diff --git a/Exercise_02/constants.py b/Exercise_02/constants.py
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+D_e   = 1.6          # eV
+alpha = 3.028        # Å^−1
+r_e   = 1.411        # Å
+dt    = 0.1          # s
+k_B   = 8.617333e-5  # eV/K
+m     = 18.998403    # amu
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diff --git a/Exercise_02/generate_conditions.py b/Exercise_02/generate_conditions.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+from math import sqrt
+from util import readFile, writeFile
+import sys
+from getopt import getopt
+from state import State
+import numpy as np
+from matplotlib import pyplot as plt
+from constants import k_B, m
+
+def main(argv):
+  if len(argv) != 4:
+    print(f'{argv[0]} <number of particles> <side length> <temperature>')
+    sys.exit(2)
+
+  state = State(
+    count=int(argv[1]),
+    size=float(argv[2]), 
+    temperature=float(argv[3])
+  )
+
+  state.molecules = np.hstack([np.random.rand(state.count, 3)*state.size, np.zeros((state.count, 3))])
+
+  state.minimize()
+
+  sigma = sqrt(k_B*state.temperature/m)
+  state.molecules[:,3:6] = np.random.multivariate_normal([0,0,0], np.eye(3)*sigma, state.count)
+
+  avg = np.sum(state.molecules[:,3:6], 0)
+  state.molecules[:,3:6] -= avg / state.count
+
+  writeFile('./res/initial.mol', state)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+  main(sys.argv)
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diff --git a/Exercise_02/integrate.py b/Exercise_02/integrate.py
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+++ b/Exercise_02/integrate.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+import sys
+from util import readFile
+from jax import grad, numpy as jnp
+from constants import m
+from state import energy
+import numpy as np
+# from jax.config import config
+# config.update("jax_debug_nans", True)
+
+def main (argv):
+  if len(argv) != 4:
+    print(f'{argv[0]} <input .mol file> <timestep> <number of steps>')
+    sys.exit(2)
+
+  state = readFile(argv[1])
+  timestep = float(argv[2])
+  steps = int(argv[3])
+  
+  energy_grad = grad(energy)
+  force = lambda: -energy_grad(*state.positions())
+  a = lambda: force()/m
+
+  with open('./res/integrated.mols', 'w') as f:
+    a_t = a()
+    for i in range(steps):
+      if i % 100 == 0: print(f'Step {i}')
+      v_t = state.molecules[:,3:6].ravel()
+
+      # change in position
+      delta_x = v_t*timestep + 0.5*a_t*timestep**2
+      state.molecules[:, 0:3] += delta_x.reshape((-1,3))
+      
+      # change in velocity
+      a_tplus1 = a()
+      delta_v = (a_t + a_tplus1)/2*timestep
+      state.molecules[:, 3:6] += delta_v.reshape((-1,3))
+      state.molecules[:, 0:3] = np.mod(state.molecules[:,0:3], state.size)
+
+      a_t = a_tplus1
+      f.write(state.serialize())
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+  main(sys.argv)
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diff --git a/Exercise_02/plot.py b/Exercise_02/plot.py
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+++ b/Exercise_02/plot.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python 
+import sys
+from state import State
+from matplotlib import pyplot as plt
+
+def main(argv):
+  path = argv[1]
+  with open(path) as f:
+    lines = f.readlines()
+    count = int(lines[0])
+    size  = float(lines[2])
+    split = count + 3
+    states = [lines[i:i+split] for i in range(0, len(lines), split)]
+    states = [State.deserialize(state) for state in states]
+
+  fig = plt.figure()
+  ax = fig.add_subplot(111, projection='3d')
+  current = 0
+  while True:
+    ax.cla()
+    plt.xlim([0,size])
+    plt.ylim([0,size])
+    plt.title(f'Step {current}')
+    ax.set_zlim([0,size])
+    ax.scatter(
+      states[current].molecules[:,0], 
+      states[current].molecules[:,1],
+      states[current].molecules[:,2],
+      c=range(count)
+    )
+    plt.pause(0.02)
+
+    current += 1
+    current %= len(states)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+  main(sys.argv)
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diff --git a/Exercise_02/state.py b/Exercise_02/state.py
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+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from math import e
+from typing import List
+import numpy as np
+from constants import alpha, D_e, r_e
+from scipy.optimize import minimize, Bounds
+from scipy.spatial import distance_matrix as dm
+from datetime import datetime
+from jax import numpy as jnp
+
+@dataclass
+class State:
+  count: int = 0
+  size: float = 1.0
+  molecules: np.matrix = np.zeros((0,6))
+  temperature: float = 0
+
+  def energy(self) -> float:
+    return energy(self.positions())
+
+  def minimize(self) -> None:
+    res = minimize(energy, self.positions(), method='L-BFGS-B', bounds=Bounds(0,self.size), jac='3-point')
+    min = res.x
+    min = np.matrix(min)
+    min.shape = (self.count,3)
+    self.molecules[:,0:3] = min
+
+  @staticmethod
+  def deserialize(lines: List[str]) -> None:
+    #  disregard comment line
+    lines.pop(1)
+
+    count = int(lines.pop(0))
+    size = float(lines.pop(0))
+    lines = (line.strip() for line in lines)
+    lines = (line.split() for line in lines if line)
+    molecules = np.matrix([[float(f) for f in line] for line in lines])
+
+    return State(count, size, molecules)
+
+  def serialize(self) -> str:
+    serialized = ''
+    serialized += f'{self.count}\n'
+    serialized += f'Written at {datetime.now()}\n'
+    serialized += f'{self.size}\n'
+    
+    m = np.asmatrix(self.molecules)
+    for i in range(m.shape[0]):
+      serialized += '\t'.join(['{:+10.8f}'.format(f) for f in m[i,:].tolist()[0]]) + '\n'
+
+    return serialized
+
+  def positions(self) -> List[float]:
+    return self.molecules[:,0:3].ravel()
+
+def energy (p: np.matrix):
+  P = jnp.reshape(p, (-1,3))
+  V = _morse(distances(P))
+  return jnp.nansum(jnp.tril(V, k=-1))
+
+@jnp.vectorize
+def _morse(r: float):
+  return D_e * (e**(-2*alpha*(r-r_e)) - 2*e**(-alpha*(r - r_e)))
+
+def distances(P):
+  P = jnp.asarray(P)
+
+  XYZ = jnp.asarray([
+    # insert new axis with None to get an outer difference matrix for each dimension
+    P[:, 0, None] - P[None, :, 0],
+    P[:, 1, None] - P[None, :, 1],
+    P[:, 2, None] - P[None, :, 2]
+  ])
+
+  XYZ = abs(XYZ)
+  
+  # nearest image convention
+  XYZ = XYZ.at[XYZ > 0.5].add(-0.5)
+  XYZ = XYZ**2
+  
+  D = jnp.sum(XYZ, axis=0)
+  D = D.at[D <= 0].set(0.0001)
+  return jnp.sqrt(D)
diff --git a/Exercise_02/util.py b/Exercise_02/util.py
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+from state import State
+
+def readFile (path: str) -> State:
+  with open(path) as f:
+    lines = f.readlines()
+
+  return State.deserialize(lines)
+
+
+def writeFile (path: str, state: State) -> None:
+  with open(path, 'w') as f:
+    f.write(state.serialize())
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