12.010 | Fall 2011 | Undergraduate

Computational Methods of Scientific Programming

Course Description

This course introduces programming languages and techniques used by physical scientists: FORTRAN, C, C++, MATLAB®, and Mathematica. Emphasis is placed on program design, algorithm development and verification, and comparative advantages and disadvantages of different languages.

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Lecture Notes
Problem Set Solutions
Problem Sets
Programming Assignments with Examples
Projects
Image showing format for a C program.
Overview of the format for a C program. (Image by Prof. Thomas Herring.)
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