Computational Physics
Academic Study Board of the Faculty of Engineering
Teaching language: English
EKA: T470018102
Censorship: Second examiner: External
Grading: 7-point grading scale
Offered in: Odense
Offered in: Spring
Level: Master
Course ID: T470018101
ECTS value: 5
Date of Approval: 20-12-2018
Duration: 1 semester
Version: Archive
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Mandatory prerequisites
Learning objectives - Knowledge
The knowledge of the…
- classification of the equations that govern common physical phenomena
- different methods to solve ordinary differential equations in time
- different methods to reduce partial differential equaitons to a system of ordinary differential equations in time (discretization)
- main advantages and drawbacks of these methods
- result verification mechanisms and convergence evaluation techniques (i.e. consistency and stability) for the obtained results
Learning objectives - Skills
The ability to…
- design and implement numerical methods to general physical problems described by linear ODEs and PDEs (Matlab / Python, PDEs up to 2D)
- use the basic features of a off-the-shelf finite element solver (e.g. COMSOL)
- check for solution convergence and estimate the numerical error
- (post-)process and appropriately analyse and communicate the generated results.
Learning objectives - Competences
The ability to…
- work independently acquiring necessary skills to solve a given problem.
- convey the acquired knowledge and skills to an appropriate audience.
- describe the mathematical / numerical model for a specific problem and document the implementation and numerical solution of the problem.
Content
This will provide the student with:
- Description of spatially discrete physical problems (e.g. trajectories, molecular dynamics) as ordinary differential equations (ODEs) in time
- Numerical methods for the solution of such ODEs (e.g. Runge-Kutta methods)
- Description of spatially continuous physical problems (e.g. electromagnetic, acoustic, diffusive) by partial differential equations (PDEs)
- Numerical solutions for the introduced PDEs by the means of various discretization schemes in space (e.g. finite differences, finite elements)
- Verification, accuracy and feasibility analysis of the developed numerical solutions
- Appropriate result communication and presentation concepts
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48 hours per semester
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In the end of the semester
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T470018102
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A demonstrated proficiency in the practice problems will be included as basis for the examination (not in the assessment).
Form of examination
Oral examination
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Second examiner: External
Grading
7-point grading scale
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ECTS value
5
Courses offered
Offer period | Offer type | Profile | Education | Semester |
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Spring 2019 | Mandatory | Physics and Technology | Master of Science in Engineering (Physics and Technology) | Odense | |
Spring 2019 | Optional | KA Centralt fag i fysik et-faglig - optag 1. september 2017 og 2018 | | Odense | |
Spring 2019 | Optional | KA Centralt fag i fysik med sidefag to-faglig - optag 1. september 2018 | | Odense | |
Spring 2019 | Optional | KA sidefag i fysik for centralfag i matematik - optag 1. september 2017 og 2018 | | Odense | |
Spring 2019 | Optional | KA sidefag i fysik for centralfag indenfor naturvidenskab - optag 1. september 2017 og 2018 | | Odense | |
Spring 2019 | Optional | KA Centralt fag i fysik med sidefag to-faglig - optag 1. september 2017 | | Odense | |
Spring 2019 | Optional | KA Centralt fag i fysik med tilvalg i matematik eller kemi - optag 1. september 2017 og 2018 | | Odense | |
Spring 2019 | Optional | KA sidefag i fysik for centralfag udenfor naturvidenskab (75 ECTS) - optag 1. september 2018 | | Odense | |
Spring 2019 | Optional | KA sidefag i fysik for centralfag udenfor naturvidenskab (75 ECTS) - optag 1. september 2017 | | Odense | |
Spring 2019 | Optional | KA Tilvalg i fysik for centralfag i kemi - optag 1. september 2017 og 2018 | | Odense | Spring 2019 | Exchange students |