Reform and Practice of the Course“Introduction to Computer Science”in Universities Based on the Cultivation of Computational Thinking and Systematic Abilities

Introduction to Computer Science,as one of the fundamental courses in computer-related majors,plays an important role in the cultivation of computer professionals.However,traditional teaching models and content can no longer fully meet the needs of modern information technology development.In response to these issues,this article introduces the concept of computational creative thinking,optimizes course content,adopts exploratory teaching methods,and innovates course assessment methods,aiming to comprehensively enhance students’computational thinking and innovative abilities.By continuously improving and promoting this teaching model,it will undoubtedly promote computer education in universities to a new level.

The Third Editorial Committee of Earth Science Frontiers A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO OVERSEA MEMBERS OF THE EDITORIAL BOARD

(1)Dr. El-Sayed Mohamed Abdelrahman Professor of Geophysics, Cairo University, Egypt. His primary research interests are potential field methods. His research has focused on gravity, magnetic, self-potential methods including depth and shape determination. He has been awarded 5 prizes between 1992 and 2003, including the state prize in Earth sciences, the state prize in advanced technological sciences and the others.

The Third Editorial Committee of Earth Science Frontiers A BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO OVERSEA MEMBERS OF THE EDITORIAL BOARD

(1)Dr. El-Sayed Mohamed Abdelrahman Professor of Geophysics, Cairo University, Egypt. His primary research interests are potential field methods. His research has focused on gravity, magnetic, self-potential methods including depth and shape determination. He has been awarded 5 prizes between 1992 and 2003, including the state prize in Earth sciences, the state prize in advanced technological sciences and the others. (2)Dr. Norman Bleistein Emeritus Professor of Geophysics, Colorado School of Mines, USA. His primary research interests: asymptotic methods for forward modeling and inversion in seismic exploration.He is a Fellow of the Institute of Physics, UK, and Guest Professor, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China.

Exploration on the Construction of Online and Offline Blending Teaching Mode in the Introduction to Earth Science

The course“Introduction to earth science”is a basic general course integrating science and interest run by the School of Atmospheric Sciences in Chengdu University of Information Technology.It is also a public elective course for the cultivation of college students'scientific quality.With the development of Internet plus education and the promotion of information technology,the paper combines the traditional offline teaching mode with the online teaching mode adopted during the spring semester in 2020 because of the COVID-19,giving full play to the advantages of the two teaching modes.According to the school's teaching environment and teaching objectives,the online and offline blending teaching mode is constructed by introducing the recording of course video+MOOC+SPOC+online resources of high-quality open courses+Flipped Classroom+Rain Classroom+QQ group+WeChat+Tencent meeting,in order to improve the comprehensive teaching performance,and provide an important reference for the educational reform of similar courses in the post epidemic era.

Future China-Africa research collaboration in geoscience:Challenges and opportunities

At the 19th G20 Summit in Brazil in November 2024,China promoted the development of sustainable solutions to climate change,biodiversity loss,and environmental pollution.This continued the theme of the 2016 G20 Hangzhou Summit,at which China placed development at the center of the G20’s macroeconomic policy coordination for the first time,adopting the G20 Action Plan on the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the G20 Initiative on Supporting Industrialization in Africa and Least Developed Countries.In Brazil,China announced actions on advancing modernization in Africa over the next three years with a Chinese commitment of RMB360 billion yuan in financial support.In this article,we examine the potential role of geoscience research and practice in development,particularly in the sustainable use of natural resources,the prevention of climate change impacts,as well as mitigation of geo-hazards and their health implications,indicating the areas where China’s geoscience for Africa is strong and where it requires more effort.We find that although China is the world’s leading publisher of scientific papers,its contribution to geoscience in Africa(the globe’s fastest-growing economic area),as shown by bibliometric research,appears to be rather small and inconsistent with the research priorities of Africa.Amongst the priorities for geoscience research in Africa,which are not addressed substantially by the research conducted so far,are sustainable mineral and hydrocarbon development,hydrology and hydrogeology,climate change and resilience,natural hazards,medical geology,agrominerals,and geoscience education and training.A particular opportunity for African nations is the presence of critical minerals-minerals needed for the energy transition and for batteries for electric cars in particular.Africa is well-endowed with many of these critical materials,such as rare earth elements and platinum group metals.Several research groups stress the need for the agency on the part of African institutions to map out these valuable resources,understand their value and the economics and sustainability of their extraction,encourage local business,attract investment,and scrutinize proposals from potential international investors to get the best deals.A strong point of existing China-led geoscience development includes the Deep-time Digital Earth(DDE)program online computing platform and its artificial intelligence tool GeoGPT,which is being developed in partnership with Zhejiang Laboratory.These are being developed with strong China funding support for free and wide global access,with a particular focus on Africa.These advanced tools will help to place the agency of development squarely in the hands of African scientists and institutions.In summary,the following are recommended:(1)a more coordinated and strategic approach to China-led geoscience research in Africa;(2)an Africa-centered,geoscience funding initiative that concentrates on relevant topics to the continent such as critical minerals exploration and other geological resources,materials and processes and their health implications on the populations and ecosystems in general,as well as climate change and climate change resilience;and(3)continued support for China-led international initiatives that seek to increase the agency and capacity of Africa geoscience researchers,for example the Deep-time Digital Earth platform.

