12578 (v.3) Computational Physics 102

Area:

Department of Applied Physics

Contact Hours:

4.0

Credits:

25.0

Lecture:

2 x 1 Hours Weekly

Laboratory:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Other Requisite(s):

Admission: requisite upon completion of TEE Applicable Mathematics and Calculus

Overview of digital computers and computing. Elements of FORTRAN. Program construction and debugging on PC and UNIX based systems. Information retrieval. Electronic communication. Numerical techniques integration, linear systems of equations, linear least squares, data filtering and algorithm development. Use of existing software and commercial scientific computing packages. Solving physics and geophysics problems.

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2003	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y

- Area External refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
- Central External refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area.

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