Temario

Programming overview
Arithmetic operations
Comparison operations
Variables
Control structures
Functions
Input and output
Recursion
Function pointers
Mathematica-specific array syntax
Implementations and pseudo-code
Timing and operation counts
Units and dimensions
Ordinary differential equations
Physical motivation
Newton’s second law
Relativistic mechanics
The Verlet method
Discretization
Euler’s method
Improved accuracy
Runge–Kutta methods
Adaptive step size
Vectors
Stability of numerical methods
Multi-step methods
Root-finding
Physical motivation
Roots of functions
Shooting for Newton’s second law
Shooting for eigenvalues
Finding roots
Bisection
Newton’s method
Newton’s method and shooting
Steepest descent
Examen 1
Partial differential equations
Physical motivation
One dimension
Two dimensions
 Finite difference in one dimension
Finite difference in two dimensions
Empty box
Parallel plate capacitor
Constant surface charge box
Grounded plate with hole
Time-dependent problems
Physical motivation
Conservation laws
The wave equation
Traffic flow
Shock solutions
Fluids
Quantum mechanics
Exactly solvable cases
Discretization and methods
Nonlinear modification
Lax–Wendroff
Crank–Nicolson for the Schrodinger equation
Integration
Physical motivation
Direct integrals
Integrals that solve PDEs
One-dimensional quadrature
Interpolation
Arbitrary interval
Higher-dimensional quadrature
Monte Carlo integration
Statistical connection
Examen 2
Harmonic oscillators
Physical motivation
Linear chains
Molecular dynamics
Harmonic approximation
Three balls and two springs
Equations of motion
Solution for a particular case
General solution
Balls and springs in D = 3
The eigenvalue problem
Fitting data
Least squares
The eigenvalue problem
 Physical motivation
Linear springs
Quantum mechanics
Image compression
The power method
Simultaneous iteration and QR iteration
Quantum mechanics and perturbation
Perturbation setup
Examen 3

Criterios de evaluación
Examenes 50%
Tareas 40%
Proyecto 10%

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