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Computer Simulation and Computer Algebra: Lectures for Beginners

By Professor Dr. Friedrich W. Hehl , Dipl.-Phys. Volker Winkelmann , Professor Dr. Dietrich Stauffer , Professor Dr. John G. Zabolitzky (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Year
1988
ISBN
978-3-540-18909-1, 978-3-642-97091-7
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-97091-7
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7702818 bytes)
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1988
Pages
7 figs. IX, 155 pages.Show next edition\160
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
Mathematical Software;Simulation and Modeling;Math

Description

This text is based on the authors' broad experience in teaching the application of computers to physics. It takes the reader from the introductory simulation of classical mechanical problems (part one) to current research in statistical physics. The Ising model, cellular automata, percolation, Eden clusters and the Kauffman model are presented with exercises and programs for hands-on use with the aim of enabling and encouraging the student to write her/his own programs. The third part gives a detailed course into algebraic formula manipulation using the computer algebra system REDUCE, again with numerous examples and exercises. These "lectures for beginners" do not require any previous knowledge of computer languages, but a brief introduction to FORTRAN and BASIC can be found in the appendix.

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