COS 323 - Computing for the Physical and Social Sciences

Fall 2012

News: Dec 11 - A reminder that the second exam will be held in class this Thursday, Dec 13. A study guide is available, and there will be a review session tonight (Tuesday) at 9 PM in CS 105. Dec 11 - Assignment 4 is due today. Dec 11 - Lecture notes for today are available from the course outline page. Nov 18 - Final project information available.

Meeting time/place

TTh 3:00-4:20, Computer Science room 104 (large auditorium).

Course Description

This course will study principles of scientific computation, driven by current applications in biology, physics, economics, engineering, etc. Topics include: simulation, integration of differential equations, iterative optimization algorithms, stability and accuracy issues. Students will pursue projects in a variety of fields, writing their own computer programs and also using higher-level tools such as Matlab.

Prerequisites: The course is appropriate for students who have taken COS126 or the equivalent, as well as MAT 104 or the equivalent. There will be some programming in Java, and we will also be using Matlab for some of the assignments (though no prior Matlab knowledge is assumed).

Textbook Scientific Computing, an Introductory Survey (2nd ed.) Michael T. Heath ISBN 0-07-239910-4 or 978-0-07-239910-3

Discussion

We will be using piazza for discussions. Please ask your questions there first, if possible.

Professor	TAs
Szymon Rusinkiewicz Office: CS 406 Phone: 8-7479 Email: smr Office hours: W 2-3	Fisher Yu Office: CS 418A Phone: 8-8241 Email: fy Office hours: T 4:30-5:30	Mark Browning Office: CS 004 Phone: 8-1785 Email: mrbrowni Office hours: M 4-5	Vicky Yao Office: CS 103B Phone: 8-0944 Email: vyao Office hours: Th 1-2