PCSE Department Courses

PHYS 441. Modeling and Simulation (3-3-0)

Prerequisites: CPSC 250/250L or consent of instructor; ENGR 301 or consent of instructor; PHYS 340 and MATH 320 or just MATH 380. May be taken as research intensive.
Offering: Spring, odd-numbered years.

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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