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Abstract Applets: a Method for Integrating Numerical Problem-Solving into the Undergraduate Physics Curriculum

Physics Education 2009-09-29 v2

Abstract

In upper-division undergraduate physics courses, it is desirable to give numerical problem-solving exercises integrated naturally into weekly problem sets. I explain a method for doing this that makes use of the built-in class structure of the Java programming language. I also supply a Java class library that can assist instructors in writing programs of this type.

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@article{arxiv.physics/0302044,
  title  = {Abstract Applets: a Method for Integrating Numerical Problem-Solving into the Undergraduate Physics Curriculum},
  author = {Michael E. Peskin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:physics/0302044},
  year   = {2009}
}

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26 pages, 3 eps figures, sample programs included with submission