PHY 4611 - Computational Physics

Credits: 3

Prerequisite(s): PHY 3231, PHY 3111, AND MTH 3420, AND Senior Standing OR Permission of instructor.

Description: Students are introduced to advanced methods of computational physics in a structured and cohesive manner concentrating on solving complex physical problems, especially systems with no analytic solutions. Several complex physical phenomena are modeled numerically. Topics include nonlinear second-order differential equations associated with Newton’s second law, partial differential equations associated with the wave equation, heat diffusion, Schrödinger’s equation, Laplace’s equation, and methods of fitting and analyzing data, including regression and spectral methods.

University Requirement(s): Senior Experience