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Introduction to Computational Physics (UKWR2)

Thema:	Solution of physical problems with the computer Lecture in English Language
Lecturers:	Rainer Spurzem ZAH/ARI, Mönchhofstr. 12-14, 69120 Heidelberg Volker Springel HITS, Schlosswolfsbrunnenweg 35, 69118 Heidelberg
Time and Place:	Wednesday, 9:15 - 10:45 Uhr, Philosophenweg 12, kHs (kleiner Hoersaal, changed!!!). Friday, 11:15 - 12:00 Uhr, INF 308, HS 2. Lecture Plan
Tutorial Sheets:	Sheet 1 of April 15, 2011, Return until Wednesday April 27, noon. Sheet 2 of April 27, 2011, Return until Wednesday May 4, noon Sheet 3 of May 4, 2011, Return until Wednesday May 11, noon Sheet 4 of May 11, 2011, Return until Wednesday May 18, noon Sheet 5 of May 19, 2011, Return until Wednesday May 25, noon Sheet 6 of May 26, 2011, Return until Wednesday June 1, noon Sheet 7 of June 2, 2011, Return until Wednesday June 8, noon Sheet 8 of June 9, 2011, Return until Wednesday June 15, noon Sheet 9 of June 16, 2011, Return until Wednesday June 22, noon Sheet 10 of June 23, 2011, Return until Wednesday June 29, noon Sheet 11 of June 30, 2011, Return until Wednesday July 6, noon Sheet 12 of July 6, 2011, Return until Wednesday July 13, noon (Note: definitions of h, b, j clarified , sheet 12 corrected Fri July 8 13:30 ) Required Routines (use ran2 for sheet 12)
More Info:	Quantum States of Neutrons in gravitational field detected in Heidelberg (Press Release Univ. Heidelberg 2002, in German) Link to Nature Paper (2002) on Quantum States of Neutrons in grav. field (in English) On the physical background of the Lorenz Attractor (by Andreas Jung, in German ) . (Note: equivalent material in English language will be presented and distributed in the lecture) Introduction Exercise Sheet Gnuplot Tutorial - plain text examples Gnuplot Tutorial - pdf Manual Mathematica Reference Handbook Mathematica Handbook (by R. Kühn) For Mathematica see also some information in our lecture manuscript .
News:	Script of last Lecture . Runge-Kutta Methods (in German, from Schwarz, Num. Mathematik) Numerik f. Ingenieure Skript (Numerical Mathematics for En gineers, in German) more technical details on Runge-Kutta methods, see p. 77 Der Lorenz Attraktor (in German) Lorenz' original paper 1963 (engl.) (Journ. Atmosph. Sciences) Openoffice or pdf file of the general introduction to computer physics (R. Spurzem) at April 13, 2011.
Begin:	Wednesday April 13, 09:15
Tutorials:	Monday, 13:15 - 16:00 Uhr, INF 227, CIP Pool KIP 1.401 Friday, 13:15 - 16:00 Uhr, INF 227, CIP Pool KIP 1.401 Begin of Tutorials: Friday April 15, Monday April 18 If possible we aim to offer one German and one English language tutorial.
Script:	You find informations of the lecture of last year under findet man HERE.

(Responsible for contents: Rainer Spurzem )