Physics 466 Computational Physics
Weekly Schedule, Winter 2006
© RH Landau, Oregon State University
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Physics 466 Computational Physics |
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Weekly Schedule, Winter 2006 |
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© RH Landau, Oregon State University |
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Assigments due one week after material covered in class
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T = Lec (377) Th =lab (412) |
Reading | Topic |
| 1 | 10, 12 Jan | CP I 22 |
Ising Model, Metropolis Algorithm
(1D for 466, 2D for 566) 22.7. |
| 2 | 17, | CP I 23 |
Feynman's Quantum Path Integration, 23.7. Do your simulation for a particle in a very high square well potential (566 only) |
| 19 | CP II 3 | Surface Plotting with Gnuplot & DX Visual Programming | |
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CP II 15 |
Laplace's Equation (466) 15.7.1; Poisson's
Equation (566) 15.7.3 |
| 4 | 31, 2 Feb | CP II 8 | Beowulf Parallel Computing |
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7, 9 |
CP II 17 |
Catenary Waves with Friction: 17.7 Extend treatment to include friction and catenary (466 may leave off friction or catenary) Create surface plots with contours or colors |
| 6 | 14 |
Catchup (Wngr 412), Projects Due |
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| 16 | Midterm (Wngr 377) | ||
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21, 23 | CP II 14 |
Molecular Dynamics:
UG: Convert the 1D MD code into a 2D version.
Run for several different initial energies and see if the final temperature is
proportional to the initial energy. Make plots of KE,PE, E vs time. |
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28, 2 March | CP II 18 | Computational Fluid Dynamics: Experiment with the u-w code for various Reynolds numbers. Visualize the actual velocity from the u-w output. |
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7, 9 |
Burger's Equation Shock Waves (466), Solitons: KdeV Equation (566) |
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14, 16 |
CPI 16, 17 |
Integral Equations in Quantum Mechanics (466: bound; 566: scattering states) |
F |
Monday 20 |
0930 |
Final Exam (Wngr 377) |