Physics 306: Computational Physics Lab (E&M)

Course Outline


  1. Introduction: electric fields

  2. Field lines and equipotentials

    Homework #1 (due January 23, 2009) (solutions)

  3. Random Numbers

    Homework #2 (due February 10, 2009) (solutions)

  4. Monte-Carlo Methods

  5. Variational Methods

  6. Charge Distribution in a Conductor

    Homework #3 (due February 20, 2009) (solutions)

  7. Laplace's Equation

  8. More on Laplace's Equation

    Homework #4 (due March 6, 2009) (solutions)

  9. The Wave Equation

    Homework #5 (due March 13, 2009) (solutions)

  10. The Wave Equation in Two Dimensions