| Instructor | Prof. Ch. Elster |
| Office | 265 Clippinger |
| elster@ohiou.edu | |
| URL | www.phy.ohiou.edu/~elster/phys503/ |
| Class | MF 9:10-10:00 am, T 8:30-9:30 am Rm Clip 354, W 9:10-11:00 am, Clip 255 |
| Office Hours | Th 1:30-2:30 pm and by appointment |
| TA | Kellen Murphy, Clip 338B, (e-mail: murphy@phy.ohiou.edu) |
| Textbook |
| Computational Physics, 1st Ed. by Rubin H. Landau, Manuel J. Paez e-book library Ohio University |
| Computational Physics, 2nd Ed. by Rubin H. Landau, Manuel J. Paez, Cristian C. Bordeianu |
| Numerical Recipes 2nd Edition, W.H. Press, et al., in Fortran 77 , and Fortran 90. (Follow the instruction for installing the plugin for your Adobe Reader) |
| Additional References |
| Fortran 90/95 for Scientists and Engineers, Stephen J. Chapman , McGraw-Hill 1998 |
| Abramovitz and Stegun, Handbook of Mathematical Functions: Table of Contents |
| Maple, An Introduction and Reference, M. Kofler, Addison-Wesley 1997 |
| Numerical Computing with MATLAB by Cleve B. Moler, Siam 2004. |
| Mastering Matlab 7, Duane Hanselman, Bruce Littlefield, Prentice Hall, 2005 |
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Problem sets and small projects worth 10 (or 20) points each. Passing the class requires more than 50% of the total points. Letter grades will be given according to the following general guide: A > 90%, B > 75%, C > 60%, D > 50%. Homework will be assigned on average once per week. Homework turned in later than the printed due date will lead to a loss of 1 point per day of delay. Homework is to be prepared and turned in electronically. Computational physics is now widely accepted as a `third' discipline in physics, equally valid and complementary to the traditional experimental and theoretical approaches to physics. The course intends to show how numerical methods are used to solve the problems physicists face. The students are introduced to the process of approaching problems from a computational point of view:
During the course the students will be introduced to the different computational facilities available in the department and learn their elementary use.
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