Gwybodaeth Modiwlau

The Aims of Quantitative Methods in Water Science are to bring the student up to the basic minimum level of familiarity with necessary numerical, analytical, computer, and information technology skills as well as general quantitative techniques knowledge needed by a modern water scientist. As such it will provide a package of skills that are potentially transferable to a wide range of employment situations both within and outside of the traditional water science target areas.

Through a series of lectures, practical sessions and exercises the basics of current application of information technology will be introduced. The storage of data in files, file management, network uses, printing, as well as effective use of a graphical user interface will be taught. Familiarity will be ensured with not only the use of word-processing packages, but also the rules of good layout. In the word-processing package the basic text handling and formatting operations will be taught as well as the use of an equation editor and how to insert graphics. Teaching the use of spreadsheet packages will be integrated, whenever possible, with the mathematical elements of the module in examples where water data will be handled. The concepts of workbooks and worksheets, inputting text and numbers, formatting cells and using functions as well as creating raphics will be dealt with.