Abstract: Calculation method is a basic course of engineering majors in colleges and universities, which is widely used in practical engineering problems. According to the characteristics and the current teaching situation for calculation method, combined with the aim of training applied talents for the engineering major, based on the idea of desalinating the theoretical derivation and strengthening the practical application, some reform strategies are proposed from two aspects of theory teaching and practice teaching to strengthen students' understanding and mastery of common numerical methods and improve students' ability to solve practical engineering problems by using algorithmic programming.

Key words: Calculation method, Current teaching situation, Teaching reform