Syllabus:
Introductory Computational Physics, 7.5 credits
The course is discontinued from 2025-04-03
Swedish name:
Fysikalisk problemlösning med dator D
This syllabus is valid:
2008-08-25
and until further notice
Course code:
5FY029
Credit points:
7.5
Education level:
Second cycle
Main Field of Study and progress level:
Physics: Second cycle, has second-cycle course/s as entry requirements
Grading scale:
Pass with distinction, Pass with merit, Pass, Pass with distinction, Pass, Fail
Responsible department:
Department of Physics
Established by:
Faculty Board of Science and Technology, 2025-04-03
Contents
The aim of the course is to provide knowledge on how physical problems that cannot be solved analytically can be solved numerically with a computer. The problems can be described by partial differential equations and are found in different areas of physics: applied mechanics, fluid dynamics, electrodynamics, electrostatics and heat conduction. The numerical methods used are: finite element methods, FTCS, Crank-Nicholson, finite difference methods, relaxation methods and Fourier transforms. The course contains computer programming and use of programs such as FEMLAB.
Required Knowledge
Numerical Methods in Physics, or equivalent.
Literature
The literature list is not available through the web. Please contact the faculty.