Computational Physics.

Catalog description

PR: MATH 261 and PHYS 314 . Using basic numerical techniques to gain insight into physical systems. Numerical solutions for projectile motion, chaotic systems, and motion in a gravitational field (including N-body simulations). Numerical solutions to Maxwell's equations, the diffusion equation, the wave equation, Schrodinger's equation, and the hydrogen atom. Implementation of discrete Fourier Transforms and wavelet methods for analysis of time series.