Module Details |
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Title | Computational Physics | ||
Code | PHYS205 | ||
Coordinator |
Prof TJ Greenshaw Physics Green@liverpool.ac.uk |
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Year | CATS Level | Semester | CATS Value |
Session 2020-21 | Level 5 FHEQ | Whole Session | 15 |
Aims |
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To revise and further develop Python programming skills. |
Learning Outcomes |
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(LO1) Knowledge of basic Python programming techniques. |
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(LO2) An appreciation of a range of algorithms appropriate to, and some experience of devising simple algorithms for, the solution of physical problems. |
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(LO3) A basic understanding of the requirements for writing efficient and comprehensible Python programs. |
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(LO4) An understanding of how results can be communicated in a clear and interesting manner, on a poster, in a written report and orally. |
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(S1) Programming in Python |
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(S2) Problem solving |
Syllabus |
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The following are delivered through lectures and computing classes: 1. Revision of the Python programming techniques studied in the Introduction to Computational Physics (Phys105), including data structures, program flow, reading and writing files and plotting methods. The above are reinforced through: 1. A range of problems that are solved in computer classes. |
Teaching and Learning Strategies |
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Lectures -12 × one lecture/week |
Teaching Schedule |
Lectures | Seminars | Tutorials | Lab Practicals | Fieldwork Placement | Other | TOTAL | |
Study Hours |
12 |
36 |
48 | ||||
Timetable (if known) | |||||||
Private Study | 102 | ||||||
TOTAL HOURS | 150 |
Assessment |
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EXAM | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
CONTINUOUS | Duration | Timing (Semester) |
% of final mark |
Resit/resubmission opportunity |
Penalty for late submission |
Notes |
Oral presentation by team on the main project. There is a resit opportunity in August exam period. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. | 10 | |||||
Short projects There is a resubmission opportunity in the summer. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. | 30 | |||||
Project plan for the main project. An individual project can be completed over the summer for resit purposes Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. | 10 | |||||
Report on the main project. An individual project can be completed over the summer for resit purposes Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is not an anonymous assessment. | 50 |
Recommended Texts |
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Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module. |