• DocumentCode
    1156525
  • Title

    Numerical Computations in US Undergraduate Physics Courses

  • Author

    Fuller, Robert G.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE
  • Volume
    8
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2006
  • Firstpage
    16
  • Lastpage
    21
  • Abstract
    A recent study conducted via email and Web surveys gathered responses from physics faculty members across the US about their use of numerical computations in the classroom. Responses showed a strong commitment to computational activities from some physics faculty and a frustration over the lack of such activities from others
  • Keywords
    computer aided instruction; physics computing; physics education; US undergraduate physics courses; computer computations; numerical computation; physics faculty; Calculus; Cities and towns; Computer aided instruction; Databases; Educational institutions; Electronic mail; Physics computing; Portals; Winches; computational physics; physics education;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Computing in Science & Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1521-9615
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MCSE.2006.96
  • Filename
    1677477