EPS SCI M171Advanced Computing in Geosciences
Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
(Formerly numbered 171.) Misfit modeling and quantitative comparisons of acquired data sets and theory. Forward modeling from fundamental equations. Examples, experiments, and exercises from disciplines within geosciences.
P/NP or letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Requisites: course M71, Mathematics 3A, 3B, and 3C (or 31A and 31B).
Requires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
EPS SCI M171
- EPS SCI M71Introduction to Computing for Geoscientists
- MATH 3ACalculus for Life Sciences Students
- MATH 1Precalculus
- MATH 3BCalculus for Life Sciences Students
- MATH 3COrdinary Differential Equations with Linear Algebra for Life Sciences Students
- MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculus
- MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Series
6 direct requisites. The whole upstream is here — 11 courses over 2 levels. Every course here opens its own tree.
Unlocks
What this course is a requisite for, and what those courses lead to in turn.
No course in the catalog lists this as a requisite.