CY900 - Foundations of Scientific Computing
- Module code: CY900
- Module name: Foundations of Scientific Computing
- Department: Centre for Scientific Computing
- Credit: 6
Content and teaching | Assessment | Availability
Module content and teaching
Principal aims
"This module aims to ensure that all students embarking on this MSc degree in Scientific Computing will have a common set of basic computational and mathematic skills that will enable full participation in the taught modules that follow this Foundations module. This module will be assessed as P/F. Students must pass this Foundations module to proceed with the rest of the course. "
Principal learning outcomes
By the end of the module the student should be able to: competently manipulate files, directories and utilities under the linux operating system; demonstrate a familiarity with the emacs editor; write simple code in a scientific programming language; demonstrate a familiarity with compiling code; create and manipulate simple makefiles; demonstrate a familiarity with basic linear algebra; demonstrate a familiarity with the solving of basic differential equations; use MATLAB software for simply symbolic algebra applications; demonstrate a familiarity with basic statistics Use R (or S) for standard applications in statistics.
Timetabled teaching activities
2hr weekly lab sessions
Departmental link
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/csc/teaching/modules/cy900
Module assessment
Assessment group | Assessment name | Percentage |
---|---|---|
6 CATS (Module code: CY900-6) | ||
A1 (Assessed work only) | Assessed Course Work | 100% |
Module availability
This module is available on the following courses:
Core
N/A
Optional Core
N/A
Optional
- Postgraduate Taught Scientific Research and Communication (F1PE) - Year 2