This is a tentative schedule.   Please check the course web pages for changes and updates. Readings refer to Computational Physics   by Giordano and Nakanishi.
 

Week	Topics	Reading	Lab
Week 1 (W 1/13 - F 1/15)	Differentiation, Integration	Appendix E	Precision
Week 2 (W 1/20 - F 1/22)	Root finding, ODE	Appendix B, Ch. 1	Error analysis
Week 3 (M 1/25 - F 1/29)	ODEs: Initial value problems	Ch. 3, Appendix A	Stability
Week 4 (M 2/1 - F 2/5)	ODEs: Boundary value and eigenvalue problems	Ch. 10	Help Session
Week 5 (M 2/8 - F 2/12)	Matrices; PDEs	Ch. 10, Appendix H	Exam
Week 6 (W 2/17 - F 2/19)	PDEs; Molecular dynamics	Ch. 9	Help session
Week 7 (M 2/22 - F 2/26)	Molecular dynamics	Ch. 9	Help session
Week 8 (M 3/1 - F 3/5)	Molecular dynamics	Ch. 9	Exam
Week 9 (M 3/15 - F 3/19)	Integrative experience	N/A	N/A