| | Computer Science - Scientific Computing | | |
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| School | University of Toronto - St. George | | |
| Location | Toronto, ON, Canada | | |
| School Type | University | | |
| School Size | Full-time Undergraduate: 43,790
Full-time Graduate: 19,074 | | |
| Degree | Bachelor | | |
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| Length | 4 Year(s) | | |
| Entry Grade (%)* | 87% to 100% | | |
| Prerequisites | - Grade12 English
- Grade12 Calculus and Vectors
- Grade12 Advanced Functions
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| Prerequisites Notes | Six Grade 12 U or M courses are required.
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| Cost | | National: | $6,400 | | International: | $41,920 |
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| Scholarships | 25 scholarship(s) | | |
| Description | Scientific computing studies the world around us. Known and unknown quantities are related through certain rules, e.g. physical laws, formulating mathematical problems. These problems are solved by numerical methods implemented as algorithms and run on computers. The numerical methods are analyzed and their performance (e.g. accuracy, efficiency) studied. Problems, such as choosing the optimal shape for an airplane (to achieve, for example, minimal fuel consumption), finding the fair price for derivative products of the market, or regulating the amount of radiation in medical scans, can be modelled by mathematical expressions, and solved by numerical techniques.
Students wishing to study scientific computing should have a strong background in mathematics, in particular calculus of several variables, linear algebra and statistics, be fluent in programming, and have a good understanding of data structures and algorithm design.
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