Course unit, curriculum year 2023–2024
FYS.421
Computational Physics 2, 5 cr
Tampere University
- Description
- Completion options
Teaching periods
Active in period 4 (4.3.2024–31.5.2024)
Course code
FYS.421Language of instruction
EnglishAcademic years
2021–2022, 2022–2023, 2023–2024Level of study
Advanced studiesGrading scale
General scale, 0-5Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Ilkka KylänpääResponsible organisation
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Physics Studies 100 %
Core content
- Introduction to many-body methodology in computational physics
- Data visualization and analysis
- Numerical calculus and linear algebra
- Numerical solution of ordinary and partial differential equations
Complementary knowledge
- Working with supercomputers and superclusters
- Perceptually uniform colormaps
- Multi-dimensional calculus
- Relation to computational physics
- Basics in related numerical framework
Specialist knowledge
- Details in many-body simulation techniques
- Meaningful publication-quality figures
- How to select and implement some key algorithms
- Usage, implementation and development of related codes
Learning outcomes
Recommended prerequisites
Further information
Learning material
Equivalences
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
Participation in teaching
04.03.2024 – 30.04.2024
Active in period 4 (4.3.2024–31.5.2024)