Math 128A

Math 128A is a first course in how to translate mathematics into a form that can be programmed on a computer. It is a four unit course.

Prerequisites

Math 53 and Math 54

Student Comments

“I took Math 128A in the summer. It helped me to satisfy my astrophysics elective requirement and allow me to graduate. I find the course to be helpful because it teaches you how to program Newton's method, Euler's method, Gaussian quadrature, Runge-kutta method and solve a matrix. I would say you are likely to get a better grade in this than in your physics and astrophysics courses because a lot of the problems in the weekly HW, quizzes and exams will be purely computational. There will be some tough proof questions.” – Andrew Hsu, former webmaster, recent Astrophysics graduate.