PHYS518 SIMULATIONS OF MANY-PARTICLE SYSTEMS

Course Code:2300518
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):3 (3.00 - 0.00)
ECTS Credit:8.0
Department:Physics
Language of Instruction:English
Level of Study:Graduate
Course Coordinator:Prof.Dr. ŞAKİR ERKOÇ
Offered Semester:Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Objectives

At the end of this course, the student will learn:

- computer simulation methods
- empirical potential energy functions


Course Content

Computer simulation methods, empirical potential energy functions (PEFs), useful and practical relations for empirical PEFs, surface models of cubic crystals, some sampler computer programs and data, algorithms for thermostat in MD and MC simulations.


Course Learning Outcomes

Student, who passed the course satisfactorily will be able to understand and learn:

- computer simulation methods
- empirical potential energy functions