Area: | Department of Applied Physics |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
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
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Syllabus: | Purpose of computing in Physics. The Need for numerical methods. Nature of the laboratory. Hardware terminology. Review of computer architecture. Round-off and truncation. Meaning of variables. Review of numerical integration and root finding. Programming principles. Documentation. Print and Read statements. Assignments Statements. Expressions. Intrinsic functions, Statement functions. Further numerical integration. Control structures. Arrays. FOR loops. Review of elementary statistics (random variables,distributions, mean, variance). Data and parameter statements. Formatted I/O Elementary file operations. Monte-Carlo simulations. Sub-programs. Least Squares. Function libraries. File operations. Sorting. Vector and matrix operations. Character handling.Graphing. Smoothing. Differencing. Trend removal. Logical, Complex, Double Precision. Gauss Elimination. Least Squares revisited. LU decomposition. Introduction to FORTRAN. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will be able to confidently generate material in response to physics problems which require a non-analytic solution. They will also experience an improvement in problem solving skills, particularly in termsof structured solutions to numerical problems, and written communication skills. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Landau, R. H. and Paez Mejia, M. J., 1997, 'Computational Physics: problem solving with computer', Wiley, New York. Gumley, L. E., 'Practical IDL Programming', Morgan Kaufmann Publishers. |
Unit Texts: | No prescribed text. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Workbook 70%. Practical Examinations 30%. |
Field of Education: | 10300 Physics and Astronomy (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | 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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