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Scientific Computing 101

  • 310984
  • Semester 1
  • 25.0
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Introduction to scientific computing. Writing computer programs; representing numbers in a computer: scalar data types; variables and constants: guidelines for variable names. Assignment statements: mathematical and logical operators; keyboard input and screen output; writing a simple, linear program. Conditional statements; arrays and subscripts; loops. File I/O; plotting; functions and subroutines. Program design; writing well structured programs; debugging techniques. Scientific applications of computer programs; solving nonlinear equations; numerical integration; data analysis, plotting and smoothing; simulating simple physical, chemical and/or mathematical systems. -- Course Website



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