方向赋予了它比通常在物理学中发现的更广泛的观点。本项目建立在计算物理实验室和网络强化课程的基础上，开发了计算物理四年制本科课程。计算课程、文本和研讨会是研究和网络丰富的，并在高级计算实验室中达到高潮，该实验室来源于物理学和工程学的研究生论文工作，以及国家计算基础设施合作伙伴关系的应用优先领域。因为计算物理的研究实验室实际上是一个由计算机创造的虚拟世界，所以让本科生在这个“实验室”开始工作并参与研究比在“湿”实验室更容易、更快捷。这个新学位反映了该项目的综合性质，有助于激励学生认真承担跨学科研究所需的责任，并促进了高性能计算和通信在本科教育中的整合。通过更好地了解物理系的优势，这个学位可以吸引最适合这个项目的学生，并为专业学校和雇主提供对他们非凡成就的认可。此外，这个本科课程可以作为研究生和本科阶段进一步跨学科课程的垫脚石。