Course Name
Computational Physics Lab
Course Number
PH 367
Year/Term
2023
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Course Credits
1
Class meeting times
3 hours of lecture per week
Prerequisites
PH 213, 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 1 and 2
Balls and springs
Week 3 and Monday week 4
Waves on a ribbon
Wednesday Week 4
Python Skills Workshop
Monday week 5
Dealing with half time-steps
Wed. Wk 5 and Mon wk 6
Time dependent Schroedinger Equation
Week 7
Week 8
Planetary Systems
Week 9 and 10
Final Project and Presentations