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Course Catalog 2014-2015

FYS-4096 Computational Physics, 5 cr Computational Physics FYS-4096 2014-01

Lessons

Study type	P1	P2	P3	P4	Summer	Lecture times and places
Lectures Excercises			24 h/per  24 h/week	+12 h/per +12 h/week		Wednesday 10 - 12 , SG312 Monday 14 - 15 , SJ212A

Description:

Course introduces computational (numerical) approaches for solving physical problems. The contents include projectile motion, celestial mechanics, pendulum and chaos, fields, waves, random systems, Monte Carlo simulations (Ising model) and solving quantum mechanical problems (Schrödinger equation). The course comprises 12 individual exercises for each week and there will be no final exam.

Person responsible:

Jaakko Akola

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Methods of instruction:

Contact teaching: 50 %
Distance learning: 0 %
Proportion of a student´s independent study: 50 %