Physics 281 - Computational Physics
Wednesday/Friday Section
Fall 2008
Schedule of Classes and Topics
Class
Day
Date
Lecture Topic
Exercise
1
W
Sep 3
Introduction
[pdf]
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2
F
Sep 5
MATLAB
[pdf]
Exercise 1
Unix Summary
[pdf]
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3
W
Sep 10
MATLAB (continued)
[pdf]
Exercise 2
4
F
Sep 12
Iteration and Recursion
[pdf]
Exercise 3
5
W
Sep 17
Approximation of a Function
[pdf]
Exercise 4
6
F
Sep 19
-
-
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7
W
Sep 24
Numerical Integration
[pdf]
Exercise 5
8
F
Sep 26
-
-
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9
W
Oct 1
Random Numbers and Random Processes
[pdf]
Exercise 6
10
F
Oct 3
Project 1 - Radiative Transfer in a Planetary Atmosphere
[pdf]
Project 1
11
W
Oct 8
-
-
-
12
F
Oct 10
Comments on Exercise 5
[pdf]
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12
-
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Comments on Exercise 6
[pdf]
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13
W
Oct 15
-
-
-
14
F
Oct 17
-
-
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15
W
Oct 22
Differential Equations
[pdf]
Exercise 7
16
F
Oct 24
Differential Equations II
[pdf]
Exercise 8
17
W
Oct 29
Equations of Motion
[pdf]
Exercise 9
17
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-
4th Order Runge-Kutta Implementation
[pdf]
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18
F
Oct 31
Project 2 Lecture
[pdf]
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19
W
Nov 5
-
-
Project 2
20
F
Nov 7
-
-
-
-
W
Nov 12
NO CLASS
-
-
21
F
Nov 14
-
-
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22
W
Nov 19
-
-
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23
F
Nov 21
-
-
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24
W
Nov 26
-
-
-
-
F
Nov 28
THANKSGIVING BREAK
-
-
25
W
Dec 3
Partial Differential Equations I
[pdf]
Exercise 10
26
F
Dec 5
Partial Differential Equations II
[pdf]
Exercise 11
27
W
Dec 10
Partial Differential Equations III
[pdf]
Exercise 12
28
F
Dec 12
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