Workshops on Efficient Use of Scientific Computing.

Abstract

Two 2-day workshops were held. These concentrated on MATLAB, which is a high-level computer language for scientific and engineering calculations. It is extremely useful for many exploratory investigations, and for problems that need efficient use of matrices. Some of the advantages of MATLAB over lower- level languages like FORTRAN are: (1) The essentials can be learned very easily - one day; (2) Programs tend to be short, easy to write and read; (3) MATLAB is interactive, which makes it easy to debug and make changes in programs; (4) Excellent, easy-to-use graphics; and (5) Tedious aspects of lower-level languages are eliminated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 02, 1991
Accession Number
ADA240175

Entities

People

  • Ben Noble
  • J. R. Whiteman

Organizations

  • Brunel University London

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Value Problems
  • Computer Languages
  • Computers
  • Electromagnetism
  • Engineering
  • Equations
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Language
  • Materials
  • Mathematics
  • Military Research
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Poisson Equation
  • Sparse Matrix
  • Theses
  • Time Dependence
  • Workshops

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

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  • Academic Conference Management
  • Computer Science.
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