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Prerequisite: Calculus, Physics, Programming
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Level: Sophomore/Junior
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System: CM5 with CMFortran (Approximately Fortran90)
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Topics: Calculation with Vectors and Arrays
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Direct Solution of Linear Systems
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Interpolation (Polynomial, Spline, two dimensional)
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Rounding Error in Floating Point Arithmetic
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Elementary Numerical Quadrature
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Philosophy:
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Motivate and Illustrate with Examples from Physics, Chemistry and Engineering
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Treat CM5 with CMFortran as a powerful, high-level system so that it is relatively easy to write programs that are "fast enough"
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Pay attention to performance but avoid emphasis on tricky issues of parallel performance
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Lab component (CPS313) addresses programming details and incorporates computational and programming exercises which reinforce material in lectures.
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Programming Exercises usually modify programs discussed in class or use routines provided by the instructor
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