Competencies and objectives

 

Course context for academic year 2024-25

Computational physics is the study and the implementation of numerical methods to solve problems in physics. This is probably one of the most recent areas in physics and often it is considered as an intermediate discipline between experimental physics and theoretical physics. Computational physics combines knowledge in computer science and mathematics for their application in solving physical problems. Therefore, this class will allow the student to put in practice many of the concepts and understanding acquired in previous years.

 

 

Course content (verified by ANECA in official undergraduate and Master’s degrees) for academic year 2024-25

General Competences (CG)

  • CG1 : Desenvolupar la capacitat d'anàlisi, síntesi i raonament crític.
  • CG3 : Resoldre problemes de manera efectiva.
  • CG6 : Aprendre autònomament.
  • CG9 : Demostrar habilitat per a transmetre informació, idees, problemes i solucions a un públic tant especialitzat com no especialitzat.

 

Specific Competences (CE)

  • CE10 : Ser capaç d'utilitzar eines informàtiques per a resoldre i modelar problemes físics.
  • CE12 : Reconèixer i analitzar nous problemes i proposar estratègies per a solucionar-los.
  • CE16 : Proposar, analitzar, validar i interpretar models de situacions reals.
  • CE8 : Comprendre i dominar mètodes matemàtics i numèrics d'ús habitual en física.
  • CE9 : Ser capaç de modelar fenòmens complexos traslladant un problema físic al llenguatge matemàtic.

 

UA Basic Transversal Competences

  • CGUA3 : Tenir coneixements d'informàtica relatius a l'àmbit d'estudi.

 

 

 

Learning outcomes (Training objectives)

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Specific objectives stated by the academic staff for academic year 2024-25

The main objective of this class is for the student to learn and use a set of numerical tools so that he/she can apply them for the resolution of physical problems.

- To be able to apply advanced computational methods for the numerical resolution of problems in physics.

- To know which are the appropriate numerical methods to solve different equations in physics.

- To learn how to model a physical system.

 

 

General

Code: 26244
Lecturer responsible:
CATURLA TEROL, MARIA JOSE
Credits ECTS: 6,00
Theoretical credits: 0,96
Practical credits: 1,44
Distance-base hours: 3,60

Departments involved

  • Dept: APPLIED PHYSICS
    Area: ASTRONOMIA I ASTROFÍSICA
    Theoretical credits: 0,48
    Practical credits: 0,72
    This Dept. is responsible for the course.
    This Dept. is responsible for the final mark record.
  • Dept: LANGUAGES AND COMPUTING SYSTEMS
    Area: LANGUAGES AND COMPUTING SYSTEMS
    Theoretical credits: 0,48
    Practical credits: 0,72

Study programmes where this course is taught