Computational Physics Project (U01369)

? Credit Points : 10 ? SCQF Level : 9 ? Acronym : PHY-3-CPProj

This course comprises a joint group project to understand how to develop a medium- to large-scale computer programme for a realistic computational physics problem. It builds upon the techniques developed in the Advanced Computer Simulation course and involves an oral presentation.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Physics 2A: Forces, Fields and Potentials (PHY-2-A); Foundations of Mathematical Physics (PHY-2-FoMP) or Applicable Mathematics 4 and Mathematical Methods 4 (MAT-2-am4/mm4) or Principles of Mathematical Physics (PHY-2-PoMP); prior attendance at Advanced Computer Simulation (PHY-3-CompSim).

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Undergraduate (School of Physics), (School of Physics, Schedule Q)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 1 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

After completing this course students should:
1) have experience in working as part of a cooperative team in developing a medium scale application program in Java;
2) have developed time-management skills;
3) have written and maintained code comprehensible to a group of different programmers;
4) have learnt about the basic principles of quantum
computers, and about some algorithms for them.
5) understand the fundamentals of computational complexity, and about how to design a software system in which different implemtations of interfaces can be easily
interchanged;
6) have a good understanding of some of the most
fundamental concepts of quantum theory, such as superposition of states, tensor products of linear spaces, unitary operators, and quantum measurement;
7) gain experience of presenting outcomes in both
written and verbal form.