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PHY1610H S GENERAL
Scientific Computing for Physicists

Official description

Scientific Computing is a graduate course on research computing, covering  techniques and methods for reliable and efficient computational programming.
It includes best practices for developing software as it applies to scientific computations, common numerical techniques and packages, and aspects of high performance computing. Topics include modelling, floating point computations, molecular dynamics, fast Fourier transforms, solving partial differential equations, parallel programming concepts, and hybrid programming.  Students are required to have some programming experience in a compiled language (Fortran, C, C++).  The course uses C++ as the programming language.

course title
PHY1610H S GENERAL
session
winter
group
general course
time and location
T, R 11
Course URL
https://support.scinet.u…
instructors
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Marcelo Ponce
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Ramses van Zon

Delivery Methods

In Person

A course is considered In Person if it requires attendance at a specific location and time for some or all course activities.*.

* Subject to adjustments imposed by public health requirements for physical distancing.

Online - Synchronous
A course is considered Online Synchronous if online attendance is expected at a specific time for some or all course activities, and attendance at a specific location is not expected for any activities or exams.
Asynchronous
A course is considered Asynchronous if it has no requirement for attendance at a specific time or location for any activities or exams.