PHY 3301 Computational Methods Phys Sci

Basic use of symbolic logic software and exploration of different areas of physics through numerical and computational techniques, including random-walk models, accretion phenomena, Monte Carlo methods in statistical physics, cellular automata, complexity, chaos, and planetary motion. Methods of interpolation, rates of convergence, projection methods, boundary problems and singular perturbation methods. Prerequisite(s): PHY 1041, PHY 1042. Recommended: COM 1300.

Credits

3