PHYSICS 170N · PHYS 170NComputational Physics and Astronomy Laboratory
Physics · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Prior experience in working with computers is helpful but not required. Designed to give first-hand experience in solving physics and astronomy problems on computers. Project-based course, with projects selected from core areas of classical mechanics, electrodynamics, quantum physics, statistical physics, and astronomy. Introduction to problems and to required numerical methods in lectures, so students can write programs in one modern programming language of their choice (Python recommended) and carry out numerical experiments with it, with results documented in reports.
P/NP or letter grading.
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Requisites: courses 105B, 110B, 112 (or Astronomy 115), 115B.
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PHYSICS 170N
- PHYSICS 105BAnalytic Mechanics
- PHYSICS 105AAnalytic Mechanics
- MATH 33BDifferential Equations
- PHYSICS 110BElectricity and Magnetism
- PHYSICS 110AElectricity and Magnetism
- ASTR 115Introduction to Galactic Astronomy
- PHYSICS 1APhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics
- MATH 32ACalculus of Several Variables
- PHYSICS 1AHPhysics for Scientists and Engineers: Mechanics (Honors)
- MATH 32BCalculus of Several Variables
- MATH 31ADifferential and Integral Calculus
- MATH 1Precalculus
- ASTR 81Fundamentals of Astrophysics
- MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Series
- PHYSICS 112Thermal Physics
- PHYSICS 115AQuantum Mechanics
- PHYSICS 115BQuantum Mechanics
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