EPS SCI 203Numerical Methods for Geosciences
Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences · 6 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
Computational precision and algorithms, linear algebra, nonlinear equations, functional approximation, integration, ordinary and partial differential equations, spectral and finite element methods, parallel computing. Sample programming exercises from Earth and space sciences.
Letter grading.
When it runs
- Spring 2026
- Spring 2027
Scheduled, not typical — from UCLA’s Schedule of Classes, which publishes Fall 2025 through Spring 2027 and nothing before it.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Preparation: knowledge of programming language. Requisite: Mathematics 33B.
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