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PX2016: COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN PHYSICS (2024-2025)

Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 11:05


Course Overview

This course introduces computational methods in Physics. It consists of an introduction to programming, starting at basics such as variables, loops and conditional statements. This course is taught in Python, with an emphasis on modern programming concepts and data analysis skills.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 2
Term First Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr M. Carmen Romano
  • Dr F. J. Perez-reche

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

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Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

This course will introduce computing skills including programming and numerical analysis methods. Students will develop programming and numerical analysis skills. Using Python, they will first learn the basics of programming, including loops, conditions and functions. Using this basis, they will then apply numerical algorithms to solve differential equations, eigenvalue problems and integration, and learn how to analyse and visualise data. An individual programming project concludes the course.


Contact Teaching Time

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Teaching Breakdown

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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ProceduralUnderstandnumpy and matplotlib scientific libraries for data analysis and plotting
ProceduralUnderstandLinear algebra, random numbers and numerical integration
ProceduralUnderstandBasic programming concepts: algorithms, loops, conditional statements, functions, etc

Design Project: Individual

Assessment Type Summative Weighting 60
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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ProceduralApplyWork on developing your own mathematical programming project
ProceduralUnderstandnumpy and matplotlib scientific libraries for data analysis and plotting
ProceduralUnderstandLinear algebra, random numbers and numerical integration
ProceduralUnderstandBasic programming concepts: algorithms, loops, conditional statements, functions, etc

Formative Assessment

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Resit Assessments

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Assessment Type Summative Weighting 100
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Learning Outcomes
Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
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Course Learning Outcomes

Knowledge LevelThinking SkillOutcome
ProceduralUnderstandBasic programming concepts: algorithms, loops, conditional statements, functions, etc
ProceduralUnderstandnumpy and matplotlib scientific libraries for data analysis and plotting
ProceduralApplyWork on developing your own mathematical programming project
ProceduralUnderstandLinear algebra, random numbers and numerical integration

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