1457 - Analysis of the PICUP Collection: Strengths and Areas for Development

The PICUP Collection of Exercise Sets (https://www.compadre.org/PICUP/exercises/) contains over 60 peer-reviewed computation-infused activities for use in various physics courses from high school through graduate study. Each Exercise Set includes an instructor guide, student-facing exercises, and sample implementations for one or more programming platforms. I present an analysis of this collection based on Exercise Set traits such as course context, assignment topic, computational methods employed, course level, programming platforms, word count, and expected completion time. This analysis will highlight the strengths of the PICUP Collection (such as topics and programming platforms that are well represented) and where there is ample room for development (such as topics not yet covered and programming platforms currently underutilized).