Computational Physics

Catalog description

This course provides students with an introduction to scientific computation at the graduate level, 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 2030 , 2050 , 2140 ; the ability to write a simple computer program in Fortran, Matlab, C or C++.