For many small coding tasks, we simply use the computer to analyze a small amount of data, or simulate a simple system and speed is not really an issue. However, there are certainly many circumstances where speed is important. This … Continue reading
I’m teaching Statistical and Thermal Physics this semester using Gould and Tobochnik’s text of the same name. The text comes with Java programs to run simulations to help students (and me!) gain understanding about how systems with large numbers of … Continue reading
(Updated 11-Jan-2022; fixed broken links and updated notebook) This started out as a way to make sure I understood the numpy array slicing methods, and builds on my previous post about using scipy to fit data. I define a 3 parameter … Continue reading
I’m working on a text on computational physics whose primary goal is to create something useful for a one semester introductory course that all our physics majors (and now chemistry majors too) will be required to take. I want students … Continue reading
Here’s a nice link to a pdf file with a summary of matlab, NumPy, and R commands.Very handy for people like me that cannot remember all the various commands one needs to get something done. Also, if you haven’t tried … Continue reading