Computational Thinking in MIT Junior Lab

We propose to enhance the education of MIT physics majors in MIT Junior Lab through the development of hardware modules and MITx learning modules that introduce state-of-the-art scientific computational techniques and approaches in the context of particle physics experiments. These elements will be deployed in both the student-defined exploratory 8.14 projects, and in one or multiple future “regular” 8.14 and 8.13 experiments. This will fill a significant gap in the current educational opportunities for our physics majors, providing them with tools essential for many career paths in experimental science and elsewhere.