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Module MA3469: Practical numerical simulations
- Credit weighting (ECTS)
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5 credits
- Semester/term taught
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Michaelmas term 2013-14
- Contact Hours
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11 weeks, 3 lectures including tutorials per week
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- Lecturer
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Prof. Nicolas Garron
- Learning Outcomes
- On successful completion of this module, students will be able to
- Solving physical problems on a computer;
- Finding an appropriate model and numerical scheme;
- Implement an appropriate solution;
- Understand the computer output and control the numerical errors.
- Module Content
- Introduction to C++ (using linux environment) and object oriented programming;
- Solving ordinary differential equations using Euler or Runge Kutta schemes;
- Shooting method;
- Introduction to symplectic integration schemes;
- Partial differential equations;
- Introduction to Monte Carlo methods (example: Ising model);.
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- Module Prerequisite
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- Assessment Detail
- This module will be examined in a 2 hour examination in Trinity term. Continuous assessment will contribute 30% to the final grade for the module at the annual
examination session. Supplemental exams will consist of 100% exam.
