AMSC 462 - Computer Science for Scientific Computing

Institution:

University of Maryland-College Park

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Description:

Prerequisite: CMSC106 or CMSC131; and (AMSC460 or CMSC460); or permission of department. This course cannot be used toward the upper-level math requirement for MATH and STAT majors. Students who take CMSC311 or CMSC330 will not be given credit for this course. Also offered as CMSC462. Credit will be granted for only one of the following: AMSC462 or CMSC462. A survey of computer science for scientists and engineers. The goal is to enable the student to write efficient, well-organized programs for today's machines. Topics to be treated include computer organization, computer arithmetic, processes and operating systems, the memory hierarchy, comparison of the Fortran and C families of languages, compilers, the run time environment, memory allocation, preprocessors and portability, and documentation. Specific topics will vary from semester to semester.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.umd.edu

Phone Number:

(301) 405-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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