Physics 105: Introduction to Computational Physics

Spring 2011

Course Outline


  1. Introduction

    System Basics

    Homework #1 (due April 7, 2011) (solutions)

  2. Programming essentials

    Modeling particle motion

  3. Basic techniques and strategies

    Homework #2 (due April 19, 2011) (solutions)

  4. Accuracy and errors

    Homework #3 (due April 26, 2011) (solutions)

  5. A better integrator

    Damped harmonic motion

  6. Dissipation, driving, and chaos

    Homework #4 (due May 17, 2011) (solutions)

    MID-TERM EXAMINATION (May 10, 2011) (solutions)

  7. Two-dimensional motion

    Suborbital motion

    Homework #5 (due May 26, 2011) (solutions)

  8. Orbital motion

    Homework #6 (due June 2, 2011)

  9. More complex orbital motion

    Homework #7 (due June 6, 2011)