This course was shut down on 31 March 2025. You can request credits until 18 April 2025, but any exercise submissions after the shut down date will not be considered. All material will continue to remain available indefinitely (but the course page on plus.cs.aalto.fi will eventually be hidden). Some of the material is part of other open online courses which may interest you, see https://coderefinery.org and https://scicomp.aalto.fi/training/

Hands-on scientific computing is guide to practical computing skills you need for other classes or research, but usually are expected to learn yourselves. The actual course material is located separately, and this site contains extra exercises you can do to get credit. If you just want to learn for practical purposes, just go to the main site and skip this. Read on if you would like a few credits for your work.

Audience: This course is open for both Aalto and external users.

Enrollment: This course is continually open and you can work at your own pace.