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Prof. Thomas Coan (x8-2497)
coan@mail.physics.smu.edu
Office: 47 Fondren Science
| Date | Topic | Reading/HW Due |
|---|---|---|
| L1 16 Jan | Intro to Linux (basic cmds + file structure) | On-line linux tutorial |
| L2 22 Jan | More Linux (.tcshrc file, redirection, quoting,...) | On-line linux tutorial |
| HW1 23 Jan | HW due today | HW1 |
| L3 23 Jan | C++ program structure and Compilation | Lecture notes |
| L4 28 Jan | Representation of real numbers, machine precision; C++ for loop |
Lecture notes; CP 2.7, 2.9 |
| L5 30 Jan | Simple numerical integration (NI) | CP 5.1-5.4 |
| L6 4 Feb | Errors for NI and Monte Carlo NI | CP 5.5 |
| HW2 6 Feb | HW2 due today | HW2 |
| L7 6 Feb | Gnuplot and using GSL libraries | |
| L8 11 Feb | Binomial probability distribution (yes, the whole lecture) | |
| HW3 13 Feb | HW3 due today | HW3 |
| L9 13 Feb | Poisson & Gaussian Prob distributions; Random numbers from arbitrary prob distribution; First look at data fitting. | CP 9.3,9.4.0 |
| L10 18 Feb | Numerical derivatives; Runge-Kutta algorithm for solving ODEs | CP 6; 15.1-15.5. |
| HW4 20 Feb | HW4 due today | HW4 |
| L11 20 Feb | Van der Pol oscillator. Limit cycles in phase space. C++ while statement and arrays. | CP 19.7 |
| L12 25 Feb | Simultaneous ODEs. Application to orbital mechanics. C++ file I/O | |
| L13 27 Feb | Intro to nonlinear systems (logistic map). Passing multiple parameters for solution of simultaneous ODEs. C++ struct container. | CP 18.1-18.3 |
| L14 3 Mar | Chaotic pendulum | CP 19.1-18.2 |
| HW5 5 Mar | HW5 due today | HW5 |
| L15 5 Mar | Chaos ID and Lyapunov exponent | |
| ... 10 Mar | Spring Break | |
| ... 12 Mar | Spring Break | |
| L16 17 Mar | Fractals and Fractional Dimension | CP 20.1 - 20.3 |
| L17 19 Mar | Root finding in 1D functions. | Lecture notes |
| L18 24 Mar | Numerov Technique for ODE (TISE) solution | Lecture Notes |
| HW6 26 Mar | HW6 due today | HW6 |
| L19 26 Mar | Newton-Raphsons's gotchas and Numerov "lab exercise" | |
| L20 31 Mar | Fourier series | CP 17.1, 17.2 |
| L21 2 Apr | Fourier transforms and the discrete fourier transform | CP 17.4, 17.5 |
| HW7 4 Apr | HW7 due today | HW7 |
| L22 7 Apr | Fast Fourier Transforms | Lecture Notes |
| L23 9 Apr | FFts and octave Intro | Lecture Notes |
| L24 14 Apr | Solution of Simultaneous Linear Equations | Lecture Notes |
| L25 16 Apr | Finding Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors | Lecture Notes |
| HW8 16 Apr | HW8 due today | HW8 |
| L26 21 Apr | Octave \& Solution of ODEs | Lecture Notes |
| L27 23 Apr | Even More Octave \& Solution of ODEs | Lecture Notes |
| HW9 23 Apr | HW9 due today | HW9 |
| L28 28 Apr | Maxima Introduction | Lecture Notes |
| FPD 30 Apr | Final Project Due |