A first course in computational physics

The rapid advancement of computational physics has left a gap in the available literature adequately covering this important subject. This book fills that need. It demonstrates how numerical methods are used to solve the problems that physicists face. Chapters discuss different types of computational problems, with exercises developed around problems of physical interest. Within each chapter, students are lead from discussions of elementary problems and simple numerical approaches through derivations of more complex and sophisticated methods. Includes non-standard material such as Monte Carlo Methods, orthogonal polynomials and computerized tomography, and uses FORTRAN as the programming language. Computers Have Changed The Way Physics Is Done, But Those Changes Are Only Slowly Making Their Way Into The Typical Physics Curriculum. This Textbook Is Designed To Help Speed That Transition. -- [vii] (preface) Introduction -- Functions And Roots -- Interpolation And Approximation -- Numerical Integration -- Ordinary Differential Equations -- Fourier Analysis -- Partial Differential Equations -- Appendix A: Software Installation -- Appendix B: Using Fccp.lib -- Appendix C: Library Internals -- Index. Functions And Roots -- Interpolation And Approximation -- Numerical Integration -- Ordinary Differential Equations -- Fourier Analysis -- Partial Differential Equations. Paul L. Devries. System Requirements For Computer Disk: Ibm-compatible Pc; Dos; Microsoft Fortran Compiler; Hard Disk Drive. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.