Numerical Methods for Physics  (English, Hardcover, Garcia Alejandro)

For courses in Computational Physics and or Numerical Methods.

The second edition updates programs, graphics, includes a significant number of new and revised exercises, and revises throughout for clarity. Organized around the numerical algorithms that should be in every physicists' “Computational Toolbox”. This text combines numerical analysis and mathematical physics topics.

Salient Features

• NEW - The new edition covers a broad spectrum of the most important, basic numerical and analytical techniques used in physics-Including ordinary and partial differential equations, linear algebra, Fourier transforms, integration and probability.
• NEW - Now uses C++ in addition to MATLAB- Updated versions of the FORTRAN programs now available on-line.
• NEW - Discussion of the programs within the main text as language-independent:
• Gives students and instructors the option to use the language they are most comfortable with.
• NEW - 30% new or revised exercises-Over 200 exercises total.
• A clear distinction is made between pencil paper exercises with good uses of both.
• NEW - Attractive new 3-D graphics.
• Provide students with a powerful means for visualizing the material.
• Organized around the numerical algorithms that should be in every physicists' “Computational Toolbox”.
• Gives students a solid foundation for their future work as physicists.
• Short, straightforward, and complete computer programs-For IBM PC compatible, Macintosh, or UNIX workstations. The programs feature advanced graphics, including 3-D plots which are illustrated in the text screen-for-screen, and often illustrate interesting physical phenomena(e.g., shock waves in auto traffic).
• Devotes a third of the book to partial differential equations.
• Introduces methods in computational fluid dynamics (Ch. 6 & 7)-Increasingly important in the fields of nonlinear physics, environmental physics, and astrophysics.