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Name: NCSA - National Center for Supercomputing Applications General Information
Home Page URL: http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/, but see Highlights for specific pages.
Brief Description: See Highlights
Stated purpose: Many of their educational resources are part of the Education & Outreach Group, which works to bridge the gap between scientific research and education and make the tools for computational science available in the classroom. It also tries to show students and teachers how they may access resources on the Internet.
Sponsoring/Funding Institution: University of Illinois Board of Trustees, on an NSF grant.
Persons Involved: pubs@ncsa.uiuc.edu
Groups and levels they aim to serve:
Here are the areas of the site that are most extensive: Highlights...
- The Fractal Microscope (NCSA)
An interactive tool designed by the Education Group at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA) for exploring the Mandelbrot set and other fractal patterns. By combining supercomputing and networks with the simple interface of a Macintosh or X-Windows workstation, students and teachers from all grade levels can engage in discovery-based exploration. The program is designed to run in conjunction with NCSA imaging tools such as DataScope and Collage. With this program students can enjoy the art of mathematics as they master the science of mathematics. This focus can help one address a wide variety of topics in the K-12 curriculum including scientific notation, coordinate systems and graphing, number systems, convergence, divergence, and self-similarity.
- NCSA Education Group's BRIDGE Project
A Research-based Interactive Gallery for Education - exploring new ways to integrate curriculum with interactive media, allowing students and teachers to become observers and explorers. SimSurface: An energy minimization using simulated annealing; Fractal Microscope: An interactive Mandelbrot and Julia set explorer; The Pit and the Pendulum: Better Reading Through Computation. In each case, you access a FORM which allows you to link to information about the exercises.
- NCSA Education Program (SuperQuest and more)
A National Center for Supercomputing Applications program designed to bridge the gap between scientific research and education and make the tools for computational science available in the classroom. "Exhibits": 1994 SuperQuest for Teachers at NCSA; Library of Congress; SimSurf; 1993 SuperQuest at NCSA; Internet Tutorials; Internet Resources for the K-12 Classroom; Centennial High School Home Page.
- NCSA Technology in the Classroom
A Research-based Interactive Discovery Gallery for Education: The BRIDGE Project. Chemviz (chemistry), GalaxSee (astronomy), LaplaceSeein' (electrostatic potentials and fields), SimSurface (simulated annealing & relaxation method--model solution), SimElevator (simulated annealing & model building), Fractal Microscope (for exploring the Mandelbrot set and other fractal patterns).
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