Undergraduate Course: Computational Modelling for Geosciences (EASC09035)
Course Outline
| School | School of Geosciences |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Earth Science |
Other subject area | Geosciences |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Computational methods and modelling are widely used in Geosciences. The course aims to teach students an interpreted language with integrated plotting tools and some basic Linux skills. Interpreted languages are widely used in Geoscience research and enable scientists to be highly productive. The course also teaches some simple software engineering principles in order to help the students program more effectively. The latter 7 weeks of the course teach numerical methods. These methods would use the programming language taught in the first half of the course and be applied to simple Geoscience modelling problems. The numerical methods part of the course has three aims:
1) Develop student's knowledge of numerical methods.
2) Give the students an environment in which to develop their software skills.
3) Give students a limited appreciation of computational modelling. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
A comprehensive and integrated overview of numerical methods used in Geosciences so that students¿ gain:
1. An ability to use interpreted language (Matlab) to apply numerical methods to problems in Geosciences
2. An ability to use interpreted language (Matlab) to visualise Geoscience data
3. A basic understanding of some software engineering ideas
4. An understanding of basic numerical methods:
a. Linear-algebra
b. Methods for solving 1D ODE's
c. Methods for solving 2D PDE's
5. A basic understanding of numerical stability, accuracy, convergence and computational complexity in numerical methods
6. A knowledge of how to apply the techniques of computational modelling to simple Geoscience modelling problems
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Assessment Information
1 assessed exercise (20%) to be submitted by end of week 4.
1 assessed exercise (30%) to be submitted by end of week 13.
1 exam (50%) in weeks 12-13; choose 2 out 3 questions (90 mins) |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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| Keywords | Comp_Mod |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Simon Tett
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Course secretary | Ms Katie Galbraith
Tel: (0131 6)50 8510
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