Hitting the Ground Running: Computational physics education to prepare students for computational physics research
arXiv:2004.04237 · doi:10.1109/MCSE.2019.2963670
Abstract
Momentum exists in the physics community for integrating computation into the undergraduate curriculum. One of many benefits would be preparation for computational research. Our investigation poses the question of which computational skills might be best learned in the curriculum (prior to research) versus during research. Based on a survey of computational physicists, we present evidence that many relevant skills are developed naturally in a research context while others stand out as best learned in advance.
15 pages, 3 figures, to appear in CiSE (2020)
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