2021-2022 Academic Catalog 
    
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2021-2022 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PHYS 127 - Computer Simulation Laboratory


Introduces object oriented programming and methods of computer simulation and its diverse applications. The course is project oriented, with students proceeding at their own pace. Projects include planetary motion, chaotic systems, random systems, complex systems, and thermal systems. Methods include the numerical solution of differential equations, molecular dynamics, and Monte Carlo techniques. Two laboratory sections and two discussion periods per week.

Prerequisites: PHYS 120 , MATH 120  or MATH 124 , or instructor permission.

Course Designation/Attribute: SP

Anticipated Terms Offered: Offered every year