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The modeling and simulation of physical systems.
Applying software
methodologies to the solution of physical problems. Lectures will
typically involve a short review of some physics topic such as
Keplerian motion, followed by an extensive discussion on the modeling
and/or simulation of the problem. A large component of the course will
be a project. Students will be able to "design" their own project
drawing from any area in the complete spectrum of the physics
curriculum. The project might entail modeling physical systems
(examples: mechanics, optics, fluids, waveguides, atmospheric
propagation, or nonlinear systems.) Alternatively, the student may
choose to write a simulation (examples: interplanetary spaceflight,
orbital adjustment and insertion, or powered flight.)
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