#### Prerequisites
* Laboratory Skills and Electronics (PHYS2641) AND Foundations of Physics 1 (PHYS1122).
#### Corequisites
* None.
#### Excluded Combination of Modules
* None.
#### Aims
* This module is designed primarily for students studying Department of Physics or Natural Science degree programmes.
* To develop students’ problem-solving skills in advanced computational physics.
* To develop computer skills.
* To reproduce and then extend the results of a classic research paper.
* To develop transferable skills in researching a topic and making oral and written presentations on the findings.
#### Content
* The syllabus contains:
* Use of a computer to solve problems using a variety of modern computing techniques and the preparation of written and oral presentations.
#### Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge:
* Having studied this module students will have formed an appreciation of the physics related to a chosen topic.
Subject-specific Skills:
* Students will have gained experience of solving physical problems using modern computing techniques.
* They will have the skills to plan and carry out an extended project at an advanced level.
* They will have demonstrated knowledge of scientific background and theoretical considerations.
* They will have demonstrated the ability to produce a clear, detailed scientific report with appropriate presentation and lay summary.
Key Skills:
* Students will have the necessary skills to make written and oral presentations on their work.
#### Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
* Teaching will be by lectures, computer classes and tutorials.
* The lectures include training on general computing, testing and debugging.
* The computer classes are designed to allow each student to obtain help and guidance through discussions with computing demonstrators.
* The skills covered are transferable to a wide range of activities.
* The tutorials provide support for research into an advanced topic of choice, develop skills in solving problems using modern computing techniques and provide a forum for developing oral and written presentation skills.
* Students receive guidance and feedback on their presentation to the tutorial group and on their poster.
* Student performance is formatively assessed through a milestone computer program and summatively assessed through the computing project.
* The tutorials and computing classes provide opportunity for feedback, for students to gauge their progress and for staff to monitor progress throughout the duration of the module.
More information at: https://apps.dur.ac.uk/faculty.handbook/2023/UG/module/PHYS3561
