An introduction to computer simulation methods : applications to physical systems
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An introduction to computer simulation methods : applications to physical systems
Pearson Addison Wesley, c2007
3rd ed
Available at 16 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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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