Prerequisites: one of the following: PHYS 002C with a grade of B- or better, PHYS 040E with a grade of C- or better, PHYS 041C with a grade of C- or better
Description: Covers computer applications for solving problems in physical sciences. Addresses symbolic manipulation languages such as Mathematica, mathematical operations, plotting, and symbolic and numerical techniques in calculus. Includes numerical methods such as histogramming, the Monte-Carlo method for modeling experiments, statistical analysis, curve fitting, and numerical algorithms. Prior computer knowledge not required.