this is the course github page for PHYS4150--Computational Physics, including lecture notes, assignments, tutorial materials and notices.
- lecture notes: courese lecture notes distributed by Prof. Wang.
- tutorial material: including all the material used in tutorial sessions.
- homework: including all the homework related information.
Notice: Most information is copied from Online Syllabuses and Regulations
Course Name: Computational Physics
Course Co-ordinate: Prof J Wang
Course tutor: Mr Ziyang Yu
Course contents & Topics:
- Introductory computational physics and computer algebra.
- integration and differentiation, interpolation and extrapolation.
- ordinary differential equation, partial differential equations, matrix methods, Monte Carlo (Metropolis algorithm) and other simulation methods.
- Several physics projects.
Course Teaching & Learning Activities:
Activities | No. of Hours |
---|---|
Laboratory | 12 |
Lectures | 36 |
Tutorials | 8 |
Reading/ Self study | 80 |
Assessment Methods and Weighting:
Methods | Details | Weighting in final course grads (%) |
---|---|---|
Assignments | 20 | |
Examination | 2-hour written exam | 40 |
Presentation | 15 | |
Project report | 25 |
Recommended reading materials:
- Lecture notes
- Samuel S.M. Wong: Computational Methods in Physics and Engineering (World Scientific)
- N.J. Giordano and N. Nakanishi: Computational physics (Pearson Education Inc. )