Course Overview

Applied course in computational physics and simulation. Key areas included:

Numerical Methods

• Integration schemes
• Stability analysis
• Error estimation
• Adaptive methods

Particle Systems

• N-body problems
• Molecular dynamics
• Particle-in-cell methods
• Monte Carlo methods

Rigid Body Dynamics

• Collision detection
• Contact resolution
• Constraint satisfaction
• Articulated bodies

Continuum Mechanics

• Fluid dynamics
• Elasticity
• Heat transfer
• Wave propagation

Applications

• Video game physics
• Scientific visualization
• Virtual reality
• Engineering analysis