The unit will centre on projects involving the use of the programming language Fortran 90. Essentially, the first half of the course will cover the essentials of Fortran programming, the Unix operating system and the World Wide Web. The second half will be devoted to project work, the focus being on the use of existing public domain Fortran software for solving advanced mathematical problems. For the project, students form teams of three. Each team has a choice between two projects.
Weekly supervision is available to assist the teams.
Presentations take place in the final two weeks. There will be two assignments in the first four weeks. This exam will consist of four questions on Fortran 90 programming. Transferable Skills Problem solving, working within a team and presenting results of to a group of peers, general IT skills. The student will have access to either Zeus or Leibniz, which feature the Silicon Graphics Fortran 90 compiler.