Simulating “the world around you” on your ipad
and notepad: Something for everyone
Kingshuk Ghosh
Department of Physics and Astronomy
University of Denver
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Grand Challenges
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Grand Challenges
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How to engage students of diverse interest ?
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Grand Challenges
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How to engage students of diverse interest ?
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No more “kinda like that”...stop being vague
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Possible solutions
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Possible solutions
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Introduce problems from daily life, involve
interesting standard science problems as well as
non-traditional problems.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Possible solutions
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Introduce problems from daily life, involve
interesting standard science problems as well as
non-traditional problems.
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Cultivate critical thinking, model building.
Encourage to put numbers, think of a key graph.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Seminar course
Non-Linearity, Butterfly effect, Randomness,
Complexity and Life
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Background building
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Background building
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Introduction to counting, probability.
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Random variables, distribution, statistics
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Toy model building with example problems
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Toy model building with example problems
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Chocolate chip cookie factory .
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Toy model building with example problems
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Chocolate chip cookie factory .
Forest fire
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Toy model building with example problems
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Chocolate chip cookie factory .
Forest fire
Traffic flow
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Toy model building with example problems
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Chocolate chip cookie factory .
Forest fire
Traffic flow
Expansion of gases, mixing, diffusion
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Toy model building with example problems
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Chocolate chip cookie factory .
Forest fire
Traffic flow
Expansion of gases, mixing, diffusion
Oil-water mixing
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Toy model building with example problems
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Chocolate chip cookie factory .
Forest fire
Traffic flow
Expansion of gases, mixing, diffusion
Oil-water mixing
Modeling magnets
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Toy model building with example problems
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Chocolate chip cookie factory .
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Biological applications:
Forest fire
Traffic flow
Expansion of gases, mixing, diffusion
Oil-water mixing
Modeling magnets
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Toy model building with example problems
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Chocolate chip cookie factory .
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Biological applications:
Forest fire
Traffic flow
Expansion of gases, mixing, diffusion
Oil-water mixing
Modeling magnets
cocktail drug to treat HIV, protein folding, random
mutations and diseases
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Toy model building with example problems
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Chocolate chip cookie factory .
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Biological applications:
Forest fire
Traffic flow
Expansion of gases, mixing, diffusion
Oil-water mixing
Modeling magnets
cocktail drug to treat HIV, protein folding, random
mutations and diseases
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Thursday, July 26, 2012
Chocolate chip cookie factory: Idea of random
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Thursday, July 26, 2012
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trial, distributions...
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x,y
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4,3
2,3
2,1
3,5
Forest fire: Complexity of rules can lead to tipping
point behavior
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Forest fire: Complexity of rules can lead to tipping
point behavior
Fraction burnt
Threshold
Tree density
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Introduction to entropy
Example: Why do gases exert pressure or
expand ?
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Introduction to entropy
Example: Why do gases exert pressure or
expand ?
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Introduction to entropy
Example: Why do gases exert pressure or
expand ?
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Introduction to entropy
Example: Why do gases exert pressure or
expand ?
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Introduction to entropy
Example: Why do gases exert pressure or
expand ?
W=1
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Introduction to entropy
Example: Why do gases exert pressure or
expand ?
W=1
W=4
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Introduction to entropy
Example: Why do gases exert pressure or
expand ?
W=1
W=4
W = 10
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Oil-Water phase separation: Tipping point,
critical phenomenon in Physical sciences
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Density
Oil-rich phase
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Water-rich phase
Oil-Water phase separation: Tipping point,
critical phenomenon in Physical sciences
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Density
Oil-rich phase
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Water-rich phase
Oil-Water phase separation: Tipping point,
critical phenomenon in Physical sciences
Critical Point
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Density
Oil-rich phase
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Water-rich phase
Oil-Water phase separation: Tipping point,
critical phenomenon in Physical sciences
Critical Point
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Density
Oil-rich phase
Magnets......
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Water-rich phase
Enthalpy entropy circus: Protein folding
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Something for everyone: Add destination trips
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Something for everyone: Add destination trips
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Visit Denver traffic control room
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Something for everyone: Add destination trips
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Visit Denver traffic control room
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NCAR in Boulder with 3D lab simulating weather.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Something for everyone: Add destination trips
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Visit Denver traffic control room
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NCAR in Boulder with 3D lab simulating weather.
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Janus capital group...
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Something for everyone: Add destination trips
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Visit Denver traffic control room
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NCAR in Boulder with 3D lab simulating weather.
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Janus capital group...
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Final class project.... Students teach other with
their own projects, cover more topics
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Interactive and ....
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Interactive and ....
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In class, frame a question, what are the quantities
you would like to compute ? Go figure out
something cool/fun. Example logistic map.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Interactive and ....
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In class, frame a question, what are the quantities
you would like to compute ? Go figure out
something cool/fun. Example logistic map.
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Do the same for the final project. Choose a topic
of interest
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Interactive and ....
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In class, frame a question, what are the quantities
you would like to compute ? Go figure out
something cool/fun. Example logistic map.
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Do the same for the final project. Choose a topic
of interest
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Peer instruction, mock panel NIH style
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Long term dividends
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Long term dividends
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Introduce the notion of complexity, universality.
Think broad and identify critical features of a
problem.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Long term dividends
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Introduce the notion of complexity, universality.
Think broad and identify critical features of a
problem.
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Practice critical thinking outside textbook in real life
that may be pertinent in future profession.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Long term dividends
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Introduce the notion of complexity, universality.
Think broad and identify critical features of a
problem.
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Practice critical thinking outside textbook in real life
that may be pertinent in future profession.
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Develop stronger quantitative and model building
skills.
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Be curious, question, compute, be inspired and
Have fun
Thursday, July 26, 2012