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PHYS 280 - Programming and Simulation


Credits: 4
A study of numerical simulation that includes learning an operating system (Unix), a programming language (Fortran), and some techniques of numerical analysis to solve problems useful in physics. Part of the course is devoted to learning a general-purpose computational tool (Mathematica).

Prerequisite: PHYS 120  (or PHYS 102 ) or permission of instructor. CMPSC 111  is strongly recommended.

Distribution Requirements: QR, SP.
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