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PHYS 341: COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS (3 hours)

(Out of 60 hours per semester, tutorial classes shall be 12 hours)

UNIT – I: 10 hours
Computers in physics - Fortran language – algorithms – flowchart – I/O statements-arithmetic control statement
– Do ctatement –subscribed variables – format specifhcations – subroutine – unstructured and structured txpe -
Random numbers – Properties of random numbers.

UNIT – II: 15 hours


Solutions of transcendental eqeation – polynomial equations – Newton – Raphsln method – hterative method –
successive bisection method, numerical differentiation and integration – Simpson rule – Linear algebraic
equation and matrices – Cramer’s rule Jacobi iethod –

ULIT – III: 15 hours


Eigen value ppoblems – Solutions of differential equation – Euler, pica and Rulge-Iutta methods - Curve fitting
– evaluatiof of linear parameters weighter least square fitting – Binomial, Poisson, Norm`l distribution chi
square and goodness of fit-student – distribution.

UNIT –IV: 10 hours


Applications in Mechanicc and Statistical Mechanics: One-dimensional motion - two dimensional motion –
Three body mechanics – Classical scatdering – Two-dimensional motion given the potential – The l-body gas –
Statistical average Gas with random collision.

ULIT –V: 10 hours


Applications in Optics and Modern Physics: Fourier series-Fourier transfore-Strategy for dispersive wave –
Wave addition Standing gaves – Huygen’s constructions – Black body radiation-Lorentz contraction – Speed of
light distortion – Symmetric one and three dimensional potential – one dimensional wave packets.

Textbooks
1. Richard Hamming, Numerical Methods for Scientists and Engineers, Dover publications.
2. V. Rajaraman, Programming in FORTRAN 77, Prentice Hall of India.

Supplementary Reading
1. J. M. Thijssen, Computational Physics, Cambridge University Press, (1999).
2. Tao Pang, An Introduction to computational physics, Cambridge University Press, (1997).
3. Rubin H. Landau Computational Physics: Problem solving with computers, John Wiley, (1997).
4. James B. Scarborough, Numerical mathematical analysis, Oxford IBH.
5. Paul I. Devries, A first course in Computational Physics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, (1994).
6. S. S. Sastry, Introduction methods of Numerical analysis, Prentice Hall of India P. Ltd., (1977).
7. E.V. Krishnamurthy, Numerical Analysis and algorithm, Wiley Eastern, (1982).
8. J. R. Merrill, Using computers in Physics, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, (1976).
9. S. S. Kuo, Numerical Methods and Computers, Addison Wesley, London, (1965).

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