Computational physics /
Giordano, Nicholas J.
Computational physics / Nicholas J. Giordano, Hisao Nakanishi. - 2nd ed. - Upper Saddle River, NJ : Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2006. - xiii, 544 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
Preface -- 1. A First Numerical Problem -- 2. Realistic Projectile Motion -- 3. Oscillatory Motion and Chaos -- 4. The Solar System -- 5. Potentials and Fields -- 6. Waves -- 7. Random Systems -- 8. Statistical Mechanics, Phase Transitions, and the Ising Model -- 9. Molecular Dynamics -- 10. Quantum Mechanics -- 11. Vibrations, Waves, and the Physics of Musical Instruments -- 12. Interdisciplinary Topics.
Contains a wealth of topics to allow instructors flexibility in the choice of topics and depth of coverage: Examines projective motion with and without realistic air resistance. Discusses planetary motion and the three-body problem. Explores chaotic motion of the pendulum and waves on a string. Includes topics relating to fractal growth and stochastic systems. Offers examples on statistical physics and quantum mechanics. Contains ample explanations of the necessary algorithms students need to help them write original programs, and provides many example programs and calculations for reference.
0131469908 9780131469907
2005049248
Physics -- Data processing.
Molecular dynamics.
Quantum theory.
530.158
Computational physics / Nicholas J. Giordano, Hisao Nakanishi. - 2nd ed. - Upper Saddle River, NJ : Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2006. - xiii, 544 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
Preface -- 1. A First Numerical Problem -- 2. Realistic Projectile Motion -- 3. Oscillatory Motion and Chaos -- 4. The Solar System -- 5. Potentials and Fields -- 6. Waves -- 7. Random Systems -- 8. Statistical Mechanics, Phase Transitions, and the Ising Model -- 9. Molecular Dynamics -- 10. Quantum Mechanics -- 11. Vibrations, Waves, and the Physics of Musical Instruments -- 12. Interdisciplinary Topics.
Contains a wealth of topics to allow instructors flexibility in the choice of topics and depth of coverage: Examines projective motion with and without realistic air resistance. Discusses planetary motion and the three-body problem. Explores chaotic motion of the pendulum and waves on a string. Includes topics relating to fractal growth and stochastic systems. Offers examples on statistical physics and quantum mechanics. Contains ample explanations of the necessary algorithms students need to help them write original programs, and provides many example programs and calculations for reference.
0131469908 9780131469907
2005049248
Physics -- Data processing.
Molecular dynamics.
Quantum theory.
530.158