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AtomLab: A tool for teaching materials science and simulation on the atomic scale

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2011

Michael L. Falk
Michael L. Falk*
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2136, U.S.A.
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Abstract

AtomLab is a publicly available software package created to help students and faculty design and execute simulations for instructional purposes. AtomLab has been utilized as a learning environment within which to teach simulation techniques to graduate students. It has also been used to provide conceptual tools for undergraduate education. This paper presents a brief description of the AtomLab environment and of an undergraduate educational module designed to teach the atomic mechanisms of transport. Data is presented regarding the educational outcomes that were met using this module and the student response to the exercise.

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Research Article
Information
MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 827: Symposium BB – Educating Tomorrow's materials Scientists & Engineers , 2004 , BB2.6
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2004

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