Computational Approaches to Modelling and Quantitative Analysis in Natural Sciences: An Introduction

Application of numerical analysis to mathematical modelling in the natural sciences including topics such as ground water and glacier flow, earthquakes, climate models, phase equilibrium, and population dynamics. Numerical methods will include the solution of linear algebraic systems of equations, numerical integration, solution of differential equations, time series analysis, statistical data analysis tools. Development of computer programming skills in the Matlab programming environment. Suggested prerequisites: MATH 0090 , 0100 ; PHYS 0030 , 0040 , or 0050 , 0060 .