Using scientific computing to predict outcomes and solve real-world problems
Computational Science seeks to explain the complex world we live in using technological simulations. By collecting data and creating computer models, computational scientists can make predictions that help to solve a variety of problems. For example:
- predicting the path of a tornado
- analysing the behaviour of financial markets
- simulating the outcome of a surgical procedure before it’s used on a patient
- improving the flow of traffic
- determining how an epidemic will most likely spread
In this programme, a joint degree between VU Amsterdam and the University of Amsterdam (UvA), you will learn to apply algorithmic-driven procedures (step-by-step procedures for solving a problem in a limited number of steps) as well as mathematics and logic. You will also learn to apply the knowledge and skills you develop to different research areas in the natural sciences.
