Mar 28, 2024  
Loyola Marymount University Bulletin 2021-2022 
    
Loyola Marymount University Bulletin 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PHYS 1200 Computational Lab


2 semester hours

Introduction to computation and measurement software commonly used in physics and engineering, such as MATLAB, Mathematica, Maple, Python, and LabVIEW. Basic computational techniques in physics: root-finding, numerical integration, curve fitting, numerical solutions to differential equations, the Fourier transform. Introduction to controlling experimental equipment and collecting data with computers.

Prerequisites: PHYS 1100 or concurrent enrollment

Corequisites: MATH 131 or concurrent enrollment

Physics and Applied Physics majors only.