COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name
Numerical Methods for Physics
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
PHYS 301
Fall
2
2
3
5
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Required
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives Aim of this course is to make students familiar with numerical methods frequently used in physics by choosing variety of sample numerical physics problem.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Able to start using computers more effectively in computational physics problems.
  • Able to use variety of algorithms to solve ordinary differential equations.
  • Able to do basic data analysis.
  • Able to compare various numerical approached for solving partial differential equation.
  • Able to discuss approaches for stochastic problems.
Course Description Starting with basics of computing, ordinary differential equation followed by partial differential equations are formulated as numerical problems adequate for a computer and provide critical answers for various numerical physics problems.
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Course Category

 Core Courses
X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Programming, Numerical errors Numerical methods for physics, Alejandro L. Garcia 2nd ed. Ch.1
2 Ordinary differential equations(ODE) basic methods Numerical methods for physics, Alejandro L. Garcia 2nd ed. Ch.2
3 ODE runge kutta method Numerical methods for physics, Alejandro L. Garcia 2nd ed. Ch.3
4 ODE adaptive methods Numerical methods for physics, Alejandro L. Garcia 2nd ed. Ch.3
5 Solving system of equations Numerical methods for physics, Alejandro L. Garcia 2nd ed. Ch.4
6 Analysis of data curve fitting Numerical methods for physics, Alejandro L. Garcia 2nd ed. Ch.5
7 Analysis of data spectral methods. Numerical methods for physics, Alejandro L. Garcia 2nd ed. Ch.5
8 Review till here Numerical methods for physics, Alejandro L. Garcia 2nd ed. Ch.1-5
9 Partial Differential Equations(PDE) explicit methods Numerical methods for physics, Alejandro L. Garcia 2nd ed. Ch.6
10 PDE advanced explicit methods Numerical methods for physics, Alejandro L. Garcia 2nd ed. Ch.7
11 PDE relaxation and spectral methods Numerical methods for physics, Alejandro L. Garcia 2nd ed. Ch.8
12 PDE stability, ımplicit methods Numerical methods for physics, Alejandro L. Garcia 2nd ed. Ch.9
13 Special functions and quadrature Numerical methods for physics, Alejandro L. Garcia 2nd ed. Ch.10
14 Stochastic methods Numerical methods for physics, Alejandro L. Garcia 2nd ed. Ch.11
15 General review Numerical methods for physics, Alejandro L. Garcia 2nd ed. Ch.1-11
16 Final Exam
Course Notes/Textbooks

Numerical methods for physics, Alejandro L. Garcia 2nd ed.
Suggested Readings/Materials

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
5
10
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
2
40
Final Exam
1
40
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
8
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
32
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
2
Study Hours Out of Class
1
36
36
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
2
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
2
15
Final Exams
1
10
    Total
140

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able master and use fundamental phenomenological and applied physical laws and applications,

 X
2

To be able to identify the problems, analyze them and produce solutions based on scientific method,

 X
3

To be able to collect necessary knowledge, able to model and self-improve in almost any area where physics is applicable and able to criticize and reestablish his/her developed models and solutions,

 X
4

To be able to communicate his/her theoretical and technical knowledge both in detail to the experts and in a simple and understandable manner to the non-experts comfortably,
5

To be familiar with software used in area of physics extensively and able to actively use at least one of the advanced level programs in European Computer Usage License,

 X
6

To be able to develop and apply projects in accordance with sensitivities of society and behave according to societies, scientific and ethical values in every stage of the project that he/she is part in,

 X
7

To be able to evaluate every all stages effectively bestowed with universal knowledge and consciousness and has the necessary consciousness in the subject of quality governance,

 X
8

To be able to master abstract ideas, to be able to connect with concreate events and carry out solutions, devising experiments and collecting data, to be able to analyze and comment the results,

 X
9

To be able to refresh his/her gained knowledge and capabilities lifelong, have the consciousness to learn in his/her whole life,

 X
10

To be able to conduct a study both solo and in a group, to be effective actively in every all stages of independent study, join in decision making stage, able to plan and conduct using time effectively.

 X
11

To be able to collect data in the areas of Physics and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).

 X
12

To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently
13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest