Standard syllabus
Computational physics · Graduate · Physics
Topics
Advanced numerics
- Spectral methods and FFT-based solvers
- Finite element method foundations
- Adaptive mesh refinement strategies
- Implicit schemes for stiff ODEs/PDEs
- Monte Carlo: variance reduction and MCMC
Physics simulations
- Density functional theory pipelines
- Molecular dynamics with thermostats
- Lattice gauge theory computations
- N-body gravity with tree codes
- Radiative transfer solvers
Validation and analysis
- Convergence studies and grid independence
- Uncertainty quantification in simulation
- Benchmark suites and regression tests
- Visualization of vector and tensor fields
- Reproducible workflows and containers
What each unit includes
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- Mixed Practice
- Multi-Unit Problems
- Review
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Study units
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- Advanced numerics
Spectral methods and FFT-based solvers
Coming soon - Physics simulations
Density functional theory pipelines
Coming soon - Validation and analysis
Convergence studies and grid independence
Coming soon - High-performance computing
MPI domain decomposition
Coming soon - Machine learning interfaces
Neural network potentials for MD
Coming soon - Research software
Contributing to open-source physics codes
Coming soon
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