CISC 600 - Scientific Computing I

(3 semester hours)
Prerequisites: A baccalaureate degree in computer science or a related technical field (e.g. electrical and computer engineering, information science or operations research).
Description: This course provides an overview of scientific computing and covers: Solution of Linear Algebraic Equations, Interpolation and Extrapolation, Integration and Evaluation of Functions, Random Numbers, and Sorting. The course uses C++ programming language as the base language to solve the problem sets. The student may choose to use another programming language as well. The course is conceived as an introduction to the thriving field of numerical simulation for computer scientists, mathematicians, engineers, or natural scientists without an already strong background in numerical methods.