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PHY-20030 - Module Specification
School of Chemical and Physical Sciences
Faculty of Natural Sciences

For academic year: 2022/23 Last Updated: 19 January 2023

PHY-20030 - Numerical Methods
Coordinator: Barry Smalley Room: LJ2.05 Tel: +44 1782 7 34229
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 5
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 734921

Programme/Approved Electives for 2022/23

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2022/23

This compulsory module provides the necessary background and computational skills required to apply numerical techniques to solve problems in physics. The module builds upon the programming skills acquired during Level 4 and uses more advanced programming techniques and numerical libraries.

Aims
The module aims to provide students with the essential theoretical background and computational skills to apply numerical techniques to solve problems in physics. The module builds upon the programming skills acquired during PHY-10028 (Scientific Programming) to use more advanced programming techniques and numerical libraries.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/phy-20030/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

1,2
1,2

Study hours

Lectures: 12
Computer Laboratory Session: 24
Class Test: 2
Project work and writing of report: 24
Private Study: 88

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Class Test weighted 50%
Class Test
2-hour open book unseen class test. Approximately 6 compulsory questions.

2: Project weighted 50%
Project
Extended numerical analysis task. Submission of a report of approximately 2000 words.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 19 January 2023