Abstract
A report on a project to introduce computation into a Modern Physics course and laboratoryThe importance of computational physics both as a discipline and as a component of theundergraduate curriculum has been recognized for some time. The challenge lies increating course materials that introduce students to computational physics with problemsthat are meaningful and challenging, yet are neither overwhelming to the students nortake substantial time from the more traditional theoretical and experimental componentsof the course(s). In a previous paper we proposed an approach to introducingcomputational physics in the undergraduate curriculum by blending computation andexperimentation in the Modern Physics course and laboratory with materials that discusscontemporary physics subjects (quantum dots, LASERs, superconductivity, etc). In thispaper we report on the homework problems and laboratories that have been developed aspart of this project and the successes and challenges in implementing these materials, andwe point to future work to be done in this area. Project Summary 1