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    This syllabus outlines the objectives, policies, content, schedule, and grading for the PHYS3330 Numerical Methods in Physics course taught in the fall of 2011. The course will introduce fundamental concepts in probability, statistics, and error analysis, and apply numerical techniques to analyze experimental data and solve systems of equations. Students will complete homework assignments approximately every two weeks, with the lowest grade dropped. The final grade will be based 50% on homework and 50% on a final project analyzing a physical system, which will start on November 10. The course will be taught by Professor Xinchou Lou on Mondays and Wednesdays from 7:00-8:15 PM in room FN 2.104.

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    This syllabus outlines the objectives, policies, content, schedule, and grading for the PHYS3330 Numerical Methods in Physics course taught in the fall of 2011. The course will introduce fundamental concepts in probability, statistics, and error analysis, and apply numerical techniques to analyze experimental data and solve systems of equations. Students will complete homework assignments approximately every two weeks, with the lowest grade dropped. The final grade will be based 50% on homework and 50% on a final project analyzing a physical system, which will start on November 10. The course will be taught by Professor Xinchou Lou on Mondays and Wednesdays from 7:00-8:15 PM in room FN 2.104.

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    SYLLABUS

    PHYS3330 Numerical Methods in Physics, Fall 2011


    MW 7:00 - 8:15 PM, FN 2.104

    Professor Xinchou Lou


    Course Objectives: Understand fundamentals of probability and statistics. Learn numerical techniques to analyze experiment data and error. Learn numerical methods to solve systems of equations. Familiar with basic concepts of Monte Carlo simulation. Course Policy (1) Class attendance is required for this course. (2) The preferred programming language for the homework and projects is C. Use of other languages is OK as well. (3) A Unix account is required if you do not have access to a computer for your final class project . Check out http://www.utdallas.edu/ir for more details. Reference Books
    Statistics for Nuclear and Particle Physicists, by Louis Lyons, Cambridge University Press, ISBN 0 521 37934 2 (required) Numerical Methods for Physics, A. L. Garcia, ISBN 0-13-906744-2,

    Prentice Hall, Inc. (not required)


    Numerical Recipes in C, William H. Press et al., Cambridge Univ. Press (not required) Numerical Methods for Scientists and Engineers, R.W. Hamming (not required) A Course in Probability and Statistics, Charles J. Stone (not required)

    Course Content, Schedule & Grades PHYS3330 is a one-semester course. The contents include a review of probability and statistics, error analysis, followed by numerical analysis of data, optimizations, solving systems of equations, algorithms, stochastic methods, and applications of numerical methods in physics. You can download lecture notes and homework at http://www.utdallas.edu/~xinchou/phys3330-fall11.htm Homework assignments are made approximately every two weeks in the first half of the semester, and are normally due in one week. Students should work on these problems, and turn in the homework on the due date marked on the assignment. No late homework is accepted. The worst homework grade will be dropped. The grade of the course will be based on the homework (50%), and the final project (50%). Course Project A final project is required for the completion of the course. The approximate date to start the project is November 10, 2011: An In-depth Analysis of a Physical System Office Hours (preliminary--subject to change) Monday 12:30 2:00 pm other time by appointment only. Professor Xinchou Lou ECSN2.518 xinchou@utdallas.edu Messages 972-883-6409

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