Computational Modelling ?Computational Modelling teaches you how to solve problems using mathematics and computers. Generally things start with a business wanting to know something about a system or process.Questions are asked, such as:  Experiments are often expensive or time consuming, so companies turn to the power of mathematics and computers to provide an answer. Computational Modelling covers the whole process of solving these problems. Typically it goes something like this:
Computational models play a vital role in the world today. One of the reasons is that they allow new ideas and designs to be tested before expensive prototypes are built. They allow greater creativity and innovation without the risks. For a few of the many ways computational modellers are helping out in the workforce and in research check out the following links:
If you study Computational Modelling at university you'll look at a wide range of problems, including, for example, how to best drill holes with lasers, predator-prey populations (will the prey grow fast enough to survive, or will the predators eat them all up?), how to fly a satellite around a planet to fling it out of the solar system, how to help reduce environmental problems, and which of a few prototype airplanes should be built. You'll learn a whole new world of mathematics, and see it put into action helping you solve these problems. You'll try your new skills out on projects of your own choosing, and combine the basic course with subjects of interest to you (such as ecology, finance or chemistry). You'll also learn about businesses, including how to start one of your own, to help you towards a better career.
Computational Modelling is an exciting new field, with great career opportunities and plenty of flexibility. If you like solving problems and discovering how things work then Computational Modelling may be the degree for you!
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