Syllabus

Course Code: G-203    Course Name: Computing techniques in Geosciences

MODULE NO / UNIT COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE NOTES
1 Computer system, hardware components: CPU, memory, input/ output devices and information storage media. Software, computer PROGRAMMEs, operating system concepts, DOS and its use.
2 Problem solving and computer programming languages useful for scientific computing, various data types, expression and statements, iterative statements, input/output statements, subroutines and functions, data sharing among sub programmes/programmes. Programming examples to handle problems of numerical and statistical type.
3 Computer applications in Geology: preparation of charts, frequency diagrams, geological maps, thematic maps, cross sections and litho logs.
4 Statistical parameters: mean median, mode, skewness, and kurtosis. Statistical techniques: probability, correlation and regression. Frequency curve, cumulative curve and histogram.
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