ASSIGMENTS, PHYSICS 466, Computational Physics II

Wk	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
3	24, 27	CP II 15	Laplace's Equation (466) 15.7.1; Poisson's Equation (566) 15.7.3 Use gnuplot or DX to create 3D plots with contours
4	31, 2 Feb	CP II 8	Beowulf Parallel Computing
5	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
	16		Midterm (Wngr 377)
7	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. Grads: Also do a visualization of 2D system; follow just one particle's walk; follow two particles in a two particle system. 2D MD Applet
8	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.
9	7, 9		Burger's Equation Shock Waves (466), Solitons: KdeV Equation (566)
10	14, 16	CPI 16, 17	Integral Equations in Quantum Mechanics (466: bound; 566: scattering states)
F	Monday 20	0930	Final Exam (Wngr 377)

	Physics 466 Computational Physics
	Weekly Schedule, Winter 2006
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