COMPUTER SIMULATION OF PHYSICAL PROCESSES IN THE COURSE OF GENERAL PHYSICS

Abstract

The article deals with the issues of the combination of physical and computer modeling in solving theoretical and practical problems in the course of physics. It is pointed out that it is necessary to develop students’ physical modeling skills. From the position of possible assumptions, requirements for the mathematical model of a physical phenomenon are determined. The process of approximation of the model to the real process is presented from the position of hierarchy of mathematical and physical models describing the phenomenon. Computational physics, which is often defined as a branch of theoretical physics, is applied to the description of physical processes studied in mechanics and magnetism. Examples of using Matlab tools for constructing spatial models of magnetic fields in solving problems are given. The material presented in the article is a generalization of the experience of including elements of computational physics in the educational process at the Mozhaisk Military Space Academy.