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Title

Computational Methods for Physics
Author

Joel Franklin
Book information

Publisher: Cambridge University Press (Cambridge)
Copyright year: 2013
ISBN: 9781107034303
Medium: Hardcover
Includes: website
Pages: 400
Out of print?: N
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Description

There is an increasing need for undergraduate students in physics to have a core set of computational tools. Most problems in physics benefit from numerical methods, and many of them resist analytical solution altogether. This textbook presents numerical techniques for solving familiar physical problems where a complete solution is inaccessible using traditional mathematical methods. The numerical techniques for solving the problems are clearly laid out, with a focus on the logic and applicability of the method. The same problems are revisited multiple times using different numerical techniques, so readers can easily compare the methods. The book features over 250 end-of-chapter exercises. A website hosted by the author features a complete set of programs used to generate the examples and figures, which can be used as a starting point for further investigation. A link to this can be found at www.cambridge.org/9781107034303.
Subject

*Science > Physics