Most chemical engineering programs require students to take a course in computer science, typically a course in a programming language. Historically, most engineers studied FORTRAN programming, but the emphasis has shifted to other newer languages and software in recent years. Students generally take a course in programming languages such as Visual Basic, C/C++, MATLAB, or other software languages. Irrespective of the specific language, students learn about algorithm development and code formulation in the course. These skills are invaluable for any engineer, as growing computational power enables an engineer to tackle problems of increasing complexity.
Success in these fundamental courses, in turn, is based on basic science and mathematics courses, scheduled in the first two years of the curriculum. These courses are described next.
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