PHY2004 Scientific Programming in C

Comments and questions to John Rowe.

This module is for people who do not already know how to program computers, so we try to take things fairly slowly. Don't be afraid to ask questions if there's something you don't understand.

Lecture notes

PHY2004

0. Preface - [ Printable version ]
   • Exercise 0
1. Introduction to C - [ Printable version ]
   • Exercise 1
2. More about Variables and expressions [ Printable version ]
   • Exercise 2
3. The if() and while() statements [ Printable version ]
   • Exercise 3
4. Functions [ Printable version ]
   • Exercise 4
5. Memory, input and output [ Printable version ]
   • Exercise 5
6. Arrays, etc. [ Printable version ]
   • Example code with serious array errors
   • Exercise 6
7. Dealing with text [ Printable version ]
   • Exercise 7
8. Unformatted input, switch() and external variables [ Printable version ]
9. Bugs and debugging [ Printable version ]

PHY3134 Computational Physics

0. Revision of PHY2004 [ Printable version ]
   • Exercise PHY3134/1
   • Notes from exercise PHY3134/1
1. Organising code and data
   • Functions organise our code [ Printable version ]
   • Structures organise our data [ Printable version ]
   • Exercise PHY3134/2
   • Notes for exercise PHY3134/2
2. Pointers [ Printable version ]
   • Exercise PHY3134/3
3. Bugs and debugging [ Printable version ]
   • Exercise PHY3134/4
4. Dynamic memory allocation [ Printable version ]
   • Exercise PHY3134/5 & 6
5. Bits and pieces [ Printable version ]
6. Unformatted I/O. Strategy [ Printable version ]