Timetable

We meet on Tuesdays and Fridays at 9 in room XVIII (Quantum). The length of each session may vary, but in any case we have the room booked until 15.

The first five sessions are lessons combining lectures and hands-on exercises. You should bring your own laptop with a working Python 3 installation so that you can work on these. The topics of these lessons are

• Lesson: introduction (3.5)

• Lesson: statistical methods (7.5)

• Lesson: optimization (10.5)

• Lesson: particle models (14.5)

• Lesson: continuum models (17.5).

After each lesson, you have two or three days to work on a homework assignment on that particular topic. Each solution should be submitted by the next Monday or Thursday evening. The tasks and due dates are

• Homework: To catch an exponent (6.5.)

• Homework: DLA’ing with fractals (9.5.)

• Homework: The travelling delivery drone problem (13.5.)

• Homework: It’s a gas at the bridge (16.5.)

• Homework: Staying warm (20.5.)

The latter part of the course is reserved for the project. The project-related tasks and due dates are

• pick a topic and write a 1 page plan (21.5.)

• submit your code and report (29.5.)

• give a presentation (31.5.)

Room XVIII is booked also on 21.5., 24.5. and 28.5. There will be no lesson, but you can come and work on your project. The teacher will be there to help you.