WatCompPhys presents a growing series of articles aimed at exposing interested students to fundamental methods of computational physics. We strive to present core ideas intuitively to a broad audience, promoting interest and literacy in the field.
Explore heat flow and its scientific description! This article introduces readers to the heat equation, derived in a physically intuitive manner.
Prerequisites: None (Prior knowledge of basic calculus is helpful but is by no means required)
Learn the most fundamental equation in physics! The wave equation describes every single wavelike phenomena in the universe, and this article introduces it step by step, turning physical observations into general ideas.
Prerequisites: Read our article on the Heat Equation (Prior knowledge of basic calculus is helpful but is by no means required)