Physics 331: Computational Physics 1
Westminster College
Fall 2009
Homework| Due | Reading | Problems | Posted |
| Due | Reading | Problems | Posted |
| Sept. 2 | |||
| Sept. 7 | Boas Chapter 1, pay most attention to 1.1-4, 1.11, 1.12, 1.15 | Sept. 2 | |
| Sept. 9 | Boas Chapter 2, pay most attention to 2.1-11, 2.16 | Sept. 7 | |
| Sept. 14 | Problem Set 1 | Sept. 7 | |
| Sept. 16 | Boas Chapter 3 sections 1-3 (I actually recommend that you read all of chapter 3 but these are the sections that we will discuss in class.) | Sept. 15 | |
| Sept. 21 | Boas Chapter 3 sections 6 and 7 | Problem Set 2 and 2.16.8, 2.16.9, 2.16.13, and 2.17.30. | Sept. 15 |
| Sept. 23 | Mathematica Crash course interlude | ||
| Sept. 28 | Boas Chapter 3 sections 4, 10, 14 | ||
| Sept. 30 | Boas Chapter 3 sections 11 and 12 | 3.2.3, 3.2.6, 3.3.2, 3.3.3, 3.3.16, 3.6.1, 3.6.6, 3.6.14,
3.6.30, 3.7.1, and 3.7.28 When she says find the result by hand and computer do and show both. | Sept. 23 |
| Oct. 5 | Boas Chapter 4.1, 4.3, 4.5 | Oct. 1 | |
| Oct. 7 | Boas Chapter 4.8, 4.9, 4.11 | Oct. 1 | |
| Oct. 12 | Boas Chapter 5 | Oct. 7 | |
| Oct. 14 | Boas Chapter 5 | Problem Set 4
I suggest 1-7 for Oct. 9 and the rest for the 14th. | Oct. 7 |
| Oct. 19 | Fall Break | ||
| Oct. 21 | Chapter 6 | 4.13.4, 4.13.19, 4.11.1, 4.11.3 and 4.11.10 | Oct. 7 |
| Nov. 9 | Boas Chapter 7 | Nov. 6 | |
| Nov. 11 | Select 4 from the following: 5.3.1, 5.3.2, 5.4.4, 5.4.16, 5.4.23 | Nov. 6 | |
| Nov. 18 | Select two from: 6.3.2-6.3.6 and 6.3.16 Select one from: 6.4.2 and 6.4.9 Select two from: 6.6.2, 6.6.3, 6.6.11,6.6.12 6.7.6 Select two from: 6.10.1, 6.10.6, 6.10.15 Select one from: 6.11.2 and 6.11.4 | Nov. 6 |