Computers in Science and Math

Uses of computers in science and mathematics. The influence of computers is universal. Computers are used in applications ranging from running a farm, diagnosing a disease, and designing to constructing and launching a space vehicle. Because the development of computers has been largely the work of scientists, it is natural that a large body of computer applications serves the scientist. To solve scientific problems researchers must deal with the language of science: mathematics. To understand more deeply complex natural phenomena, scientists must use complex mathematical relationships and volumes of data too impossible to manage without the aid of computers. Many scientific computer programs serve the entire population. The links included herein relate to science and mathematics.


Australian National University, Canberra, Australia: B-Eye
Learn how honeybees see the world in material of interest to students, educators, and researchers.

New York University, New York City: Academic Computing Facility and Scientific Visualization Laboratory: Math Mol
Explore molecular modeling and the role of mathematics and public domain software at this site from New York University.

United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Ames Research Center: Biocomputation
Learn about an organization for computer-based three-dimensional (3-D) visualization of cells, tissues and organs.

United States National Institute of Health: Laboratory of Structural Biology: Molecular Graphics and Simulation
Learn about CHARMM computer modeling and a selection of computer-generated molecular biology images.
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