From Quaternary Science to Earth System Science

This article details how AN Zhisheng and his colleagues,through decades of dedicated research,began with the study of loess in China and integrated it with climatic and environmental researches.AN and his team developed a novel research approach to identifying the dynamics of changes of natural environments,including loess environment in East Asia.Their work has not only highlighted the global significance of Chinese loess as a record for global climate change,but also led to the formulation of the monsoon control theory regarding environmental changes in East Asia,as well as insights into Asian and global monsoon dynamics.The paradigm shift from a singular discipline of Quaternary science into a comprehensive Earth system science has happened.Their contributions have been instrumental in promoting sustainable development of the society in the Chinese Loess Plateau and western China.

An Introduction to“Science Development Report 2000”

As one of the CAS (ChineseAcademy of Sciences) publicationseries on science and society, the"Science Development Report"

Brief Introduction to the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences

The Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, was set up in Oct. 1986. It was composed of the former Institute of Environmental Chemi-stry, which was founded in 1975, and the Ecology Center. The purpose of setting up the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences is to promote the cooperation of environmen- tal chemists, ecologists and geoscientists so as to solve ecological and environmental issues at regional, national and global levels through interdisciplinary studies.

An Introduction to the School of Information Science and Technology of BIT

The School of Information Science and Technology inBeijing Institute of Technology(BIT)was established July 2002by merging the former Department of Computer Science andEngineering, Department of Automatic Control,Department ofOptical Engineering and Department of Electronic Engineering.As a significant organizational reform in the university to fit inwith developments in higher education as well as in science andtechnology;the organizational reform was taken in order to

Introduction of the Beijing SHRIMP Center (National Science and Technology Infrastructure)

The Beijing SHRIMP Center (BSC) is one of the National Science and Technology Infrastructures,jointly recognized by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Finance of China.It was established in December of 2001 and is incorporated into the Institute of Geology,China Geological Survey in Beijing.The major objectives of the BSC are to undertake research in geochronology and cosmochronology,the formation and early history of the solar system and the Earth and tectonic evolution of orogenic belts.The BSC also develops Earth Sciences related instruments and related new dating techniques and methods.

Journal of Wuhan University of Technology(Transportation Science & Engineering) A Brief Introduction

Journal of Wuhan University of Technology(TSE,Transportation Science&Engineering),originated from Journal of Wuhan Transportation University which started in 1959.with its Issue Number ISSN1006-2823/CN42-1382/U and Publication Code internal 38-148/external JNSC-62.Journal

Journal of Wuhan University of Technology (Transportation Science & Engineering) A Brief Introduction

Journal of Wuhan University of Technology(TSE,Transportation Science&Engineering)originated from Journal of Wuhan Transportation University which started in 1959,with its Issue Number ISSN1006-2823/CN42-1382/U and Publication Code internal

Journal of Wuhan University of Technology (Transportation Science & Engineering) A Brief Introduction

Journal of Wuhan University of Technology(TSE,Transportation Science&Engineering)originated from Journal of Wuhan Transportation University which started in 1959,with its Issue

Brief introduction of ten-year (1991-2000) programme of science and technology for environmental protection in China (Abstract)

1 Science and technology for environmental protection in China The guiding principles in formulating the ten-year Programme of science and tech-nology for environmental protection are as follows: 1.1 Science and technology should be great to the need economic construction and economic construction must rely on science and technology.