Introduction to Scientific Computing
Course, Bachelor's level, 1TD342
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Autumn 2025
Autumn 2025,
Uppsala, 33%, On-campus, Swedish
Only available as part of a programme
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 33%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 1 September 2025–2 November 2025
- Language of instruction
- Swedish
- Entry requirements
-
Participation in a course in programming in Python (for example Computer Programming I), or the course can be taken in parallel. Participation in one of the courses Single Variable Calculus, Single Variable Calculus M, Geometry and Calculus and Calculus for Engineers.
- Fees
-
If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 10,833
- Total tuition fee: SEK 10,833
- Application deadline
- 15 April 2025
- Application code
- UU-12009
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 25 July 2025–7 September 2025
- Information on registration from the department
Autumn 2025
Autumn 2025,
Uppsala, 33%, On-campus, English
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 33%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 3 November 2025–18 January 2026
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
Participation in a course in programming in Python (for example Computer Programming I), or the course can be taken in parallel. Participation in one of the courses Single Variable Calculus, Single Variable Calculus M, Geometry and Calculus and Calculus for Engineers.
- Selection
-
Higher education credits in science and engineering (maximum 240 credits)
- Fees
-
If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 10,833
- Total tuition fee: SEK 10,833
- Application deadline
- 15 April 2025
- Application code
- UU-12037
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 20 October 2025–9 November 2025
- Information on registration from the department
Autumn 2025
Autumn 2025,
Uppsala, 33%, On-campus, English
For exchange students
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 33%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 3 November 2025–18 January 2026
- Language of instruction
- English
- Entry requirements
-
Participation in a course in programming in Python (for example Computer Programming I), or the course can be taken in parallel. Participation in one of the courses Single Variable Calculus, Single Variable Calculus M, Geometry and Calculus and Calculus for Engineers.
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 20 October 2025–9 November 2025
- Information on registration from the department
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Spring 2026
Spring 2026,
Uppsala, 33%, On-campus, Swedish
- Location
- Uppsala
- Pace of study
- 33%
- Teaching form
- On-campus
- Instructional time
- Daytime
- Study period
- 19 January 2026–22 March 2026
- Language of instruction
- Swedish
- Entry requirements
-
Participation in a course in programming in Python (for example Computer Programming I), or the course can be taken in parallel. Participation in one of the courses Single Variable Calculus, Single Variable Calculus M, Geometry and Calculus and Calculus for Engineers.
- Selection
-
Higher education credits in science and engineering (maximum 240 credits)
- Fees
-
If you are not a citizen of a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country, or Switzerland, you are required to pay application and tuition fees.
- First tuition fee instalment: SEK 10,833
- Total tuition fee: SEK 10,833
- Application deadline
- 15 October 2025
- Application code
- UU-62009
Admitted or on the waiting list?
- Registration period
- 5 January 2026–25 January 2026
- Information on registration from the department
About the course
Today, a common way to study and analyse different processes in natural sciences, engineering, and also in human sciences, is to use computers, simulations and mathematical and statistical models. Simulations on the computer screen work as a complement to, and sometimes as a replacement to experiments and theory. Computers and mathematical/statistical models are used to describe reality and to produce new products that can be more energy efficient and more friendly to the environment. Models and simulations are also used to study the future, for example, climate change, and can therefore affect political decisions. When computations take place in computers, the methods that are used are very different from the hand calculation methods you learned in school. In scientific computing, we study these computational methods.
In this course, you learn about the principles and the ideas behind these computational methods, but also how to think when you solve problems with computers and programming. Basic concepts, ideas, and methods in scientific computing are covered in the course. The main themes in the course are numeric solutions to integrals, non-linear equations and differential equations in one variable.