Re: Computational Physics

[Dennis.E.Krause@williams.edu (Dennis Krause)]

> I recommend that anyone considering a low level computational physics
> course take a look at the two volume set (paper back) entitled An
> Introduction to COMPUTER SIMULATION METHODS Applications to Physical
> Systems, Parts 1 and 2, 1988, Addison Wesley, by Harvey Gould and Jan
> Tobochnik.  I don't know whether there is a newer edition.
>
> The first Part begins with methods of numerically solving differential
> equations such as the coffee cooling problem, motion of falling objects,
> etc.  The material is very well presented in a progressive manner.  The
> program listings are written in True BASIC, but they are easily
> translatable to other languages.

There is a new edition which combines the two paperback
volumes--"Introduction to Computer Simulation Methods", 2nd edition, by
Harvey Gould and Jan Tobochnik, Addison-Wesley, 1996.

Another similar volume also recently appeared that uses True
BASIC--"Computational Physics" by Nicholas Giordano, Prentice Hall, 1997.


                                        Dennis


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