Undergraduate Course: Computational Physics Project (PHYS09048)
Course Outline
| School | School of Physics and Astronomy |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 9 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Undergraduate (School of Physics and Astronomy) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | 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 (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | Students MUST also take:
Advanced Computer Simulation (PHYS10014)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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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. |
Assessment Information
| Group project, 100%. |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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| Keywords | CPPrj |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Anthony Kennedy
Tel: (0131 6)50 5272
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Course secretary | Miss Jillian Bainbridge
Tel: (0131 6)50 7218
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