Mathematica(r) for Physics

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0201537966 ISBN 13: 9780201537963

Publisher: Addison-Wesley, 1995

Mathematica is a mathematical software system for researchers, students and anyone seeking an effective tool for mathematical analysis. This text aims to help readers learn the software in the context of solving physics problems. The graphical capabilities of Mathematica are emphasized and the readers are encouraged to use their intuition for the physics behind the problem. Each chapter has a short overview of the major physics and mathematics topics that are emphasized in the chapter. Examples in the form of solved problems cover a broad range of topics and mathematics procedures.

From the Author:

Mathematica for Physics chooses the canonical problems from the physics curriculum, and solves these problems using Mathematica. This book takes the reader beyond the "textbook" solutions by challenging the student to cross check the results using the wide variety of Mathematica's analytical, numerical, and graphical tools. Throughout the book, the complexity of both the physics and Mathematica is systematically extended to broaden the tools the reader has at his or her disposal, and to broaden the range of problems that can be solved. As such, this text is an appropriate supplement for any of the core advanced undergraduate and graduate physics courses. The electronic supplement contains the initialization files for all chapters, and selected solutions and examples.

From the Back Cover:

An appropriate supplement for any undergraduate and graduate course in physics, Mathematica® for Physics uses the power of Mathematica® to visualize and display physics concepts and generate numerical and graphical solutions to physics problems. Throughout the book, the complexity of both physics and Mathematica® is systematically extended to broaden the range of problems that can be solved.