A Model for Computational Science Investigations Supercomputing Challenge 2007

Computational Science? Computational Science is the use of mathematics and computers to explore “real world” problems in science.

Computational Science Computational Science (CS) complements, but does not completely replace, field experimentation in scientific research. CS is ideally suited to exploration of problems which are too expensive, too dangerous, too difficult to control … for extensive experimentation in the field. CS allows us to perform large numbers of experiments using alternative scenarios with different inputs (“what if …?”).

Computational Science Process Real World Problem Working Model Working Model Mathematical/ Behavioral Model Mathematical/ Behavioral Model Computational Model Results/ Conclusions Results/ Conclusions Simplify Represent TranslateSimulate Interpret