Computer Solutions In Physics: With Applications In Astrophysics, Biophysics, Differential Equations, And Engineering (With Cd-rom)

WITH THE GREAT PROGRESS IN NUMERICAL METHODS AND THE SPEED OF THE MODERN PERSONAL COMPUTER, IF YOU CAN FORMULATE THE CORRECT PHYSICS EQUATIONS, THEN YOU ONLY NEED TO PROGRAM A FEW LINES OF CODE TO GET THE ANSWER. WHERE OTHER BOOKS ON COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS DWELL ON THE THEORY OF PROBLEMS, THIS BOOK TAKES A DETAILED LOOK AT HOW TO SET UP THE EQUATIONS AND ACTUALLY SOLVE THEM ON A PC.FOCUSING ON POPULAR SOFTWARE PACKAGE MATHEMATICA, THE BOOK OFFERS UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT A COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT OF THE METHODOLOGY USED IN PROGRAMING SOLUTIONS TO EQUATIONS IN PHYSICS.