Methods for Determining Electrostatic Potential: A Computational Viewpoint

The learning outcomes are different for the courses taught at the physics undergraduate programs at theuniversity level because of the prerequisites. Besides, the determination of the electrostatic potential is part of thephysics curricula taught at the university’s undergraduate or graduate physics degrees. The concept is necessary fora high level of mathematics; therefore, the difficulty in acquiring the desired outcome knowledge can be differentfor the students of physics undergraduate programs at the universities. The need to balance the mathematical skillsnecessary to understand materials has increased efforts in designing syllabuses with a gradual development andimplementation of modern physics courses in curricula. In this paper, I discuss a computational framework that can be established in the syllabuses of physicscourses for determination of the electrostatic potential, at different levels of undergraduate and graduate universitycurricula aiming for a gradual transition from the university to the careers in science, technology, engineering, andmathematics.