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PHYS 256 — Computational Methods in Physics I

Physics · University of Ghana

Limits of computation; Introduction to numerical methods—Functions and roots, Approximation, Interpolation, Systems of linear equations, Least squares, Numerical differentiation and integration, Finite differences; Realistic projectile motion; Oscillatory motion and chaos; Solar system; Potentials and fields of charges and currents; Waves.

Credits
2
Level
Level 200
Semester
Semester Two

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Course details from University of Ghana Volume 3 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Sciences (2017).