PHYS 177 - Computational Methods for Physical Sciences

Institution:

University of California-Riverside

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Description:

Lecture, 3 hours; laboratory, 3 hours. Prerequisite(s): PHYS 040A, PHYS 040B, PHYS 040C, PHYS 040D, PHYS 040E; or consent of instructor. Computer applications for solving problems in physical sciences. Symbolic manipulation languages such as Mathematica. Mathematical operations, plotting, and symbolic and numerical techniques in calculus. Numerical methods such as histogramming, Monte-Carlo method for modeling experiments, statistical analysis, curve fitting, and numerical algorithms. Prior knowledge of the computer is not required.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.UCR.EDU

Phone Number:

(951) 827-1012

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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