PHYS 325 - Computational Physics

This course deals with the use of computational techniques to solve physics problems. It uses Python as the programming language. Topics include root finding, numerical integration and differentiation, numerical solutions of differential equations, Monte Carlo simulations. These computational techniques are applied in the context of physics problems in the areas of classical and quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, oscillations and waves, chaos, electricity and magnetism. A basic knowledge of Python is assumed.

One semester, 3 credits.

Pre-req: PHYS 185, PHYS 275, & COSC 120.
3 credits