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| Campus | Haverford |
| Semester | Fall 2025 |
| Registration ID | MATHH222A001 |
| Course Title | Scientific Computing: Continuous Systems |
| Credit | 1.00 |
| Department | Mathematics |
| Instructor | Manning,Robert |
| Times and Days | MW 11:30am-12:55pm
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| Additional Course Info | Class Number: 2731 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 Natural Science, Quantitative, C: Physical and Natural Processes (; Hav: NA, QU, C) |
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