Computing in Science and EngineeringPhysics, medicine, astronomy -- these and other hard sciences share a common need for efficient algorithms, system software, and computer architecture to address large computational problems. And yet, useful advances in computational techniques that could benefit many researchers are rarely shared. To meet that need, Computing in Science & Engineering presents scientific and computational contributions in a clear and accessible format.Why Computer Architecture Matters: Thinking through Trade-offs in Your Code- (Found September 17, 2008 ) This three-part series shows how applying knowledge about the underlying computer hardware to the code for a simple but computationally intensive algorithm can significantly improve performance. The final installment focuses on modifying a specific algorithm by applying general principles of efficient programming.http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=9a169195343628b4900ae05a57945de8 A Shared, Interinstitutional Undergraduate Minor Program in Computational Science- (Found September 17, 2008 ) Nine Ohio higher education institutions combined expertise to implement an interinstitutional, competency-based undergraduate minor curriculum in computational science. The program, which began in Autumn 2007, is part of an National Science Foundation Cyberinfrastructure Team Award and the new, statewide virtual Ralph Regula School of Computational Science. Key program elements include the definition of the program's interdisciplinary competency requirements, sharable instructional modules, and.http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=fe57ef8969d852f0cca778e31cfb145d High-Performance Computing Education- (Found September 17, 2008 ) Many successful efforts are currently addressing the critical shortage of a diverse, well-prepared high-performance computing (HPC) workforce. The guest editors' goal, with this issue, is to stimulate large-scale international discourse to accelerate the adoption of the educational tools, curriculum, and pedagogy that reflect the increasing role of computational methods in science and engineering. Such approaches are necessary to educate a larger and more diverse population of well-skilled,...http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=910d4c6926bf643ae81dc2cd28494241 Computational Methods with Depth and Flair- September 17, 2008 Stephen Weppner reviews the third edition of An Introduction to Computer Simulation Methods: Applications to Physical Systems.http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=257e7435114aaf3a1e95a1f121acf33a Coming to a Digital Library Near You- (Found September 17, 2008 ) Do you know about the National Science Digital Library (NSDL) You should, no matter what your field or occupation within science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (so visit http:nsdl.orgabout). Why Because sometime this autumn a new resource within the NSDL, called UCOMP that's dedicated to computation in physics, will join this digital collection. Editor-in-chief Norman Chonacky describes it all in this installment of his First Word columnhttp://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?i=218a101972d9ecf0cfbfba220239a493 |