On completion of this subject the student should be able to:
1. Use computers to solve physics problems;
2. Simulate physical phenomena and compare with experimental results.
Introduction of computer simulation in physics; The Euler algorithm, coffee cooling problem; The force on a falling object, Euler method for Newton’s law of motion; Two body problem, the equations of motion; Simple linear and non-linear systems, numerical simulation of the harmonic oscillator; Numerical integration, Monte Carlo methods.
Gould, H., Tobochnik, J., An introduction to computer simulation methods, Addison-Wesley, Reading, UK, 1996.
Stauffer, D., Hehl, F. W., Winkelmann, V., Zabolitzky, J. G., Computer simulation and computer algebra, Springer Verlag, New York, USA, 1988.
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