• DocumentCode
    3636146
  • Title

    Computation for Science and Engineering

  • Author

    Tanja Magoč;Eric Freudenthal;François Modave

  • Author_Institution
    Department of Computer Science, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    4/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    991
  • Lastpage
    995
  • Abstract
    Computation for Science and Engineering is an introductory computer science course for students majoring in fields other than computer science. This course, which was previously taught as a traditional introductory course focusing on syntax of C, will be offered with its new curriculum in Spring 2010. The new curriculum defocuses syntax and involves students in analyzing dynamic systems, which are frequently not deeply understood by students attending science and engineering courses. This course aims at attracting more non-computer science majors into computing disciplines and providing students with a deeper understanding of dynamism of real-life situations.
  • Keywords
    "Computer science","Mathematics","Mathematical programming","Dynamic programming","Computational modeling","Springs","Analytical models","Physics computing","Computer errors","Roundoff errors"
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Education Engineering (EDUCON), 2010 IEEE
  • ISSN
    2165-9559
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-6568-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    2165-9567
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EDUCON.2010.5492471
  • Filename
    5492471