Computational and Theoretical Modeling in Physics

Catalog description

Introduces the concepts and techniques for computational modeling of physical systems. In particular, we will use Matlab or Python to develop computational models, and the course will introduce the Matlab and Python programming languages and cover basic programming methods. We will then model physical systems using differential equations, Fourier transforms, and matrix methods. Prerequisite: one of the following: (1) a minimum grade of 2.0 in CSS 112 and a minimum grade of 2.0 in B PHYS 317; (2) a minimum grade of 2.0 in CSS 112; a minimum grade of 2.0 in STMATH 207; and a minimum grade of 2.0 in STMATH 208.