A First Course in Computational Physics

DeVries, Paul

ISBN 10: 0471548693 / ISBN 13: 9780471548690

Published by John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York, NY, 1994

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Scratching to rear board. Light surface rubbing to boards, with very light bumping to board corners & spine extremities. A bit of smudging to page edges, else pages clean. Diskette in rear pocket (opened pocket) . ; Charts & Graphs; CMH9D; 424 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A First Course in Computational Physics
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc., New York, NY
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471548693
• ISBN 13: 9780471548690
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Second Printing.
• Condition: Very Good-
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket

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Synopsis

The rapid advancement of computational physics has left a gap in the available literature adequately covering this important subject. This book fills that need. It demonstrates how numerical methods are used to solve the problems that physicists face. Chapters discuss different types of computational problems, with exercises developed around problems of physical interest. Within each chapter, students are lead from discussions of elementary problems and simple numerical approaches through derivations of more complex and sophisticated methods. Includes non-standard material such as Monte Carlo Methods, orthogonal polynomials and computerized tomography, and uses FORTRAN as the programming language.

Review

Instructor's Manual available. -- The publisher, John Wiley & Sons