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This course is intended as a course in physics for sophomore students. It is designed to integrate the physical concepts that have been learned by students in many other previously studied courses. It is aimed at supporting students learning to take primary responsibility for developing valid knowledge in various disciplines in physics. The course provides the basic mathematical, numerical, and conceptual elements needed for using a computer-supported learning environment as a virtual physics course work and laboratory. Numerical methods will be used for solving linear and non-linear equations, ordinary and partial differential equations. These methods will be applied to simulate classical and quantum physical systems. These applications will include classical - motion such as: projectile, oscillatory, diffusion, and wave equation; and quantum systems such as: fields, atoms, molecules, crystals, and complex structures.