An Introduction to Computer Simulation Methods: Applications to Physical Systems (3rd Edition)
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| Rating | : | 4.16 (978 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0805377581 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 720 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-20 |
| Language | : | English |
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and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. Harvey Gould uses molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo methods to study glasses, the dynamics of first-order phase transitions, and other problems in statistical mechanics. He did postdoctoral work at the National Bureau of Standards and taught at the University of
Makes Physics a pleasure Excellent, outstanding book for clarity, elegance, writing style and level of detail. This book won't leave you alone on the intricacies of marrying physics and computer programming and will make your programming activity more intereesting if you are more of a programmer and you physical studies more rewarding and less"pen-and-paperlike" if you are an aspiring physicist. In fact I highly recommend this book to anyone that has an interest in how nature works and in playing with computers. The extreme clarity of this book makes it accessible to junior colege students and even to advanced, mot. very good introductory computational physics book This was my first comp. physics book and it was easy andvery instructive. I can assure your money is well spent.If you find this book too easy, then you should move on toThijssen's Computational Physics which is intended for the`graduate' level readers.Only very good introductory computational physics book Locust This was my first comp. physics book and it was easy andvery instructive. I can assure your money is well spent.If you find this book too easy, then you should move on toThijssen's Computational Physics which is intended for the`graduate' level readers.Only 4 stars (not 5) because I don't think that the codesprovided in the book are that useful. Everyone has differentcoding style. What really matters is the physical concepts andnot the numerical receipes.. stars (not 5) because I don't think that the codesprovided in the book are that useful. Everyone has differentcoding style. What really matters is the physical concepts andnot the numerical receipes.. Pretty good introductory book Good introductory book on Computational Physics.Projects proposed cover different difficulties so it can be used for college students at all levels.Concepts are well explainded. Introduces areas including linear and nonlinear systems, normal modes and waves, and electrodynamics. This second edition offers expanded material on chaos, complexity, and quantum mechanics, programs with more use of graphics, and appendices on Fortran and C.
The text incorporates object-oriented programming techniques and encourages readers to develop good programming habits in the context of doing physics. Designed for readers at all levels, An Introduction to Computer Simulation Methodsuses Java, currently the most popular programming language.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,
. Designed for readers at all levels, An Introduction to Computer Simulation Methods uses Java, currently the most popular programming language. KEY BENEFIT: Now in its third edition, this book teaches physical concepts using computer simulations. The text incorporates object-oriented programming techniques and encourages readers to develop good programming habits in the context of doing physics. 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 For all readers interested in developing programming habits in the context of doing physics