Standard Course Syllabus
Physics 2300
Scientific Computing with C++ and Fortran  

Date Approved:  26 March 2001

Offered: Fall Semester annually. 

Prerequisites for this Course: Quantitative literacy at the level of Math 1060. 

This course is a prerequisite for: Physics 3300

 Credit Hours: Three.  Three hours of lecture per week.

 Example Texts: AComputing for Scientists, Principles of Programming with Fortran 90 and C++@ by Barlow and Barnett.  AFortran 90/95 for Scientists and Engineers@ by Chapman.  AProblem Solving with C++@ by Savitch

 Topics Covered: Working with editors and compilers. Basic Syntax of C++ and Fortran.  Data Types, Operations, and Expressions. Flow of Control.   Input/Output.

 Skills Emphasized: General programming practice.  All topics will be taught through examples relevant to the sciences.