12.010 Computational Methods of Scientific Programming, Fall 2008
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Herring, Thomas; Hill, Chris
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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.
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2008-12Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. History Section; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Music and Theater Arts Section; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Political Science; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Program in Science, Technology and Society; MIT Program in Women's and Gender Studies; MIT Program in Writing & Humanistic StudiesOther identifiers
12.010-Fall2008
local: 12.010
local: IMSCP-MD5-332013a67de48694948b77ef387c8e0b
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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