Study Guide@lith
 

Linköping Institute of Technology

 
 
Valid for year : 2017
 
TFYA50 Project course in Computational Physics CDIO, 12 ECTS credits.
/Projektkurs i fysik, beräkningsfysik, CDIO/

For:   MSN   Y  


OBS!

The Entrepreneurship part overlap with other CDIO courses and cannot be included more than once in a degree. Exchange students may apply for the course after arrival to LiTH but before it starts. The international officer for exchange studies must be contacted before applying.

 

Prel. scheduled hours: 192
Rec. self-study hours: 128

  Area of Education: Technology

Main field of studies: Physics, Applied Physics

  Advancement level (G1, G2, A): A

Aim:
The course serves as an introduction to modern computational methods currently used in solid state physics, chemistry, biology and materials science. The main objective of the course is to present the principles underlying classical and ab-initio Monte Carlo and Molecular Dynamics simulations. These methods are nowadays used extensively in the quest for new, man-made materials, in a wide range of industrial sectors (biotechnology, automotive, semiconductors, coatings).
A purpose for the course is also for the students to acquire knowledge and abilities within the general area of entrepreneurship, with particular focus on business planning for new ventures. After the course, students should be able to:
  • account for models that describe what it takes for a new venture to have a stable basis for further development and to asess the level of development of ventures using such models; and
  • account for the information and analyses needed to evaluate a development project from a business point of view and have the ability to collect and analyse relevant information for the purpose.


Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Statistical Mechanics, Solid State Physics, Condensed Matter Physics, Quantum Mechanics, Materials Science, Solid programming knowledge.

Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.

Organisation:
The course follows the "Conceive Design Interact Operate (CDIO)" program at LiU and will use the project model "Linkoping Interactive Project Steering (LIPS)". Following a theoretical introduction to the computational methods, students will have to successfully complete a project related to materials science/thin films problems.
The course runs over the entire autumn semester.


Course contents:
The course is concerned with the theory and application of computer simulation of many-body systems. Following a review of the principles of statistical mechanics underlying computer simulations, the Monte Carlo (MC) and Molecular Dynamics (MD) techniques are introduced. Topics discussed include Monte Carlo integration, importance sampling, the Metropolis method, integration of equations of motion for many-body systems in MD, the Verlet algorithm and force calculation. MC and MD in various statistical ensembles, as well as analysis and visualisation techniques are also presented, with emphasis on the application for practical solutions of materials related problems.

Course literature:
Computer Simulation of Liquids, M.P. Allen & D. J. Tildesley, Oxford Science Publications (ISBN 0 - 19 - 855645 - 4).

Examination:
Group working report followed by questions session.
Laboratory work
Entrepreneurship assignments
7 ECTS
2 ECTS
3 ECTS
 
Grades are given as â?~Failâ?T or â?~Passâ?T.



Course language is English.
Department offering the course: IFM.
Director of Studies: Magnus Johansson
Examiner: Valeriu Chirita
Link to the course homepage at the department


Course Syllabus in Swedish

Linköping Institute of Technology

 


Contact: TFK , val@tfk.liu.se
Last updated: 12/09/2015