PHYS 341 computational physics syllabus
PHYS 341 computational physics syllabus
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.
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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