Scientific Computing Club

Many incoming freshmen, sophomores, and even long-standing upperclassmen will major in a STEM subject, none the wiser to the importance of having command of one or more programming languages for scientific use. With the increasing availability of PCs, and the outstanding need to perform more rigorous and expensive calculations, knowing how to code a simple algorithm makes a proper difference in the eligibility of a job applicant. Knowing this, the Scientific Computing Club intends to (with a multi-disciplinary approach) inform interested students about methods in scientific computing, and to provide the experience of working in tandem with a computer to expand the range of a future scientist or engineer to tackle problems that are impossible with the range of pen and paper.

Modern problems in STEM will be solved for with the use of computers to illustrate the need for knowledge of these methods, and opportunities that may make use of the knowledge learned from this club (employment, research, etc.) will be provided to interested students. Students will be able to tie these methods to current courses to gain intimate experience about the benefits of computing literacy. The rudimentary goal of the Scientific Computing Club is to allow students to confidently work concurrently with computing methods to grow their confidence in future pursuits, and to become a better scientist overall.

This organization will fall under the “Academic Interest” category for groups in the SOC.