Course Description

Physics 325a/b Computer Simulations in Physics I

An introduction to numerical and visualization techniques relevant to physics. Numerical techniques include interpolation and extrapolation, numerical integration and the solution of ordinary and partial differential equations. Visualization techniques include the basics of drawing 3-dimensional objects, movies, image processing and graphical user interfaces. Matlab programming will be introduced.

Prerequisites: Physics 020 or 022 or 024 or 025 or 026; plus one or other of the following: EITHER (1) (Calculus 250a/b and 251a/b ) or (Calculus 280a/b and 281a/b) or (the former Applied Mathematics 281a and 282b) or (the former Mathematics 204a and 205b); Linear Algebra 040a/b or the former Mathematics 202a or the former Applied Mathematics 212a OR (2) (Applied Mathematics 290a and 291b).
3 lecture hours, 1 laboratory hour, half course.
To be introduced in September, 2003.


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