Syllabus

Physics 265: Introductory Scientific Computing

Fall 2006, Prof D. H. McIntyre, Oregon State University

Week

Dates (MWF)
Lecture M; Lab W, F

Reading

Topics

Weekly Assignment
Due Following Monday

1

Sept
25, 27, 29

1, 2, 3.1-3.4

Unix, Windows, Maple, Numbers, Worksheets

2.7 (p.22) Ex. 1-13

2

Oct
2, 4, 6

3.5-3.13;
4.1-4.9.4;
4.10-4.10.2

Maple Functions, Floating Points, Symbolic Computing, Visualization

3.13.c (p.50), 4.8 (p.76)

3

Oct
9, 11, 13

5, 6

Calculus, Equation Solving

4.14 Ex. 1,2,3,4,9,12 (p.105),
5.10 Ex. 1-6 (p.128)

4

Oct
16, 18, 20(MT)

9

First Java Programs
Midterm

9.3 (p.202)

5

Oct
23, 25, 27

10

Limits, Methods (functions)

10.2.6 (p.214)
10.5 (p.223)

6

Oct/Nov
30, 1, 3

11, 12

Logical Control, Plotting

12.5 (p.258),
12.6 (p.259)

7

Nov
6, 8, 10

14

Numerical Integration

14.2.1.1, 2 (p.286),
14.3 (p.288)

8

Nov
13, 15, 17

16

Objects, Complex Arithmetic

16.4.1 (p.321),
16.5 (p.329)

9

Nov
20, 22, 24(Turkey)

21

Web Computing: Applets

21.2 (p.396),
21.3 (p.401)

10

Nov/Dec
27, 29, 1

18, 20

Arrays, File I/O

20.4.1 (p.390)
20.5 (p.391)

Final

Wed 6 Dec

12:00 pm noon

Final Exam
(Wngr 149A)