In this course you will learn a whole lot of modern physics (classical and quantum) from basic computer programs that you will download, generalize, or write from scratch, discuss, and then hand in. Join in if you are curious (but not necessarily knowledgeable) about algorithms, and about the deep insights into science that you can obtain by the algorithmic approach.
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Statistical Mechanics: Algorithms and Computations
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Monte Carlo algorithms (Direct sampling, Markov-chain sampling)
Hard disks: From Classical Mechanics to Statistical Mechanics
Entropic interactions and phase transitions
Sampling and integration
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TOP REVIEWS FROM STATISTICAL MECHANICS: ALGORITHMS AND COMPUTATIONS
Deepen my trust in Monte-Carlo and Markov Chain Monte-Carlo simulation --- exact mimic their analytical counterpart.
Also get the chance to touch the spirit of Quantum Mechanics.
Some of the lessons are very difficult, but if you persevere, it's very rewarding.
Great course, very nice material and supremely interesting assignments. It takes some work to go through the homeworks but it is totally worth it. Great overall course!
This course was awesome! Although, I can tell I'll need another pass at it to understand things more fully...
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