Physics 410: Computational Physics: Notes

This document will be updated throughout the course.
  • Nov 27: 2D Ising Model
    • Code and results [PDF]
  • Nov 25: Exam review [PDF]
  • Oct 28: Relaxation for elliptic PDEs  [PDF]
    • Gauss-Seidel: Solution [AVI]
    • Gauss-Seidel: Error [AVI]
    • SOR: Solution [AVI]
    • SOR: Error [AVI]
  • Oct 23: Solving BVPs with ODE45 and shooting [PDF]
  • Oct 9-Oct 21: ODE Applications using ODE45 [PDF]
    • Oct 18: Toda lattices
      • One soliton [AVI]
      • Two solitons [AVI]
      • Three solitons [AVI]
      • Gaussian initial condition [AVI]
  • Oct 7: The Runge-Kutta-Fehlberg Method [PDF]
  • Sep. 4 & Sep 6: Overview/review of MATLAB [PDF]