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| PHYS0209-2 | Numerical methods in physics
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| Duration : | 15h Th, 20h Pr |
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| Credits/ECTS : |
| Bachelor in geographical sciences, general orientation, 3rd year |  | First semester |  | 4 |
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| One-year preliminary programme leading to the Master in Geographical Sciences, Geomatics and Geometrology orientation |  | First semester |  | 4 |
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| Master in Geographical Sciences, climatology orientation, in-depth approach, 1st year |  | First semester |  | 4 |
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| Master in Geographical Sciences, general orientation, in-depth approach, 1st year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Master in Geographical Sciences, general orientation, didactic approach, 1st year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Master en sciences géographiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en développement territorial et géomatique, 1st year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Master in Geographical Sciences, general orientation, specialized approach, 1st year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Master en sciences géographiques, orientation générale, à finalité spécialisée en géomorphologie, 1st year |  | First semester |  | 3 |
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| Holder(s) : | Thierry Bastin |
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| Language : | French language |
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| Course contents : | The theoretical course is divided into 4 chapters Chap. I : linear systems (Gauss-Jordan algorithm and LU decomposition) Chap. II : The spline curves. Chap. III : Numerical integration (trapez, Simpson and Monte-Carlo methods) Chap. IV : Roots, minima and maxima of a function |
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| Course objective : |
- To learn using the computers to solve various problems encountered in physics.
- To teach the related algorithms
- To implement these algorithms in C/C++
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| Prerequisites : | None |
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| Workshops : | 7 afternoons. |
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| Organization : | The theoretical and practical classes are given in the first quadrimestre. Practical classes are held 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 weighed as follows
- 60% for oral examination
- 40% for practical examination (a code to write) |
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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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