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MATH-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: CS-4414

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 29

Average GPA: 2.92 (B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 30.41%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 5.58%

Peter Wapperom201418.0%27.6%13.6%9.9%18.6%12.3%2.238
Jeffrey T Borggaard202349.2%26.7%9.5%4.8%6.1%3.7%3.033
Elisa D Sotelino200728.6%28.6%28.6%0.0%14.3%0.0%2.661
Alexey Onufriev202363.6%29.5%2.0%2.4%0.0%2.4%3.576
Adrian Sandu201270.0%20.0%5.0%5.0%0.0%0.0%3.552
Tao Lin202238.6%32.7%13.0%7.3%4.3%4.2%2.959

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