Physics 281 - Computational Physics

Wednesday/Friday Section

Fall 2015

Grade Book

Schedule of Exercises

Exercise Title Assigned Date Due Date Solution
1 Practice with Python Sept. 11 Sept. 16 Solution
2 Practice with PyPlot Sept. 16 Sept. 18 Solution
3 Practice with Programs Sept. 18 Sept. 23 Solution
4 Practice with Iteration Sept. 23 Sept. 25 Solution
5 Practice with Interpolation Sept. 25 Sept. 30 Solution
6 Practice with Numerical Integration Sept. 30 Oct. 2 Solution
7 Two Dimensional Random Walk Oct. 2 Oct. 7 Solution
8 Normal Distribution Oct. 7 Oct. 9 Solution
9 Least Squares Fit to a Line Oct. 13 Oct. 15 Solution
10 Monte Carlo Simulation of Least Squares Fit Oct. 21 Oct. 23 Solution
11 Solution of a First Order ODE Oct. 30 Nov. 4 Solution
12 Solution of a Second Order ODE Nov. 4 Nov. 6 Solution
13 Second Order Runge-Kutta Method Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Solution
14 Orbital Motion Nov. 18 Nov. 20 Solution
15 Practice with Python Classes Dec. 2 Dec. 4 Solution
16 Heat Conduction with Periodic Boundary Condition Dec. 4 Dec. 11 ---

Schedule of Projects

Project Report Guidelines

Ph281 Home

Project Title Assigned Date Due Date Solution
1 Monte Carlo Model of Comet Dust Oct. 9 Oct. 28 Solution
2 Fitting the LMT Pointing Model Oct. 28 Nov. 18 Solution
3 Comet Dust Tails - updated Dec 10 Nov. 20 Dec. 11 ---