12.010 Comp Methods of Sci Programmng
Fall 2013
Fortran, C and Matlab codes
Instructors: Thomas A Herring, Christopher N Hill
Lecture: TR2-4 (54-822)
Class Aims:
The aim of this course is to give students an introduction to
the uses of computer languages in the analysis of contemporary
scientific problems. The course covers both conceptual areas of
converting a problem to be solved into a computer-based solution,
and specific aspects of individual languages and the types of
problems they are best suited to solve. Emphasis is placed on the
importance of structure, documentation, and levels of
"user-hostility" of program interface. For each language,
the basic syntax and structure of the language is covered with
examples drawn from real applications. The major toolboxes and
libraries, interfacing techniques and platform specific issues are
also addressed.
Homework will be assigned for each of the languages and there will
be a project developed at the end course that students will select
and solve using the language of their choice. The final class will
be presentations and demonstrations of the final projects. Homework
grading will be based not only on completing the assigned task but
also on solution structure, robustness, human interface,
documentation and transportability.
Announcements
HW04 Returned and project comments addes
HW04 has been graded and comments added to you submission. All the projects you are planning also look fine.Announced on 23 November 2013 4:37 p.m. by Thomas A Herring
HW04 Mathematica Solution Released
The Mathematic note book solution is on the Stellar web site. There is a Manipulate[] for the plane problem. It may be a bit CPU intensive and you may need to delete the output from the last section of the Notebook.Announced on 15 November 2013 10:27 p.m. by Thomas A Herring
Grades and comments for HW03 Posted
The grades and comments on your submissions for HW03 have been posted to the stellar web site.Announced on 10 November 2013 4:56 p.m. by Thomas A Herring
12.010 HW03 Solution released
The C solutions to HW03 have been released and are on the Stellar web site.Announced on 03 November 2013 5:05 p.m. by Thomas A Herring
12.010 HW02 graded
12.010 HW2 has been graded and my comments are PDF files in the comment section of the Assignment page.Announced on 25 October 2013 3:17 p.m. by Thomas A Herring
