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Subject: Course on Scientific and Statistical Computing


			 Course Announcement
	Stat/Biostat 534: Scientific and Statistical Computing
        ======================================================
			      Fall 1995

Instructor: Werner Stuetzle
Office: Padelford B313C
Email: wxs@stat.washington.edu 
Phone: 543-7237

Time and place: T,Th 11:30 - 1:00, Padelford C-301 
(tentative, may be changed at students' request)


Overview
--------

This course is intended for graduate students in the mathematical and
physical sciences and in engineering who have some experience with
programming in a high level language such a Fortran, C, or Pascal. It
will offer an introduction to various aspects of computing, including:

- the use of tools like Emacs, G++ (C++ compiler), Gdb (debugger), and 
  Make
- modern programming methodologies (modularization, object oriented 
  design)
- the design of data structures and algorithms, and their analysis.

This course is the first in a 3 course sequence (534-535-537).
However, it is self-contained. For a syllabus of the entire sequence
and a statement of its goals, see the WWW page 
    http://www.stat.washington.edu/Stat534


Programming Project
-------------------

There will be a programming project extending through the entire
quarter. It is intended to give you hands-on experience in designing
and implementing scientific programs that can be understood by persons
other than the original author, gracefully extended, and easily
debugged. My current plan is to use curve-fitting as the underlying
theme of the project.

We will use the programming language C++, and a user interface toolkit
called SUIT. All the necessary software will be installed on the
Math Sciences Computing Center network.


Required Material
-----------------

Stanley B. Lippman, C++ Primer, 2nd Edition, Addison-Wesley, 1991.


Supplemental Material
---------------------

1. Handouts 
2. H. Abelson and G.J. Sussman, Structure and Iterpretation of 
   Computer Programs, McGraw-Hill, 1985 
3. A.V. Aho, J.E. Hopcroft and J.D. Ullman, Data Structures and
   Algorithms, Addison-Wesley, 1987


Information
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If you intend to take this class, please send me email, so that I can
get a rough guess of the class size. I'm also happy to answer any
questions.
 

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