An introduction to computer programming that
provides the tools necessary for students to use computers effectively in
scientific work, including in the natural and physical sciences, biological
sciences, medicine, mathematics, psychology and economics. Students learn to
write software to solve problems, visualize and analyze data, perform computer
simulations, and implement and test computational models that arise in a wide
range of scientific disciplines. The course introduces MATLAB, a powerful and
widely used technical computing environment with advanced graphics,
visualization and analysis tools, and a rich high-level programming language.
