Physics 105: Introduction to Computational Physics

Spring 2008

Course Outline


  1. Introduction

    System Basics

  2. Creating a C/C++ program

    Homework #1 (due April 15, 2008) (solutions)

  3. Modeling particle motion

    Basic techniques and strategies

    Homework #2 (due April 24, 2008) (solutions)

  4. Accuracy and errors

    Homework #3 (due May 6, 2008) (solutions)

  5. A better integrator

    MID-TERM EXAMINATION (May 1, 2008) (solutions)

  6. Motion with dissipation

    Homework #4 (due May 15, 2008) (solutions)

  7. Two-dimensional motion

    Homework #5 (due May 22, 2008) (solutions)

  8. Suborbital motion

    Homework #6 (due June 3, 2008) (solutions)

  9. Orbital motion

  10. More complex motion

    Homework #7 (due June 6, 2008)