A survey of computational physics : introductory computational science / Rubin H. Landau, Manuel José Páez, Cristian C. Bordeianu.

Includes bibliographical references [pages [641]-649) and index.

Computational science basics -- Errors and uncertainties in computations -- Visualization tools -- Object-oriented programs: impedance and batons -- Monte Carlo simulations (nonthermal) -- Integration -- Differentiation and searching -- Solving systems of equations with matrices; data fitting -- Differential equation applications -- Fourier analysis: signals and filters -- Wavelet analysis and data compression -- Discrete and continuous nonlinear dynamics -- Fractals and statistical growth -- High-performance computing hardware, tuning, and parallel computing -- Thermodynamic simulations and Feynman quantum path integration -- Simulating matter with molecular dynamics -- PDEs for electrostatics and heat flow -- PDE waves: string, quantum packet, and E and M -- Solitons and computational fluid dynamics -- Integral equations in quantum mechanics.

This book presents a broad survey of many of the topics that constitute modern computational science. Its view is as a multidisciplinary subject combining aspects of physics, applied mathematics and computer science.

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