Hyper-Syllabus
9:00 - 12:00
1:00 - 4:00
7:00 - 9:30
Sunday
7 June
Opening Reception
Workshop Kick-Off
Monday
8 June
Intro to Workshop
Participants Modeling Problems Round Table
What is Modeling?
Intro to the Web
Scavenger Hunt I
Models on the Web
Scavenger Hunt II
Finding Models Activity
Tuesday
9 June
Eggs and
Straws
The Modeling Process
Model
of a Model:
Falling Rabbits
Intro to Computational Science
A Snowball in Durham
The Look and Feel of Zero
Wednesday
10 June
Snowball Factors
Some Thoughts on Yesterday
Arithmetic and Computers
Flex Time
Flex Time
Thursday
11 June
The Wilkinson Calculator
Intro to Stella
Experiment with Models in Stella
Implement and Experiment with Models
Friday
12 June
Roundtable on Modeling Ideas
A Few Case Studies
Diver Dan
Queuing
Predator Prey
Predator Prey - A Different Approach
Weekend Project
Free
Saturday
13 June
Sunday
14 June
Flex Time
Flex Time
Free
Monday
15 June
Weekend Activity Presentations
Pedagogical Issues Round Table
One Last Case Study:
The Brachistochrone
Prepare for Teach-In
Tuesday
16 June
Teach-In
Teach-In
Teach-in and Cook-out at the Shodor Foundation
Work Time
Wednesday
17 June
Summing Up
Work Time
Worktime
Mini-Sessions:
Client/Server Overview
Resources on the web
Flex Time
Thursday
18 June
Work Time
Mini-Sessions:
Interactive Differential Equations
Converting Stella to Perl
Final Presentations
NCSC - Dinner
Last update on: June 1, 1998
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