Computational Space Physics ISC 5415 AST 5760 ISC 4933 PHY 4936 Spring 2017 MWF 10:10am-11:00am 152 DSL
| Red Giant star (Porter & Woodward 1998) |
If you are interested in modeling heavenly bodies, motion of stars in
a few body system, evaporation of a molecular cloud, or perhaps
stellar explosion, chances are you will need at least a few bits of
knowledge provided in this series of lectures and computer
labs!
This course offers introduction to numerical methods in the context of observational and theoretical astrophysics and space physics. Some important algorithms required for such applications include root finding, function approximation and differentiation, integration of ordinary equations and partial differential equations (Poisson equation, heat diffusion, hydrodynamics). Practical demonstrations include evolution of the solar system, stellar evolution, and supernova explosions. |
Syllabus (doc, pdf)CalendarResourcesCourse Blackboard (requires FSU login) |