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020			_a9783527413157
037			_cTextual
040			_aCSL _beng _cCSL
041			_aeng
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100			_aLandau, Rubin H. _91114434
245		0	_aComputational physics problem solving with python
250			_a3rd
260			_aWeinheim: _bWiley-VCH, _c2015.
300			_axxii, 622p. _b: ill.
500			_aAppendix 607-608p.; Bibliography 609-614p.; Index 615-622p.
520			_aThe use of computation and simulation has become an essential part of the scientific process. Being able to transform a theory into an algorithm requires significant theoretical insight, detailed physical and mathematical understanding, and a working level of competency in programming. This upper-division text provides an unusually broad survey of the topics of modern computational physics from a multidisciplinary, computational science point of view. Its philosophy is rooted in learning by doing (assisted by many model programs), with new scientific materials as well as with the Python programming language. Python has become very popular, particularly for physics education and large scientific projects. It is probably the easiest programming language to learn for beginners, yet is also used for mainstream scientific computing, and has packages for excellent graphics and even symbolic manipulations. The text is designed for an upper-level undergraduate or beginning graduate course and provides the reader with the essential knowledge to understand computational tools and mathematical methods well enough to be successful. As part of the teaching of using computers to solve scientific problems, the reader is encouraged to work through a sample problem stated at the beginning of each chapter or unit, which involves studying the text, writing, debugging and running programs, visualizing the results, and the expressing in words what has been done and what can be concluded. Then there are exercises and problems at the end of each chapter for the reader to work on their own (with model programs given for that purpose).
650			_aComputer Science _91114435
650			_aPython _91114436
650			_aPhysics _91114437
700			_aPaez, Manuel J. _91114438
700			_aBordeianu, Cristian C. _91114439
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