Understanding C . Additional readings placed on reserve. The course will address programming skills necessary for the scientist. To that end, students will be involved in writing algorithms, software coding as well as interfacing the personal computer to scientific equipment.
Attendance is mandatory.
Students will meet once a week with the instructor as a group as well as individually. Grade is based on the number of projects completed. The specifics of each task will be described by the instructor beforehand. The student will then read the appropriate material necessary to accomplish this project, and then write and debug the code. Once the code is in its final form, the student will meet with the instructor to present the code, run the program, and answer any questions about their project.