PROGRAMMING TOOLS
| Title | ΕΡΓΑΛΕΙΑ ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΙΣΜΟΥ / PROGRAMMING TOOLS |
| Code | ΥΦΥ103 |
| Faculty | Sciences |
| School | Physics |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Ioannis Gkolias |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600016915 |
Programme of Study: Computational Physics
Registered students: 12
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 1 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Academic Year | 2025 – 2026 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600286330
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Course Type 2021
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600286330
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course offers an introduction and thorough deepening in programming techniques as a tool for solving problems in Physics of Materials. MATLAB is an advance programming platform and will be used as a planning tool. MATLAB enables the user to write code similar to the high-level programming languages, combined with a complete library of functions and applications on computational physics. Consequently, the students will be trained in programming as a tool for production of scientific applications, using simultaneously the most sophisticated auxiliary functions available in MATLAB.
Functions and code samples in MATLAB that will help the students started in the world of molecular simulations.
Molecular simulations are computer experiments in which one controls the systems details and basic time evolution.
Simulation methods in Materials Physics. Monte-Carlo methods and Molecular Dynamics. Phase diagram, Radial Distributions, Maxwell Boltzmanm Distribution. Multiple atomistic systems by the use of Molecular Dynamics, Lennard-Jones potential and the Verlet algorithm. The use the Monte Carlo scheme to find equilibrium properties of various systems. Monte Carlo scheme to simulate system under different conditions (different ensembles).
Keywords
Advanced Computational Methods, MATLAB
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 13 | 0.4 | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 70 | 2.3 | ✓ | ||
| Interactive Teaching in Information Center | 13 | 0.4 | ✓ | ||
| Project | 70 | 2.3 | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 60 | 2 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 226 | 7.5 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
1. MATLAB: ΜΙΑ ΠΡΑΚΤΙΚΗ ΕΙΣΑΓΩΓΗ ΣΤΟΝ ΠΡΟΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΙΣΜΟ ΚΑΙ ΤΗΝ ΕΠΙΛΥΣΗ ΠΡΟΒΛΗΜΑΤΩΝ, S.ATTAWAY, 2023, ΕΚΔΟΣΕΙΣ ΚΛΕΙΔΑΡΙΘΜΟΣ ΕΠΕ, Εύδοξος:122075007, ISBN: 9789606454738
Additional bibliography for study
1. A MATLAB® Primer for Technical Programming for Materials Science and Engineering, L. Burstein, 2020, Εκδότης:Elsevier Science, ISBN:9780128191163, 0128191163
Last Update
07-09-2025
