PHYS 580   COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS 

Assigned Projects

 Project 1 -- differentiation -- due Sept 12, 2010 (for "second chance" option turn in by Sept 9, 2010)

 Project 2 -- quadrature; neutron flux from a reactor -- due Wed Oct 6, 2010 (for a "second chance" turn in by Oct 3, 2010)

Project 3 -- linear algebra, fitting polynomial to temperature data -- due Thursday Oct 21, 2010 (for a "second chance" turn in by Oct 17, 2010). For this project you will need one of the following data sets:

Set 0 graph of set 0 Set 1 graph of set 1 Set 2 graph of set 2 Set 3 graph of set 3

Set 4 graph of set 4 Set 5 graph of set 5 Set 6 graph of set 6 Set 7 graph of set 7

Set 8 graph of set 8 Set 9 graph of set 9

Project 4 -- Solving the Schroedinger Equation for a Woods-Saxon potential -- due Thurs Nov 12, 2010 (for a "second chance" turn in early by Oct 8, 2010)

Project 5 -- Orbital mechanics : due: midnight, Nov 23, 2010 ("second chance" option: midnight, Nov 21, 2010)

Some example orbits:  two planets  twin suns planet + moon    twin planets about sun

Project 6 -- Time-dependent Schrodinger equation: Due midnight, Monday Dec 13, 2010 ("second chance option: midnight, Thursday Dec 9, 2010)

Extra credit project: equation of state of a non-ideal gas with Metropolis algorithm: Due midnight, Sunday Dec 19, 2010

Last updated Nov 18, 2010