Computational Physics Project (U04267)

? Credit Points : 20 ? 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); Physics 2B: Waves, Quantum Physics and Materials (PHY-2-B); Foundations of Mathematical Physics (PHY-2-FoMP) or Applicable Mathematics 4 and Mathematical Methods 4 (MAT-2-am4/mm4) or MP2A/2B (PHY-2-MP2A/B); prior attendance at Advanced Computer Simulation (PHY-3-CompSim).

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Undergraduate (School of Physics and Astronomy), (School of Physics and Astronomy, 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 developed, 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 implementations 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) be proficient in the use of version control software in collaborative software development projects;
8)have gained experience of presenting outcomes in both written and verbal form.
8) display a broad understanding of different data structures relevant to collaborative software development.