An Introduction to Computer Simulation Methods: Applications to Physical Systems

by Harvey Gould, Jan Tobochnik, Wolfgang Christian

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. Designed for readers at all levels , An Introduction to Computer Simulation Methods uses Java, currently the most popular programming language. Introduction, Tools for Doing Simulations, Simulating Particle Motion, Oscillatory Systems, Few-Body 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, The Unity of Physics For all readers interested in developing programming habits in the context of doing physics.

Genres: Physics, Technical, Computer Science

720 pages, Paperback

First published September 9, 1995

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