| 1 |
Introduction: What is modeling, what is simulation, what are they used for? |
| 2 |
Statistical Mechanics: Statistical averaged behavior of populations of simple actors; percolation = random environments; random walks; diffusion-limited aggregation |
| 3 |
Molecular Dynamics |
| 4 |
Monte-Carlo |
| 5 |
Ab-Initio Calculations: First-principles quantum mechanics calculations of electron density functions |
| 6 |
Continuum Methods I: Continuum equations, finite difference method for heat conduction |
| 7 |
Continuum Methods II: From discrete to continuous, finite element method for elastic mechanics |
| 8 |
Dtraining Sand and Pebble-Bed Nuclear Reactors; How Crystals Melt |
| 9 |
Interfaces at Equilibrium; Interface Dynamics; Transport-Limited Electrochemistry |
| 10 |
Phase Transitions; Mechanical Equilibrium and Thermal Transport |
| 11 |
Dendritic Solidification; Atomistic Simulations in Nanotechnology; Classical and Quantum Annealing |
| 12 |
Multiscale Modeling of Surface Chemistry; Biomechanics of Bone Remodeling and Fracture |
| 13 |
Protein Folding; Simulation of Biomedical Processes; Biomembrane Simulations |
| 14 |
Student Project Presentations |