Computational Physics

Catalog description

This course provides students with an introduction to scientific computation, primarily as applied to physical science problems. It will assume a basic knowledge of programming and will focus on how computational methods can be used to study physical systems complementing experimental and theoretical techniques. Prerequisites: PHYS 0070 , 0160 (or 0050 , 0060 ) and 0470 (or ENGN 0510 ); MATH 0180 or 0200 or 0350 ; the ability to write a simple computer program in Fortran, Matlab, C or C++.