FY530: Computational Science

Students taking the course are expected to:

• Have knowledge of linear algebra.
• Be able to use a computer.
• Participate actively in all teaching phases.

• Give the competence to use basic methods from linear algebra to model physical problems and to assess the quality of the results obtained in relation to the phenomena the models describe.
• Give skills to use Matlab and Mathematica
• Give knowledge and understanding of application of numerical methods

• use Matlab and Mathematica as computational tools and for data visualization.
• use basic methods and results from linear algebra and Fourier analysis to solve linear systems of coupled and partial differential equations describing physical phenomena.
• assess the quality of the numerical results obtained and the applicability of the model used to the phenomena it is meant to describe.
• write a report in which the results obtained are presented in a clear and concise way, and present and defend this report at an oral examination.

The following main topics are contained in the course:

• Introduction to Matlab and Mathematica
• Systems of coupled differential equations and partial differential equations as models of physical phenomena.
• Data handling and visualization.

At the faculty of science, teaching is organized after the three-phase model ie. intro, training and study phase.

Educational form
The course is based on hands-on teaching, where the students learn by doing problems shortly after they are presented.