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Introduction to Modeling and Simulation

A graph showing simulation techniques as number of particles, lengths, and times increases from ~100-10^23, angstroms to meters, and picoseconds to seconds, respectively.

Systems at different time and length scales are modeled using different simulation techniques, derived from the appropriate governing equations. (Image courtesy of Elsevier, Inc., Science Direct. Used with permission.)

Instructor(s)

MIT Course Number

3.021J / 1.021J / 10.333J / 18.361J / 22.00J

As Taught In

Spring 2011

Level

Undergraduate

Course Features

Course Highlights

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Course Description

This subject provides an introduction to modeling and simulation (IM/S), covering continuum methods, atomistic and molecular simulation (e.g. molecular dynamics) as well as quantum mechanics. These tools play an increasingly important role in modern engineering. You will get hands-on training in both the fundamentals and applications of these methods to key engineering problems. The lectures will provide an exposure to areas of application, based on the scientific exploitation of the power of computation. We will use web based applets for simulations and thus extensive programming skills are not required.

Archived Versions

Buehler, Markus, and Jeffrey Grossman. 3.021J Introduction to Modeling and Simulation, Spring 2011. (MIT OpenCourseWare: Massachusetts Institute of Technology), https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/materials-science-and-engineering/3-021j-introduction-to-modeling-and-simulation-spring-2011 (Accessed). License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA


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