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| Preface xxiii | |
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| Computational Science Basics | |
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| Computational Physics and Science | |
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| How to Read and Use This Book | |
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| Making Computers Obey; Languages (Theory) | |
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| Programming Warmup | |
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| Structured Program Design | |
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| Shells, Editors, and Execution | |
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| Java I/O, Scanner Class with printf | |
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| I/O Redirection | |
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| Command-Line Input | |
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| I/O Exceptions: FileCatchThrow.java | |
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| Automatic Code Documentation | |
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| Computer Number Representations (Theory) | |
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| IEEE Floating-Point Numbers | |
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| Over/Underflows Exercises | |
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| Machine Precision (Model) | |
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| Determine Your Machine Precision | |
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| Problem: Summing Series | |
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| Numerical Summation (Method) | |
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| Implementation and Assessment | |
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| Errors & Uncertainties in Computations | |
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| Types of Errors (Theory) | |
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| Model for Disaster: Subtractive Cancellation | |
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| Subtractive Cancellation Exercises | |
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| Round-off Error in a Single Step | |
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| Round-off Error Accumulation After Many Steps | |
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| Errors in Spherical Bessel Functions (Problem) | |
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| Numerical Recursion Relations (Method) | |
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| Implementation and Assessment: Recursion Relations | |
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| Experimental Error Investigation (Problem) | |
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| Error Assessment | |
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| Visualization Tools | |
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| Data Visualization | |
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| PtPlot: 2-D Graphs Within Java | |
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| Grace/ACE: Superb 2-D Graphs for Unix/Linux | |
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| Grace Basics | |
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| Gnuplot: Reliable 2-D and 3-D Plots | |
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| Gnuplot Input Data Format | |
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| Printing Plots | |
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| Gnuplot Surface (3-D) Plots | |
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| Gnuplot Vector Fields | |
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| Animations from a Plotting Program (Gnuplot) | |
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| OpenDX for Dicing and Slicing | |
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| Texturing and 3-D Imaging | |
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| Object-Oriented Programs: Impedance & Batons | |
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| Unit I. Basic Objects: Complex Impedance | |
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| Complex Numbers (Math) | |
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| Resistance Becomes Impedance (Theory) | |
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| Abstract Data Structures, Objects (CS) | |
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| Object Declaration and Construction | |
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| Implementation in Java | |
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| Static and Nonstatic Methods | |
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| Nonstatic Methods | |
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| Complex Currents (Solution) | |
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| OOP Worked Examples | |
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| OOP Beats | |
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| OOP Planet | |
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| Unit II. Advanced Objects: Baton Projectiles | |
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| Trajectory of a Thrown Baton (Problem) | |
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| Combined Translation and Rotation (Theory) | |
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| OOP Design Concepts (CS) | |
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| Including Multiple Classes | |
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| Ball and Path Class Implementation | |
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| Composition, Objects Within Objects | |
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| Baton Class Implementation | |
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| Composition Exercise | |
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| Calculating the Baton's Energy (Extension) | |
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| Examples of Inheritance and Object Hierarchies | |
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| Baton with a Lead Weight (Application) | |
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| Encapsulation to Protect Classes | |
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| Encapsulation Exercise | |
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| Complex Object Interface (Extension) | |
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| Polymorphism, Variable Multityping | |
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| Supplementary Exercises | |
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| OOP Example: Superposition of Motions | |
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| Newton's Laws of Motion (Theory) | |
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| OOP Class Structure (Method) | |
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| Java Implementation | |
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| Monte Carlo Simulations (Nonthermal) | |
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| Unit I. Deterministic Randomness | |
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| Random Sequences (Theory) | |
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| Random-Number Generation (Algorithm) | |
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| Implementation: Random Sequence | |
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| Assessing Randomness and Uniformity | |
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| Unit II. Monte Carlo Applications | |
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| A Random Walk (Problem) | |
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| Random-Walk Simulation | |
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| Implementation: Random Walk | |
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| Radioactive Decay (Problem) | |
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| Discrete Decay (Model) | |
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| Continuous Decay (Model) | |
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| Decay Simulation | |
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| Decay Implementation and | |