Homework
GTC = "Computer Simulation Methods", Gould, Tobochnik and Christian
Homework 1 Reading for Monday, Jan 21: GTC 3.1-3.7 Problems due Thursday, Jan 24: GTC Problem 3.1, Exercise 3.3, and Problem 3.9 Include copies of your java source code as separate text files. Solutions: click here for source code
Homework 2 Reading for Monday, Jan 28: GTC Chapter 4. Problem due Thursday, Jan 30: GTC Problem 4.6 with the following additional question: (g) Include the driven term
Equation (4.18) as discussed in Sec. 4.4. Choose the same parameters as in
part (a). Discuss the qualitative dependence of the steady state amplitude
on the frequency of the driving force. Do you observe a resonance and at
what value of omega?
Homework 3 Reading for Friday, Feb 8: GTC Chapter 5 Review/complete homework 1 and 2
Homework 4 Reading for Monday, Feb 11: GTC Chapter 5 Problem due Thursday, February 14: Problem 5.11 Solutions: click here for source code
Homework 5 Reading for Monday, Feb 17: GTC Chapter 6.1-6.4 (pay attention to the last paragraphs of 6.4), 6.7 Problems due Thursday, February 21: Problem 6.5, Part (a) Problem 6.8 (Do not try to calculate delta, but state what you would expect) Problem 6.16, Part (a) Solutions: click here for source code
Homework 6 Reading for Monday, Feb 25: GTC Chapter 7.1-7.5 Problem due Friday, Feb 29: Problem 7.8 (a)-(e) Problem 7.14 Solutions: click here for source code
Homework 7 Reading for Friday March 14: GTC Chapter 7.7-7.9 Problem due Thursday March 13: Problem 7.33 (a)-(c) Solutions: click here for source code
Homework 8 Reading for Friday March 17: GTC Chapter 8.1-8.7 Problem due Thursday March 20: Problem 8.7 Solutions: click here for source code
Homework 9 Reading for the week of March 24: GTC Chapter 9 Problem due Monday March 31 (before class): Problems 9.2 and 9.20 Solutions: click here for source code
Homework 10 Report on course project, due Friday April 11.
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