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Computational Physics Lecture 3 - Admin. Dr. Guy Tel- Zur. Coral. Picture by Anna Cervova , publicdomainpictures.net. Agenda. Numerical Integration – MHJ chapter 7 Introduction to High-Performance Computing (HPC) Introduction to MPI + Demos Home Assignment #1 – see next slides.
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Computational PhysicsLecture 3 - Admin Dr. Guy Tel-Zur Coral. Picture by Anna Cervova, publicdomainpictures.net
Agenda • Numerical Integration – MHJ chapter 7 • Introduction to High-Performance Computing (HPC) • Introduction to MPI + Demos • Home Assignment #1 – see next slides
Home Assignment #1 • Due – 1 month from today, 28.11.2010 • Weight: like the grade of two “regular” assignments • About Runge-Kutta method – read MHJ chapter 13, section 4. • Source: http://physics.bu.edu/~py502/hw2/hw2.pdf
Evaluation • A correct running program (up to page 4 of the hw): 66% • A readable and clear programming: +4% • A well documented program: +4% • Modular programming, using code reuse and functions/libraries: +4% • Input selection: Interactive or from a file: +4%
Evaluation – cont’ • Graphical output using Gnuplot, root or Mayavi: +4% • Error handling and exceptions: +4% • Doing section A, page 5: +5% • Doing section B, page 5: +5% • Total: 100%