The Mathematical and Computational Science Division (MCSD) is charged
with providing technical leadership within NIST in modern analytical and
computational methods for solving scientific problems of interest to
American industry. MCSD has created a unified analytic and computational
setting in which advanced scientific and engineering problems can be
solved. The components of such a setting include: the development and
analysis of theoretical descriptions of phenomena (mathematical
modeling); the design and analysis of the requisite computational
methods and experiments; the transformation of these
methods into efficient numerical algorithms for
high-performance computers; the implementation of these methods in
high-quality mathematical software; and the distribution of this
software to potential clients.
