DatF (Computer Science for Physicists)
Contents The course aims at making the student capable of solving special physical/mathematical problems on her/his own. The duration is 15 weeks with 1 to 2 hours lectures and six hours' practice a week. The course is considered passed when two or three obligatory exercises have been made during the course. The course is compulsory during the second or third year of your study. Computational contents:
Introduction to the Personal Computer (PC) with the goal of using it for calculations and presentation of data. Introduction to the DOS control system and Windows95. Solving problems by use of the PASCAL language (Turbo Pascal version 7.01 and Delphi 4). All through the course, the program and the variable structures are emphasized. Graphical methods for the visualization of results. Recursive methods, chaos and fractals. Introduction to and use of Microsoft Word. Introduction to and use of the computer network (Ethernet and World Wide Web).
The mathematical contents: Differential equations, solving large coupled systems. Matrix operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and inversion). Linear equation systems. Curve fitting by e.g. orthogonal polynomials and non-linear fitting with arbitrary functions. Fourier transforms. The eigenvalue problem.
Literature
Numerical Recipes in Pascal, Press et al., ISBN 0-521-37516-9. Maybe a Delphi 4 book.
Lecturer
Erik Lægsgaard
Semester
Autumn
Points/ECTS-credit
2/10