Undergraduate Computational Engineering and Science Archive



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The primary goal of UCES is the creation of an archive of high quality educational materials in undergraduate computational science. These materials are freely available to educators throughout the country.


Pedagogic Goals

Where possible, materials follow the UCES paradigm of computational science which stresses the journey from physical problem to computational solution. Extensive emphasis is placed on assessment of the computational result, with frequent use of visualization as a means of evaluation.

UCES Paradigm

UCES materials have been structured to be problem driven, modular in format, and interactive where appropriate. The subjects in each module are illustrated and motivated by specific problems and examples drawn from a wide variety of relevant fields, thus stressing the interdisciplinary nature of computational science.

Delivery Mechanism

Contributed materials are assembled at the Krell Institute (through which the project is administered) and distributed electronically via the World Wide Web.

A search and index mechanism will be instituted so that the large body of materials can be easily navigated.

Archive Contents

The materials UCES has assembled are divided into four categories:
  1. Self-contained classes.
    Two types of courses are available: (1) a collection of "core" courses suitable for implementing a computational science minor or concentration and (2) courses specific to a particular discipline where computation can play a key role.
  2. Modules.
  3. Interactive problems.
  4. Resources
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