| Text: | Introduction to Computer Simulation Methods (3nd ed), by Harvey Gould and Jan Tobochnik, (Addison-Wesley, 2006). |
| Required: | A recent installation of Java, no matter which operating system. |
| Class: | Individually, once a week, by appointment. |
| Grading: | Weekly Reading and Exercises (50%), Term Project (50%). |
Exercises: (find a directory tree with programs/libraries here) |
| Week 1: | Read Chaps. 1-2, do some exercises for practice. |
| Week 2: | Read Chap. 3 (including Appendix!) and do Probs. 3.1, 3.9, and 3.14. |
| Week 3: | Read Chap. 4 and do Probs. 4.1, 4.3, 4.5, 4.10, 4.15, and 4.16. |
| Week 4: | Easy: Read Chap. 5 (5.10 not required) and do Probs. 5.1, 5.2, 5.4, and 5.6. Harder (start early!): Do Project 5.19, due in Week 5. (All initial conditions given in the problem are indeed correct as given!) |
| Questions? | Send e-mail here. |
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