Computational Physics 

Semester 2011A


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Course Number: 203-2-5231

General Information:

Course Objectives

    The goal of this course is to provide a modern in-depth introduction to Computational Physics.
The course covers Numerical Methods, Case Studies and Computational Tools with an emphasize on Parallel Computing.
The course contains several "mini-courses" about computational tools where demos and/or hands-on practice will take place.

Syllabus

Linear Algebra, Numerical Integration, Monte Carlo methods, ODEs, PDEs

Radioactive Decay, Kinematics, Heat Equation, Random Walk,  Metropolis Algorithm, Wave Equation

Programming in Python, Parallel (MPI, OpenMP) and Grid Computing (Condor), Visualization

Audience

    Physics students, 3rd year of their BSc. and MSc.

Lectures 

    The course duration is one semester. 3 hours per week
    Time: Thursday, 5pm-8pm.
    Class location: Building 32, Room 207 new

Lecturer

    Dr. Guy Tel-Zur, Email: gtelzur AT bgu.ac.il
    Reception hours: Immediately after class new.


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