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| Campus | Haverford |
| Semester | Spring 2024 |
| Registration ID | CMSCH222B001 |
| Course Title | Scientific Computing: Continuous Systems |
| Credit | 1.00 |
| Department | Computer Science |
| Instructor | Everett,Rebecca |
| Times and Days | MW 01:00pm-02:25pm
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| Additional Course Info | Class Number: 2461 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. Regular computer work in class introduces students to the software package Matlab, in which the algorithms are implemented and applied to various problems in the natural and social sciences.; Crosslisted: Mathematics, Computer Science; Prerequisite(s): Math 121; Enrollment Limit: 25 Natural Science, Quantitative, C: Physical and Natural Processes (; Hav: NA, QU, C) |
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