Computing and Numerical Methods

• The first step is to install VirtualBox.
  This package can be downloaded in
  https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads. Choose the file in accordance with
  your operating system, download also the extension pack -same file for all
  operating systems- in the link: vbox-extpack. Install VirtualBox and the
  extension package. You can find in this link a video showing how to install the extension package.
• You can now download the virtual machine in this link NucPhys-Mint-CompNum.ova
• Load the virtual machine into your VirtualBox using File -> Import Appliance
• The default username is nucphys with an identical password. You are advised
  to change the password to a new one, try to choose a password that you would
  not forget.
• Depending on your previous experience with GNU/Linux, you can find useful this FossWire GNU/Linux-UNIX refcard

We will explain a basic introduction to the git version control system. Some
links of interest are:

• Git slides: you can download them in this link git slides
• GitLab Git cheatsheet: it can be downloaded in this link this link
• A rather complete reference: ProGit Book

You can find all lessons -still working on them, expect changes- in this link
python notes gitbook. The notes start explaining how to install Anaconda in a
GNU/Linux system and we have split the contents in six lessons. Each lesson
has several exercises.

There is some supplementary material needed for some of the lessons:

• Lesson 1: Supplementary Material
• Lesson 2: Supplementary Material
• Lesson 3: Python Ref Cards

In order to be able to export as pdf your notebooks you need to install several
packages not selected by default in the virtual machine. Use the command: sudo apt install texlive-xetex texlive-fonts-recommended.

We provide here examples of final projects for the module. They should serve of
inspiration for students looking for their own project.

1. Solving a Quartic Oscillator using a Harmonic Oscillator Basis
2. Volatility Distribution in S\&P 500 Price Fluctuations
3. Conway’s Life Game
4. Lorenz’s strange attractor

You can find class recordings in the following links:

Dates:

1. October 6th, 2020.
2. October 20th, 2020.
3. October 23th, 2020.
4. October 27th, 2020.
5. October 30th, 2020.
6. November 6th, 2020.
7. November 11th, 2020.
8. November 27th, 2020.
9. December 15th, 2020.
10. December 18th, 2020.