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Thu 4 Oct 2012
14:15 - 16:30

Venue: Cockcroft Lecture Theatre

Provided by: University Computing Service


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Scientific Computing: Introduction
Beginners

Thu 4 Oct 2012

Description

This course is part of the Scientific Computing series.

There is a very wide variety of tools available for scientists using computers. This variety can be daunting at first glance. This talk will unpick the maze of programming languages and other tools to provide some guidance on what might be appropriate to use for various purposes.

Prerequisites

None. This course is suitable for novices.

Sessions

Number of sessions: 1

# Date Time Venue Trainer
1 Thu 4 Oct 2012   14:15 - 16:30 14:15 - 16:30 Cockcroft Lecture Theatre R.J. Dowling
Topics covered
  • Concept of programming
  • Splitting tasks into components
  • Selecting tools for each component
  • Structuring programs
  • External libraries of functions
  • Choosing a programming language
  • Interpreted and compiled languages
  • General purpose and specialist languages
Format

Presentation.

Course Notes
Duration

One half day session

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