FIT4012

Advanced topics in computational science ( 6 points, SCA Band 2, 0.125 EFTSL)

Leader:

Offered:
Clayton First semester 2006 (Day)
Clayton Full year 2006 (Day)
Clayton S2-S1-02 2006 (Day)
Clayton Second semester 2006 (Day)

Synopsis: All sciences are increasingly relying on computational support and the growth of many branches of science has only become possible due to the availability of efficient computational methods. The common basis of such methods are numerical methods and high performance computing. Topics for this unit include: Numerical Methods, High Performance and Parallel Computing, Optimization and Operations Research Bioinformatics, Simulation, Visualization and Modelling

Assessment: Assignment and Examination, relative weight depending on topic composition. When no exam is given students will be expected to demonstrate their knowledge by solving practical problems and maybe required to give an oral report. This variability is designed to give flexibility to the lecturer to decided the most appropriate form of examination for a given choice of topics.

Contact Hours: 3 hours of lectures and laboratory classes per week

Prerequisites: Completion of the Bachelor of Computer Science or equivalent to the entry requirements for the Honours program. Students must also have enrolment approval from the Honours Coordinator.