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Computational science as an interdisciplinary bridge

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The computer science department at Macalester College recently implemented a new undergraduate course sequence in computational science. This was done to better meet the course work needs of students in the physical and natural sciences as well as introduce into our curriculum an important and growing area of application. One of the unexpected benefits of our new program has been the creation of academic links between our department, mathematics, and the other sciences. In this paper we describe the role of computational science as an interdisciplinary bridge between computer science and other academic disciplines.

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        cover image ACM SIGCSE Bulletin
        ACM SIGCSE Bulletin  Volume 31, Issue 1
        March 1999
        370 pages
        ISSN:0097-8418
        DOI:10.1145/384266
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          SIGCSE '99: The proceedings of the thirtieth SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
          March 1999
          383 pages
          ISBN:1581130856
          DOI:10.1145/299649
          • Chairmen:
          • Jane Prey,
          • Bob Noonan

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