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CS-4414: Issues in Scientific Computing

Description: Theory and techniques of modern computational mathematics, computing environments, computational linear algebra, optimization, approximation, parameter identification, finite difference and finite element methods and symbolic computation. Project-oriented course; modeling and analysis of physical systems using state-of-the-art software and packaged subroutines.

Pathways: N/A

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: (CMDA-2006 or MATH-2214 or MATH-2214H or MATH-2406H) and (CS-1114 or MATH-1454) and MATH-3214

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: MATH-4414

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 12

Average GPA: 3.17 (B+)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 41.52%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 4.98%

Peter Wapperom201431.5%35.4%3.1%0.0%20.6%9.4%2.624
Alexey Onufriev202466.7%20.0%4.7%0.0%3.1%5.6%3.574
Tao Lin201980.0%20.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.801
Jeffrey T Borggaard20090.0%66.7%16.7%16.7%0.0%0.0%2.451
Layne T Watson200671.4%14.3%14.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.611
Adrian Sandu201277.7%11.1%0.0%11.1%0.0%0.0%3.461

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