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| PHYS0209-1 | Numerical methods in physics | ||||||||
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| Duration : | 25h Th, 35h Pr | ||||||||
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| Holder(s) : | Thierry Bastin | ||||||||
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| Course contents : | The theoretical course is divided into 6 chapters Chap. I : linear systems (Gauss-Jordan algorithm and LU decomposition) Chap. II : Polynomial interpolation (Neville's algorithm). The spline curves. Chap. III : Numerical integration (trapez, Simpson and Monte-Carlo methods) Chap. IV : Roots, minima and maxima of a function Chap. V : Differential equations (Euler and Runge-Kutta methods) Chap. VI : Eigenvalue equations (Jacobi and Givens transforms) | ||||||||
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| Prerequisites : | None | ||||||||
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| Workshops : | 12 afternoons. | ||||||||
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| Organization : | The theoretical and practical courses are given in the first quadrimestre. Theoretical course: on friday, 10h45 - 12h45 in room 3/14 of the Physics building B5 Practical course: on monday and/or friday, 14h - 17h in room 4/25 of the Physics building B5 | ||||||||
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| Written notes : | No notes. However, copy of the slides are available and distributed at the beginning of the course. | ||||||||
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| Assessment : | Evaluation is weighted as follows - 40% for oral examination - 35% for practical examination (a program to write) - 25% for the works done during the year If the note for the practical examination is less than 10, this note is the final one. | ||||||||
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| Contacts : | Thierry Bastin Département de Physique, I.P.N.A.S., Bât. B15, Sart Tilman Tel: +32.4.366.36.93 - Fax: +32.4.366.28.84 - e-mail: T.Bastin@ulg.ac.be | ||||||||
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ULg : Students and Studies Administration - Academic Affairs
Contact : Monique Marcourt, direction A.E.E.
Date of data : 27/02/2006
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