Computational Physics

Name: Computational Physics
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ISBN: 9780131469907

ISBN-10: 0131469908

ISBN-13: 9780131469907

Edition: 2nd 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Nicholas Giordano, Hisao Nakanishi

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Contains a wealth of topics to allow instructors flexibility in the choice of topics and depth of coverage: Examines projective motion with and without realistic air resistance. Discusses planetary motion and the three-body problem. Explores chaotic motion of the pendulum and waves on a string. Includes topics relating to fractal growth and stochastic systems. Offers examples on statistical physics and quantum mechanics. Contains ample explanations of the necessary algorithms students need to help them write original programs, and provides many example programs and calculations for reference.nbsp;

Book details

List price: $219.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication date: 7/21/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 560
Size: 7.20" wide x 9.40" long x 1.30" tall
Weight: 2.684



Preface



A First Numerical Problem



Realistic Projectile Motion



Oscillatory Motion and Chaos



The Solar System



Potentials and Fields



Waves



Random Systems



Statistical Mechanics, Phase Transitions, and the Ising Model



Molecular Dynamics



Quantum Mechanics



Interdisciplinary Topics



Ordinary Differential Equations



The Fourier Transform



The Method of Least Squares



Selected Program Listings


Index