The purpose of the "Computational Project"
is to provide an opportunity for you to
study a topic of your choice in greater depth. The general guideline for
your choice of project is that it should have something to do with
electrodynamics, and there should be some degree of computation or analysis
with the project. The completed project will include a short write-up
and a ~20min presentation to the class. You may design your own project
or use one of the following list (which will be updated throughout the term).
Determine the detailed band structure and density of states of
a particular 1-dimensional model system such as the Kronig-Penny model.