PHYS 580 - Computational Physics

3 units (fi 6)(EITHER, 3-0-3)

Faculty of Science

Basic principles; computational methods selected from finite-differences, matrix manipulation, variational techniques, discrete transforms, stochastic methods, lattice techniques; as applied to topics selected from any area of physics. Knowledge of programming at the level of PHYS 234 or equivalent is required; many of the topics covered will assume an understanding of the physics concepts covered in an undergraduate honors physics or geophysics program.