An introduction to computer simulation methods : applications to physical systems

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An introduction to computer simulation methods : applications to physical systems

Harvey Gould, Jan Tobochnik, Wolfgang Christian

Pearson Addison Wesley, c2007

3rd ed

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Now in a third edition, this book teaches physical concepts using computer simulations. The text incorporates object-oriented programming techniques and encourages students to develop good programming habits in the context of doing physics. Designed for college students at all levels, An Introduction to Computer Simulation Methods uses Java, currently the most popular programming language. The text is most appropriately used in a project-oriented course that lets students with a wide variety of backgrounds and abilities work together.

Table of Contents

Preface Introduction Tools for Doing Simulations Simulating Particle Motion Oscillatory Systems Few-Body Problems: The Motion of the Planets The Chaotic Motion of Dynamical Systems Random Processes The Dynamics of Many Particle Systems Normal Modes and Waves Electrodynamics Numerical and Monte Carlo Methods Percolation Fractals and Kinetic Growth Models Complex Systems Monte Carlo Simulations of Thermal Systems Quantum Systems Visualization and Rigid Body Dynamics Seeing in Special and General Relativity Epilogue: The Unity of Physics

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