Computational Physics

PREREQUISITE: (PHYS-UA 105 & PHYS-UA 106) OR (SCIEN-AD 113 AND SCIEN-AD 114 AND MATH-AD 121) WITH A MINIMUM GRADE OF C.

Introduction to computational physics, with an emphasis on fields of current research interest where numerical techniques provide unique physical insight. Topics are chosen from various branches of physics, including numerical solution of ordinary and partial differential equations, eigenvalue problems, Monte Carlo methods in statistical mechanics, field theory, dynamical systems, and chaos.