[Pw_forum] open online course on Computational Materials Physics using QE

[Ankur Taya]

On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 3:02 PM, Nicola Marzari <nicola.marzari at epfl.ch>
wrote:

>
> (posted on behalf of Prof Stefaan Cottenier)
>
>
> Dear PWscf'ers,
>
>
> this is to let you know that from September 25 till December 11, a free
> and open online course about Computational Materials Physics will be
> available from Ghent University. This course uses Quantum ESPRESSO as a
> demonstration tool, and might therefore be of interest to some
> subscribers of this mailing list.
>
> The target audience is people with no prior knowledge about DFT, who
> want to have a hands-on introduction. At the end of the course, students
> will be able to read papers that report about DFT results, and they will
> be able to make basic calculations with Quantum ESPRESSO themselves. A
> general science education is sufficient as background knowledge. The
> approach is conceptual and hands-on, not mathematical.
>
> Note also that this is not a course about Quantum ESPRESSO as such. It
> is a course about the basics of applied DFT, in which Quantum ESPRESSO
> is used as an exercise tool.
>
> The course follows a weekly pace, with the following structure:
>
> - Watching a set of prerecorded lecture videos about the topic of the
> week
> - Solving tasks related to these videos – in most cases, there is
> immediate automated or peer feedback after submitting the task
> - Questions about the lectures and tasks can be submitted at any time,
> and students can answer the questions of others
> - Unresolved issues will be dealt with in the weekly feedback webinar
> that is livestreamed. A video of the webinar remains available for those
> who could not attend it live.
>
> As an optional part, students can work in teams of four on a project.
> During the final webinar, the teams present their work.
>
> The course website at www.compmatphys.org is currently under
> re-construction. If you want to participate or just want to look over
> the shoulder, you can leave your email there. You will then be notified
> a few days before the start at Sep 25.
>
> Taking part in this course happens on an voluntary basis – there is no
> official credit given by Ghent University (an unofficial honour’s
> certificate can be provided after completion, though). However, it’s
> worth inquiring whether your university agrees to give you credit for
> taking this course – perhaps after making an exam supervised by your
> local instructor. At Ghent University, the course+project is budgeted at
> 6 ECTS credits.
>
> Experienced DFT users/teachers are welcome to audit the course. We’re
> open to suggestions and corrections, as well as to collaboration.
>
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Research Scholar (JRF-UGC)
Department of Physics
Kurukshetra University
Kurukshetra-136119, (Haryana) INDIA
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