Course Description
Basic topics of scientific computing that are necessary for science and engineering students. Solving mathematical problems by different numerical methods. Quantitative reasoning concepts will be emphasized in comparing and verification of the correctness of the solutions. Mathematical software packages will be used. This course is intended for freshman and sophomore students.
Athena Title
INTRO SCIENTIF COMP
Pre or Corequisite
MATH 1113 or permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Offered spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
This course is designed for students in Science and Engineering. It will offer students a basic but solid background on numerical simulations for solving scientific problems. Quantitative reasoning concepts will be emphasized in comparing and verification of the correctness of the solution. Students will learn to use available mathematical software throughout the course to understand numerical simulations and to display and verify the correctness of their results.
Topical Outline
This course is computationally oriented. Topics include: 1. Introduction to Scientific computing. 2. Introduction to Matlab and other available software packages for numerical simulations. 3. Number systems and computer arithmetic. 4. Solution of linear systems of equations. 5. Differentiation and integration. 6. Root finding. 7. Interpolation and curve fitting.
General Education Core
CORE III: Quantitative ReasoningSyllabus