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Campus | Haverford |
Semester | Fall 2017 |
Registration ID | CMSCH222A001 |
Course Title | Scientific Computing: Continuous Systems |
Credit | 1.00 |
Department | Computer Science |
Instructor | Manning,Robert |
Times and Days | MWMW 12:45pm-02:15pm
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Room Location | HLS12,HLS12 |
Additional Course Info | Class Number: 1698 A survey of major algorithms in modern scientific computing, with a focus on continuous problems. Topics include numerical differentiation and integration, numerical linear algebra, root-finding, optimization, Monte Carlo methods, and discretization of differential equations. Basic ideas of error analysis are presented. A regular computer lab introduces students to the software package Matlab, in which the algorithms are implemented and applied to various problems in the natural and social sciences.; Prerequisite: Math 215; Cross-listed: Mathematics, Computer Science; Enrollment Limit: 35 Quantitative (QU) |
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