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Prof. Thomas Coan (x8-2497)
coan@mail.physics.smu.edu
Office: 47 Fondren Science
| Date | Topic | Reading/HW Due |
|---|---|---|
| L1 21 Jan | Intro to Linux (basic cmds + file structure) | On-line linux tutorial |
| L2 26 Jan | More Linux (.tcshrc file, redirection, quoting,...) | On-line linux tutorial |
| L3 28 Jan | C++ program structure and Compilation | Lecture notes |
| HW1 28 Jan | HW due today | HW1 |
| L4 29 Jan | Representation of real numbers, machine precision; C++ for loop |
Lecture notes; CP 2.7, 2.9 |
| L5 2 Feb | Simple numerical integration (NI) | CP 5.1-5.4 |
| HW2 4 Feb | HW2 due today | HW2 |
| L6 4 Feb | Errors for NI and Monte Carlo NI | CP 5.5 |
| L7 9 Feb | Gnuplot and using GSL libraries | |
| L8 11 Feb | Binomial probability distribution (yes, the whole lecture) | |
| HW3 16 Feb | HW3 due today | HW3 |
| L9 16 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. |
| L11 23 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 | |
| HW4 27 Feb | HW4 due today | HW4 |
| L13 2 Mar | Intro to nonlinear systems (logistic map). Passing multiple parameters for solution of simultaneous ODEs. C++ struct container. | CP 18.1-18.3 |
| L14 4 Mar | Chaotic pendulum, Chaos ID and Lyapunov exponent | CP 19.1-19.2 |
| HW5 6 Mar | HW5 due today | HW5 |
| ... 9 Mar | Spring Break | |
| ... 11 Mar | Spring Break | |
| L14 cont. 16 Mar | Chaos ID and Lyapunov exponent | |
| L15 18 Mar | Fractal Dimension, Affine transformations | CP 20.1 - 20.3 |
| L15 cont. 23 Mar | Root finding in 1D functions. | Lecture notes |
| L16 25 Mar | Numerov Technique for ODE (TISE) solution | Lecture Notes |
| L16 30 Mar | Newton-Raphsons's gotchas and Numerov "lab exercise" | |
| HW6 30 Mar | HW6 due today | HW6 |
| L17 1 Apr | Fourier series and the discrete fourier transfrom | CP 17.1, 17.2, 17.5, 17.5 |
| L17/18 6 Apr | Fourier transforms and the discrete fourier transform | CP 17.4, 17.5 |
| L17 cont. 8 Apr | yet more on DFTs | Lecture Notes |
| HW7 10 Apr | HW7 due today | HW7 |
| L18 13 Apr | Fast Fourier Transforms | Lecture Notes |
| L19 15 Apr | Solution of Simultaneous Linear Equations and octave Intro Finding Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors | Lecture Notes |
| L19 20 Apr | Solution of Simultaneous Linear Equations | Lecture Notes |
| L19 22 Apr | Octave exercises | Lecture Notes |
| L20 27 Apr | Octave & Solution of 2nd order ODEs | Lecture Notes |
| L21 29 Apr | Lab session: projectile motion w/ friction | Lecture Notes |
| 4 May | Lab Session: Final Project | |
| FPD 6 May | Final Project Due |