PPT-Topics in Computational Sustainability

Optimization Intro to Linear programming Optimization Mathematical Program Optimization problem in which the objective and constraints are given as mathematical functions and functional relationships . http://. uoregon.edu/~moursund/dave/index.htm. “Computational . thinking is a fundamental skill for everybody, not just for computer scientists. To reading, writing, and arithmetic, we should add computational thinking to every child’s analytical ability. Abstraction. Abstraction. Goals. What is abstraction?. Is it teachable?. How to assess?. Abstraction has two facets. “Removing detail to simplify and focus attention” [p38]. “identifying the common core or essence” [p38]. Ovidiu P. â. rvu. , PhD student. Department of . Computer Science. Supervisors: Professors . David Gilbert. and . Nigel Saunders. Why?. 2. Predicted. behaviour. Simulations. Natural. biosystem. Computational. Leen-Kiat. Soh. University of NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, . nE. CSTA Nebraska Huskers. Computational Thinking. “. Computational thinking is a fundamental skill for everyone, not just for computer scientists. To reading, writing, and arithmetic, we should add computational thinking to every child’s analytical ability. Ovidiu P. â. rvu. , PhD student. Department of . Computer Science. Supervisors: Professors . David Gilbert. and . Nigel Saunders. Why?. 2. Predicted. behaviour. Simulations. Natural. biosystem. Computational. NRC Report on Nature/Scope of CT. web site: www.cs.vt.edu/~kafura/CS6604. NRC Report. Sponsored by National Research Council. First of two reports. Not intended to produce or reflect a consensus among participants. Allen Lee. Center for Behavior, Institutions, and the . Environment. https://. cbie.asu.edu. Computational Social Science. Wicked collective action problems. Innovation -> Problems -> . Innovation. web site: www.cs.vt.edu/~kafura/CS6604. Today’s Class. Meet faculty and researchers. From a variety of knowledge domains. With a variety of perspectives and experiences related to computational thinking. web site: www.cs.vt.edu/~kafura/CS6604. NRC Report on Pedagogy for CT. Second of two workshops. Focused on K12 Education. Identified different approaches to the teaching of computational thinking. What do these approaches and ideas mean for the university level?. Jim . Demmel. EECS & Math Departments. www.cs.berkeley.edu/~demmel. 20 Jan 2009. 4 Big Events. Establishment of a new graduate program in Computational Science and Engineering (CSE). “. Multicore. Enrico Pontelli. What is NSF?. DISSECT – grant from the National Science Foundation. An independent . federal agency . created . by Congress in 1950 . ". to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense. 1. CMPS 3130/6130 Computational Geometry. Spring 2015. Planar Subdivisions and Point Location. Carola. . Wenk. Based on:. Computational Geometry: Algorithms and . Applications. and . David Mount’s lecture notes. DecarďonizationCorporate CitizenshipSerǀicesIuman RightsZero Impact CactorLJS‐Rating SustainaďilitLJ Reporting/nonfinancial reportImpact AssessmentUb‐Sustainaďle Deǀelopment Goals  Please note that some of the topics are sensitive subject matter. Participation in discussion should be voluntary to ensure privacy and comfort of all participants. . Forgiveness. “Forgiveness does not change the past, but it does enlarge the future.”.