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Physics through Computational Thinking

Prof. Auditya Sharma · IISER Bhopal

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Lectures

Week 1

  1. Introduction to Mathematica, Wolfram language and Wolfram Cloud Video
  2. Technical Prelim 1 Video
  3. Plotting Simple Functions Video
  4. Function Behaviour near Extrema Video
  5. Radicals and Logarithms Video
  6. Properties of Functions Video
  7. Vector Fields, Vector and Streamline Plots and Contour Plots Video

Week 2

  1. Introduction to Non-dimesionalisation Video
  2. Non-dimensionalization and visual thinking Video
  3. Non-dimensionalisation and Parametric Plot Video
  4. Technical Prelim 2: Loops Video
  5. Introduction to Simple Harmonic Oscillator Video
  6. Simple Harmonic Oscillator with a spring mass system Video
  7. More Examples of Simple Harmonic Oscillator Video
  8. Anharmonic Oscillator Video

Week 3

  1. Introduction to Data Analysis 1 Video
  2. Introduction to Data Analysis 2 Video
  3. Curve fitting Video
  4. Linear superposition of oscillations Video

Week 4

  1. Technical Prelim 3: Introduction to Calculus Tools Video
  2. Damped Harminic Oscillator: LCR Circuit Video
  3. Solving Initial Value Problem with Mathemtica Video
  4. Damped Harmonic Oscillator: Spring-mass System with Friction Video
  5. Technical Prelim 4: Manipulation of Lists using @, @@, /@ operators Video
  6. Introduction to Euler's Method for Solving Differential Equation Video

Week 5

  1. Technical Prelim 5: Writing Custom Functions Video
  2. Writing Euler's Method as a custom function Video
  3. Mean Global Error in Euler's method and Application of Euler's method to damped oscillator Video
  4. Improved Euler (RK2) and RK4 Methods for solving ODEs Video

Week 6

  1. Driven oscillations Video
  2. Driven oscillations using the Improved Euler method Video
  3. Falling Bodies Video
  4. Escape velocity Video
  5. Driven oscillations: Variations Video

Week 7

  1. Linear systems: Insights from the phase space picture 1 Video
  2. Linear systems: Insights from the phase space picture 2 Video
  3. Linearization 1 Video
  4. Linearization 2 Video
  5. The Monte Carlo Method 1 Video
  6. The Monte Carlo Method 2 Video
  7. The Monte Carlo Method 3 Video
  8. The Monte Carlo Method 4 Video
  9. The Monte Carlo Method 5 Video

Week 8

  1. Random Walks 1 Video
  2. Random Walks 2 Video
  3. Random Walks 3 Video
  4. Random Walks 4 Video
  5. Random Walks 5 Video
  6. Random Walks 6 Video
  7. Random Walks 7 Video

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
IISER Bhopal
Department
Physics
Teacher
Prof. Auditya Sharma
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Physics
Source
NPTEL
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA, as NPTEL states it. Non-commercial use only. NPTEL's terms
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