Scientific Computing (Physics 3310)

Daniel V. Schroeder, Department of Physics, Weber State University

• Syllabus


• Physics Simulations in Python (lab manual used in the past; not current as of 2026)
• LaTeX source and figure files for lab manual


• GlowScript home page
• VPython documentation
• Quick reference sheet and pdf version
• LearnPython.org (browser-based tutorials on the Python language)
• Download Anaconda
• Matplotlib.pyplot documentation
• Python resources for beginners
• An Introduction to Computer Simulation Methods (free pdf book)
• Old Java version of this course

Last modified on 24 August 2026.