Course Number: Phys 5510
Course Name: Computational Physics
Credits: 3 Cr
Instructor: Jake Simon jbsimon@iastate.edu
PreReq: Graduate standing or Instructor permission. Previous coursework equivalent to PHYS 3650 (Electricity and Magnetism II) is necessary. Previous or current enrollment in PHYS 4810 (Quantum Mechanics II) and some programming experience is encouraged
Course Description
One semester course in computational physics. Phys 5510 is offered in the Spring semester. Computational methods, such as Python 3 will be used to solve complex problems in physics and conduct data analysis. The course content will be at similar level to that used in research. Students will look at several applications including,
- Integration schemes for differential equations
- Fluid dynamics
- Monte Carlo