Physics & Astronomy

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.

• 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.

• 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.

• Now uses C++ in addition to MATLAB— Updated versions of the FORTRAN programs now available on-line.

• 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.

• 30% new or revised exercises—Over 200 exercises total.

  • A clear distinction is made between pencil paper exercises with good uses of both.

• Attractive new 3-D graphics.

  • Provide students with a powerful means for visualizing the material.

 1. Preliminaries.


 2. Ordinary Differential Equations I: Basic Methods.


 3. Ordinary Differential Equations II: Advanced Methods.


 4. Solving Systems of Equations.


 5. Analysis of Data.


 6. Partial Differential Equations I: Foundations and Explicit Methods.


 7. Partial Differential Equations II: Advanced Explicit Methods.


 8. Partial Differential Equations III: Relaxation and Spectral Methods.


 9. Partial Differential Equations IV: Stability and Implicit Methods.


10. Special Functions and Quadrature.


11. Stochastic Methods.

Computational Physics  (Physics & Astronomy)

Companion Website-Garcia, 2/E
Garcia
©2000 | Addison-Wesley | On-line Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130161292 | ISBN-13: 9780130161291
URL:  http://www.prenhall.com/garcia/

Companion Website-Garcia, 2/E
Garcia
©2000 | Addison-Wesley | On-line Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130161292 | ISBN-13: 9780130161291
URL:  http://www.prenhall.com/garcia/

Solutions Manual, 2/E
Garcia
©2000 | Addison-Wesley | Paper | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130161721 | ISBN-13: 9780130161727

Companion Website-Garcia, 2/E
Garcia
©2000 | Addison-Wesley | On-line Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130161292 | ISBN-13: 9780130161291
URL:  http://www.prenhall.com/garcia/

Clickers in the Astronomy Classroom
Duncan
©2007 | Addison-Wesley | Paper; 96 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0805396160 | ISBN-13: 9780805396164

Clickers in the Classroom
Duncan
©2005 | Addison-Wesley | Paper; 96 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0805387285 | ISBN-13: 9780805387285
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Cosmos DVD Boxed Set
Sagan
©2000 | Addison-Wesley | CD-ROM Only | Instock
ISBN-10: 080538572X | ISBN-13: 9780805385724

CourseCompass (5.0) Instructor Quick Start Guide
Addison-Wesley & Benjamin Cummings
©2007 | Addison-Wesley | Paper | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321491874 | ISBN-13: 9780321491879

CourseCompass Instructor Quick Start Guide (V4.2.1), 4/E
AWBC
©2005 | Addison-Wesley | Paper | Instock
ISBN-10: 032132126X | ISBN-13: 9780321321268

Edmund Scientific Star and Planet Locator
Edmund Scientific
©2007 | Addison-Wesley | Paper; 1 pp | Instock
ISBN-10: 0131402358 | ISBN-13: 9780131402355

Interwrite Personal Response System
EduCue, Addison-Wesley & Benjamin Cummings
©2004 | Addison-Wesley | Electronic Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321267354 | ISBN-13: 9780321267351

MasteringAstronomy™ Student Access Kit for Bennett, Donahue, Schneider & Voit
Bennett, Donahue, Schneider & Voit
©2008 | Addison-Wesley | Access Code Card | Instock
ISBN-10: 0321582195 | ISBN-13: 9780321582195
URL:  http://www.masteringastronomy.com
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Stand-alone Access Code Tutor Center
Addison-Wesley
©2008 | Addison-Wesley | Access Code Card | Instock
ISBN-10: 0201721708 | ISBN-13: 9780201721706
URL:  http://www.aw-bc.com/tutorcenter
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Companion Website-Garcia, 2/E
Garcia
©2000 | Addison-Wesley | On-line Supplement | Instock
ISBN-10: 0130161292 | ISBN-13: 9780130161291
URL:  http://www.prenhall.com/garcia/

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