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SPS 5100 Computational Methods for Scientific Research

Credit Hours: 3
Covers the skills and tools necessary to perform active research in physics, particularly in data-oriented astrophysics. Describes manipulation of data to extract physically meaningful quantities and their associated uncertainties. Includes the use of statistical inference, numerical calculations and visualization of quantitative information. 
Background knowledge equivalent to (CSE 1502  or CSE 1503 ), (MTH 3210  or MTH 3220 ) and PHY 2003  


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