Topic: Integrating Python and Computing into Chem 1000 - Undergraduate Mathematics for Chemists
When: Monday, April 12 from 12 - 1 pm
Where: Virtual (sign up for the Zoom link)

The next dB-SERC lunch discussion will take place Monday, April 12 from 12 – 1 pm. Dr. Geoffrey Hutchison from the chemistry department will give a talk about his experience introducing Python and Jupyter notebooks in Fall 2020 as part of Chem 1000. The abstract is below:

While computational science has become an increasingly important part of chemistry research, the standard undergraduate curriculum has often not included either foundations for students to gain such skills, or examples of the use of computational methods and data science to solve real-world problems. Students can, in principle, gain such skills in applied mathematics, statistics, and computer science or scientific computing courses. At the same time, applications to chemistry and other physical science are often lacking. Thus, a key strategy is to include some level of coding and computational programming skills integrated into chemistry courses – to give all chemistry students some competence and allow interested students to pursue additional avenues including research and upper-level coursework.