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