ERIC Number: EJ1226104
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Sep
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PICUP: A Community of Teachers Integrating Computation into Undergraduate Physics Courses
Caballero, Marcos D.; Chonacky, Norman; Engelhardt, Larry; Hilborn, Robert C.; Lopez del Puerto, Marie; Roos, Kelly R.
Physics Teacher, v57 n6 p397-399 Sep 2019
The need to integrate computation into the physics curriculum has long been established: using simulations and computational modeling can enhance students' conceptual understanding, and the computational skills students acquire are both useful and necessary in their careers. However, making changes to an established physics course is a challenge on many fronts: instructors need to be comfortable with their own computational skills, they need time to find and adapt appropriate materials, and they may have questions about how to integrate computation into their course(s). The Partnership for Integration of Computation into Undergraduate Physics (PICUP) was organized to identify the barriers underlying these challenges, to document the current state of computation use in physics courses, and to explore avenues to reach and engage physics teachers.
Descriptors: Physics, College Science, Undergraduate Students, Computation, Science Curriculum, Curriculum Development, Barriers, Science Teachers
American Association of Physics Teachers. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740. Tel: 301-209-3300; Fax: 301-209-0845; e-mail: pubs@aapt.org; Web site: http://aapt.scitation.org/journal/pte
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: 1524128; 1524493; 1524963; 1525062; 1525525; 1504786; 1505180; 1050278
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