GC_MPC_ComputationalScienceMajor

The COMPUTATIONAL MATHEMATICS MAJOR prepares the student to enter a career in industry, government, or business immediately upon graduation or to enter graduate school in computational science, or related areas of applied mathematics such as statistics, management science, operations research, actuarial science or computational biology.

SCIENCE OF COMPUTING and SCIENCE DONE COMPUTATIONALLY!

Computational Science blends several fields including computer science, applied mathematics, visualization, and application sciences such as physics, chemistry, biology, engineering, earth sciences, business and others.

In many branches of science, computation is given equal weight to theory and experiment.

This online textbook supports students in the process of computational problem solving and project development.

Resources for Undergraduate Computational Science and Engineering

MATH 304 Mathematical Modeling I: Deterministic Models (4) Deterministic mathematical modeling emphasizing models and tools used in the biological sciences. Topics include difference equations, qualitative behavior solutions of ODEs and reaction-diffusion equations. A computer lab is included. Pre: 216 or 242 or 252A, or consent. Fall only. MATH 305 Mathematical Modeling II: Probabilistic Models (4) Probabilistic mathematical modeling emphasizing models and tools used in the biological sciences. Topics include stochastic and Poisson processes, Markov models, estimation, Monte Carlo simulation and Ising models. A computer lab is included. Pre: 216 or 242 or 252A, or consent. Recommended: 304. Spring only.

At the end of the millennium, scientific computing stands as an intellectual discipline in its own right, closely related to but nonetheless distinct from computer science.

A mathematician from the Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories and two teachers have developed a completely Web-based textbook currently being used in 100 middle and high schools in nine states to teach students computational science.

http://ais.cs.sandia.gov/AiS/textbook/textbook.html

degree called Computational Sciences.  The degree will appeal to high school students who want to use high performance computing to solve scientific experiments -- experiments that are revolutionizing science.

Our major industries -- finance firms on Wall Street, pharmaceutical firms and telecommunications companies – all increasingly need and depend upon computational scientists. That is why NJIT decided to offer the degree. And for students who prefer academic research, this degree will prepare them for graduate study in applied math, engineering, quantitative biology and physics. Various options allow students to pursue computational science in the context of different fields.

Bachelor of Science in Computational Sciences (657 KB, pdf)

The program is aimed at increasing the number of under-represented populations in the workplace by encouraging students to pursue advanced degrees in computer science, computational science, mathematics, engineering, and technology.

To adjust to the growing importance of computing in all of science, Oregon State University's Physics Department now offers a four-year, research-rich curriculum leading to a bachelor's degree in computational physics

Excerpts from the book