AtSc 270 - Computer Concepts in Meteorology

Spring 2007

Prepare students to utilize computers in their future activities, such as upper level classes (e.g. Numerical Methods in Meteorology and Senior Project), future employment, empower students to be able to use computer resources to learn how to accomplish new computer tasks (e.g. How to find out about and learn to use new tools. How to find a command syntax). Present a broad overview of how computer technology is used in science. Cover a broad range of modern computer concepts used by scientific software engineers. Demonstrate how computer tools are used to solve practical scientific tasks. Provide a fundamental knowledge in applied scientific computer programming.