Computational Physics

Undergraduate

An introduction to computational methods in physics, with an emphasis on applications to problems in Classical Mechanics, Electromagnetism and Quantum Mechanics. Best practices for scientific computing, data analysis and visualization will be emphasized. Topics to be discussed may include numerical integration, differentiation, and optimization; linear and non-linear equations; techniques for initial and boundary value problems for ordinary and partial differential equations; fast Fourier transforms; eigenvalue problems; numerical linear algebra; and an introduction to Monte Carlo methods. (Prerequisites: PHYS-2210, PHYS-2500, MATH-2780 and MATH-2790.) (3 lecture hours and 1 tutorial hour per week.)