UFPA140 Fundamentals of Computer Physics

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Summer 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Stanislav Hledík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Debora Lančová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Debora Lančová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Stanislav Hledík, Ph.D.
Centrum interdisciplinárních studií – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Prerequisites
Courses UF/PA128 and UF/PA112.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Making students acquainted with software packages for doing maths and computational physics.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to computer physics, basic concepts and methods
    2. Introduction to numerical calculations - computer diagram, variables, memory handling, accuracy of numerical calculations, errors
    3. Fundamentals of programming - algorithms design and their implementation, program management structure, IDE
    4. Numerical methods - interpolation, equation solving, numerical derivation and integration, random numbers and methods monte carlo
    5. Fundamentals of programming in Python and C - syntax of programming language, keywords, libraries
    6. Fundamentals of signal analysis - one-dimensional and multidimensional signal, signal discretization and quantization, frequency and power spectrum, Fourier transform, convolution, filtration
    7. Parallel Computing - Parallel Computer Structure, Parallelisation Library (OpenMP), Graphic Card Calculations (CUDA)
    8. Introduction to Wolfram Mathematica
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Doňar B., Zaplatílek K. MATLAB - tvorba uživatelských aplikací. BEN, 2004. ISBN 80-7300-133-0. info
  • Doňar B., Zaplatílek K. MATLAB pro začátečníky. BEN, 2003. ISBN 80-7300-095-4. info
Teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Skills demonstration
Assessment methods
Test
The analysis of student 's performance
Credit
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
Will be communicated at the beginning of semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 1994, Summer 1995, Summer 1996, Summer 1997, Summer 1998, Summer 1999, Summer 2000, Summer 2001, Summer 2002, Summer 2003, Summer 2004, Summer 2005, Summer 2006, Summer 2007, Summer 2008, Summer 2009, Summer 2010, Summer 2011, Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Summer 2014, Summer 2015, Summer 2016, Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019, Summer 2020, Summer 2021, Summer 2022.
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