PHY 277 Computing for Physics and Astronomy Majors
An introduction to computing on UNIX/Linux computers. Fundamentals of using UNIX/Linux to write computer programs for numerical algorithms to solve computational physics and astronomy problems. Assignments are carried out in a high-level compiler programming language such as Fortran 90 or C++ and require extensive use of SINC site computers outside the classroom. This course is offered as both AST 277 and PHY 277. Prerequisite: AMS 151 or MAT 126 or 131 or 141 Advisory Prerequisite: AMS 161 or MAT 127 or 132 or 142 or 171 1 credit