CSS455 Winter 2012

Course Description:  Students study scientific computing, with a particular emphasis on those fundamental numerical algorithms that are relevant for numerical calculus, solution of equations, and linear algebra. Serial and parallel solutions to problems will be obtained utilizing computational environments such as Matlab.. Group projects address current computational problems in the sciences and engineering.

Specific Course Goals:

To gain understanding and facility with:

• Numerical analysis methods and issues that are relevant to scientific computing, especially those involved in linear algebraic methods.

• Programming some of these basic methods using high level environments such as Matlab and Maple.

• Use of distributed computing resources to implement parallel algorithms.