Course Description Course Description
| Computer Science 161a/b Computer Simulation with Applications |
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An introduction to computer simulation for students in the sciences, social sciences, engineering and business administration. Time-slice and critical event models applied to continuous and discrete real-world systems, e.g., star clusters, trading networks, assembly lines, customer service operations. Covers complete simulation process: data collection, model building, programming, validation, and design of experiments. |
| Antirequisite: The former Computer Science 361b. |
| Prerequisites: One full course equivalent, chosen from the following: Mathematics 030, Applied Mathematics 026, Calculus 050a/b, 051a/b, 081a/b, Linear Algebra 040a/b, or the former Applied Mathematics 020, or 023a/b plus 024a/b, or the former Mathematics 027; One of Computer Science 027a/b, the former Computer Science 226a/b, the former Engineering Science 030. |
| 3 lecture hours, half course. |
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