12.010 Computational Methods of Scientific Programming, Fall 2007
Author(s)
Herring, T. (Thomas); Hill, Christopher N.
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Alternative title
Computational Methods of Scientific Programming
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This course introduces programming languages and techniques used by physical scientists: FORTRAN, C, C++, Matlab, and Mathematica. Emphasis is placed on program design, algorithm development and verification, and comparative advantages and disadvantages of different languages.
Date issued
2007-12Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary SciencesOther identifiers
12.010-Fall2007
local: 12.010
local: IMSCP-MD5-a7cdfb3362e903dda587d3433582adc0
Keywords
programming languages, techniques used by physical scientists, FORTRAN, C, C++, Matlab, Mathematica, program design, algorithm development and verification, comparative advantages and disadvantages of different languages, examination of data with visualization techniques, numerical analysis, methods of dissemination and verification