Undergraduate Course: Programming and Data Analysis (PHYS08049)
Course Outline
School | School of Physics and Astronomy |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
Home subject area | Undergraduate (School of Physics and Astronomy) |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
Course description | This course provides an introduction to computer programming and data analysis. It serves as a preparation for further study in some physics-related degree programmes, and as a stand-alone course for students of other disciplines, including mathematics, chemistry, geosciences, computer science and engineering. The course consists of laboratory sessions and workshops to develop understanding, familiarity and fluency. |
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Other requirements | None |
Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisites | None |
Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | No |
Course Delivery Information
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Delivery period: 2012/13 Semester 1, Available to all students (SV1)
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Learn enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course it is intended that student will be able to:
- Appreciate the relationship between experiment, theory and computation as scientific techniques
- Explain the importance of reproducibility of scientific work, and the role that quantitative statements of confidence in results play in achieving this
- Present a record of a computation in an appropriate, clear and logical written form (e.g. fully documented computer code), augmented with figures and graphs where appropriate.
- Assess whether an output from a computer program is physically reasonable
- Locate and use additional sources of information (to include discussion with peers where appropriate) to resolve problems that arise in the computational physics laboratories
- Take responsibility for learning by attending laboratory sessions and workshops, and completing coursework
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Assessment Information
60% Programming/Computing Skills
40% Data Analysis |
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