StatPhysCSE
Statistical Physics and Computer Simulation for CSE
Prof. Philippe H. Hünenberger + Prof. Sereina Riniker / FS24
Spring semester 2024 (FS24)
19 February – 31 May 2024 (Excl. Easter Break: 1-5 April)
Lecture No 529-0483-00
Recent updates on these pages
| date | update |
|---|---|
| 06.05.2024 | List of student groups+projects added (see Exercises page) |
| 15.05.2024 | Slides lecture 12 added (see Documents page) |
| - | (Note that there was no lecture 11 this year) |
| 21.05.2024 | Slides lecture 13 added (see Documents page) |
| 30.05.2024 | Slides of project presentations added (see Documents page) |
Recent updates (last few weeks) in the StatPhysCSE web pages
Participants
Third semester students of Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) in D-MATH, where the course belongs to Block G4
Goals
- Introduction to statistical physics
- Application of statistical mechanics by means of computer simulation
- Development of skills to carry out simulations and interpret the results
Assessment
- The assessment of the course consists of a written examination of 90 minutes duration
- It probes the entire content of the lectures and exercises
- The problem statements are distributed both in German and English (and you may use either language to formulate your answers)
- The performance in the exercises is taken into account in the final exam mark as a learning component, with a possible bonus of 0.25 points on top of the exam grade for students who have carried out the practical exercises and presented their project at the last lecture. In case of exam repetition, you can keep the bonus from a previous semester (i.e. you do not need to repeat the practical exercises)
- No material allowed besides pen and paper (i.e. no script, no book, no notes, no pocket calculator) with one exception: you are allowed to bring with you at the exam a self-made two-sided A4 handwritten summary of the course (it is allowed to write this summary on a tablet and then print it on paper, provided that it is written by hand on the tablet and that the scaling on printing leads to a normal handwriting size)