Computational physics a better model for physics education?

Computing in Science and Engineering

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 22-30

  Landau, Rubin ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX PROBLEMS; COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS (CP); COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCE; REALISTIC PROBLEMS;

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CURRICULA; PROBLEM SOLVING;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS;

EID: 33748294364     PISSN: 15219615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MCSE.2006.85     Document Type: Review

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