The Physics Department at Illinois State University has a history of innovation in computational science education.
We were among the first departments in the nation to offer a course in computational physics in the early 1970's.
In the 1980's, we embarked on an effort to systematically incorporate computer methods into all intermediate and
advanced courses. In the 1990's, we have led interdisciplinary projects to develop specialized computational science
courses. One of these courses, "Methods of Computer Science", received the 1995 Undergraduate Computer Science Education
Award by the U. S. Department of Energy. Today, we are at the frontier of computer science education.
Our past experience combines with a nearly unsurpassed faculty expertise for an undergraduate department. The
majority of our faculty members are active in computational physics. The department supports a network of
state-of-the-art workstation computers and well-equipped laboratories. To download an updated Computer Physics
Major brochure, please click here.
