M318M INTRODUCTION TO SCIENTIFIC COMPUTING

Prerequisite and degree relevance:

M408C or the equivalent with a grade of at least C.

Course description:

This course will not be offered after Spring semester 2001.

Introduction to the computer as a basic tool in the sciences, mathematics, and

engineering. Fundamentals of computer hardware, operating systems, networks,

algorithms, and software. Beginning programming in advanced language. Introduction to

applications of numerical methods and computation in the mathematical sciences.