Field concerned with constructing mathematical models and quantitative analysis techniques and using computers to analyze and solve scientific problems.
Back then computers were mostly for scientificcomputation, like calculating the orbits of rockets.
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The power of the FORTRAN language for scientificcomputation can be clearly demonstrated by a simple real-world example.
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"Ah," Morgan said, "the concept is that in scientificcomputation, the result cannot be more accurate than the least accurate quantity or measurement involved."