Course Name
Computational Physics Lab
Course Number
PH 365
Year/Term
2022
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Course Credits
1
Class meeting times
3 hours of lecture per week
Prerequisites
PH213, This course is expected to be taken alongside the Paradigms.
Course description
A project-driven laboratory experience in computational physics. Includes the use of basic mathematical and numerical techniques in computer calculations leading to solutions for typical physical problems. Topics to be covered will coordinate with the Paradigms in Physics course sequence.

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Homework Due

Week 0 (Sept 21)
Week 1 (Sept 26 and 28)
Using Python as a Calculator
Week 4 (Oct 17 and 19)
Week 5 (Oct 24 and 26)
Wrap-up activities
Week 6 (Oct 31 and Nov 2)
Projectile Activity and Midterm
Week 7 (Nov 7 and 9)
Input from files and Indexing
Week 8 (Nov 14 and 16)
Week 9 (Nov 21 and 23)
Putting things together
Week 10 (Nov 20 and 30)