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Course unit, curriculum year 2020–2021
FYS-4096
Computational Physics, 5 cr
Tampere University
- Description
- Completion options
Teaching periods
Active in period 3 (1.1.2021–7.3.2021)
Active in period 4 (8.3.2021–31.5.2021)
Course code
FYS-4096Language of instruction
EnglishAcademic year
2020–2021Level of study
Advanced studiesGrading scale
General scale, 0-5Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Ilkka KylänpääResponsible organisation
Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences 100 %
Core content
- Setting up your numerical experiment a.k.a.
"Good Enough Practices in Scientific Computing" - Linux basics
- Data visualization
- Numerical calculus and linear algebra
- Numerical solution of ordinary and partial differential equations
- Methods in computational physics
Complementary knowledge
- "Best Practices for Scientific Computing"
- Working with supercomputers and superclusters
- Perceptually uniform colormaps
- Multi-dimensional calculus
- Relation to computational physics
- Basics of related numerical framework
Specialist knowledge
- Archiving and publishing your numerical experiments
- Publication-quality figures (filetypes, typography, and graphic design elements)
- Advanced methods (Monte Carlo integration, FFT-based differentiation and analysis)
- How to select and implement algorithms
- Usage, implementation and development
Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
Recommended prerequisites
Further information
Learning material
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
Participation in teaching
11.01.2021 – 03.05.2021
Active in period 3 (1.1.2021–7.3.2021)
Active in period 4 (8.3.2021–31.5.2021)