A physicist's guide to Mathematica / Patrick T. Tam.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tam, Patrick.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mathematica (Computer file).

Physics--Data processing.

Physics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (749 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/AP, c2008.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

For the engineering and scientific professional, A Physicist's Guide to Mathematica, 2e provides an updated reference guide based on the 2007 new 6.0 release, providing an organized and integrated desk reference with step-by-step instructions for the most commonly used features of the software as it applies to research in physics.For professors teaching physics and other science courses using the Mathematica software, A Physicist's Guide to Mathematica, 2e is the only fully compatible (new software release) Mathematica text that engages students by providing complete topi

Contents:

Front Cover; A Physicist's Guide to Mathematica; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface to the Second Edition; Preface to the First Edition; Part I: Mathematica with Physics; Chapter 1. The First Encounter; 1.1 The First Ten Minutes; 1.2 A Touch of Physics; 1.2.1 Numerical Calculations; 1.2.2 Symbolic Calculations; 1.2.3 Graphics; 1.3 Online Help; 1.4 Warning Messages; 1.5 Packages; 1.6 Notebook Interfaces; 1.6.1 Notebooks; 1.6.2 Entering Greek Letters; 1.6.3 Getting Help; 1.6.4 Preparing Input; 1.6.5 Starting and Aborting Calculations; 1.7 Problems

Chapter 2. Interactive Use of Mathematica2.1 Numerical Capabilities; 2.1.1 Arithmetic Operations; 2.1.2 Spaces and Parentheses; 2.1.3 Common Mathematical Constants; 2.1.4 Some Mathematical Functions; 2.1.5 Cases and Brackets; 2.1.6 Ways to Refer to Previous Results; 2.1.7 Standard Computations; 2.1.8 Exact versus Approximate Values; 2.1.9 Machine Precision versus Arbitrary Precision; 2.1.10 Special Functions; 2.1.11 Matrices; 2.1.12 Double Square Brackets; 2.1.13 Linear Least-Squares Fit; 2.1.14 Complex Numbers; 2.1.15 Random Numbers; 2.1.16 Numerical Solution of Polynomial Equations

2.1.17 Numerical Integration2.1.18 Numerical Solution of Differential Equations; 2.1.19 Iterators; 2.1.20 Exercises; 2.2 Symbolic Capabilities; 2.2.1 Transforming Algebraic Expressions; 2.2.2 Transforming Trigonometric Expressions; 2.2.3 Transforming Expressions Involving Special Functions; 2.2.4 Using Assumptions; 2.2.5 Obtaining Parts of Algebraic Expressions; 2.2.6 Units, Conversion of Units, and Physical Constants; 2.2.7 Assignments and Transformation Rules; 2.2.8 Equation Solving; 2.2.9 Differentiation; 2.2.10 Integration; 2.2.11 Sums; 2.2.12 Power Series; 2.2.13 Limits

2.2.14 Solving Differential Equations2.2.15 Immediate versus Delayed Assignments and Transformation Rules; 2.2.16 Defining Functions; 2.2.17 Relational and Logical Operators; 2.2.18 Fourier Transforms; 2.2.19 Evaluating Subexpressions; 2.2.20 Exercises; 2.3 Graphical Capabilities; 2.3.1 Two-Dimensional Graphics; 2.3.2 Three-Dimensional Graphics; 2.3.3 Interactive Manipulation of Graphics; 2.3.4 Animation; 2.3.5 Exercise; 2.4 Lists; 2.4.1 Defining Lists; 2.4.2 Generating and Displaying Lists; 2.4.3 Counting List Elements; 2.4.4 Obtaining List and Sublist Elements

2.4.5 Changing List and Sublist Elements2.4.6 Rearranging Lists; 2.4.7 Restructuring Lists; 2.4.8 Combining Lists; 2.4.9 Operating on Lists; 2.4.10 Using Lists in Computations; 2.4.11 Analyzing Data; 2.4.12 Exercises; 2.5 Special Characters, Two-Dimensional Forms, and Format Types; 2.5.1 Special Characters; 2.5.2 Two-Dimensional Forms; 2.5.3 Input and Output Forms; 2.5.4 Exercises; 2.6 Problems; Chapter 3. Programming in Mathematica; 3.1 Expressions; 3.1.1 Atoms; 3.1.2 Internal Representation; 3.1.3 Manipulation; 3.1.4 Exercises; 3.2 Patterns; 3.2.1 Blanks; 3.2.2 Naming Patterns

3.2.3 Restricting Patterns

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 709-712) and index.

ISBN:

9786612168925

9781282168923

1282168924

9780080926247

008092624X

OCLC:

427406962