Combining numerical methods with introductory mechanics in a first semester course

We have restructured the first year of the physics bachelor program, introducing a new course combining numerical methods with introductory mechanics in the first semester. I will describe briefly the background for this and then discuss some of the experiences that we have had running the course almost twice by now. I will focus on the types of numerical problems the students have worked on and describe what they have mastered and what they have found challenging.

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Joakim Bergli

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Joakim Bergli is a professor at Department of Physics, UiO. 

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The bi-weekly ODD seminar series at CCSE

The Open Discussions on Didactics (ODD) is a seminar series on Mondays at 13.00 every other week (odd week numbers).

The seminar is an informal arena to present and discuss learning theory, educational research and teaching experiences within computational science. To cater to the highly heterogeneous backgrounds and interests of students, teachers and researchers in our environment, we aim for seminars that introduce listeners to new ideas within a broad spectrum of aspects, and that invites reflection and discussion.

Presentations need not be mature and polished - to the contrary we hope that as many as possible wants to share undigested observations and reflections in short presentations of varied form and topics. We hope to have enough contributions to frequently have the meetings as lightning talk sessions, where three different speakers will each give a 5-10-minute presentation followed by discussion.

Published May 4, 2023 11:27 AM - Last modified May 4, 2023 11:27 AM