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Advanced Projects in Computational Physics (WP-2)5 ECTS
(englische Bezeichnung: Advanced Projects in Computational Physics)

Modulverantwortliche/r: Ana-Suncana Smith
Lehrende: Ana-Suncana Smith


Start semester: WS 2018/2019Duration: 1 semesterCycle: jährlich (WS)
Präsenzzeit: 45 Std.Eigenstudium: 105 Std.Language: Englisch

Lectures:


Inhalt:

Contents
Computational Soft Matter Physics comprises topics studied in soft condensed matter physics and numerical methods employed there. In particular, topics include active particles and swimmers, biological systems such as cells and membranes, colloids, foams and other cellular materials, mesophases such as minimal surfaces, granular materials and packing problems, etc.; methods studied include computational fluid dynamics, Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics techniques, and numerical optimization methods.
A seminar talk may be accompanied by a numerical project in the associated tutorial class.

Lernziele und Kompetenzen:

Learning goals and competences:
Students

  • acquaint themselves with special subjects and techniques in a short time

  • comprehend methods of computational physics

  • operate modern computational packages and simulation tools

  • analyze specific problems and provide numerical solutions

  • prepare a report according to common scientific standards


Verwendbarkeit des Moduls / Einpassung in den Musterstudienplan:
Das Modul ist im Kontext der folgenden Studienfächer/Vertiefungsrichtungen verwendbar:

  1. Physics (Master of Science): ab 1. Semester
    (Po-Vers. 2015s | NatFak | Physics (Master of Science) | Master's examination | Advanced lab courses and projects)
  2. Physics (Master of Science)
    (Po-Vers. 2018w | NatFak | Physics (Master of Science) | Master's examination | Advanced lab courses and projects)

Studien-/Prüfungsleistungen:

Advanced lab courses and projects (Prüfungsnummer: 69811)

(englischer Titel: Advanced lab courses and projects)

Prüfungsleistung, Praktikumsleistung, benotet, 5.0 ECTS
Anteil an der Berechnung der Modulnote: 100.0 %
weitere Erläuterungen:
Durchführung (unbenotet) und abschließende gemeinsame Dokumentation von zwei Projekten in Form einer Protokollsammlung (benotet) im Umfang von ca. 40 Seiten. Es besteht die Möglichkeit, die Dokumentation einzelner Projekte vorab zur Zwischenevaluation einzureichen.
Performance (non-graded) and subsequent common documentation of two projects in form of a collection of reports (graded) totaling ca. 40 pages. Optionally, the documentation of individual projects may be handed in for preliminary evaluation beforehand.
Prüfungssprache: Englisch

Erstablegung: WS 2018/2019
1. Prüfer: Ana-Suncana Smith

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