Overview
For the engineering and scientific professional, A Physicist’s Guide to Mathematica, 2/e 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 often 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, 2/e is the only fully compatible (new software release) Mathematica text that engages students by providing complete topic coverage, new applications, exercises and examples that enable the user to solve a wide range of physics problems.
• Does not require prior knowledge of Mathematica or computer programming
• Can be used as either a primary or supplemental text for upper-division physics majors and an Instructor’s Solutions Manual is available
• Provides over 450 end-of-section exercises and end-of-chapter problems
• Serves as a reference suitable for chemists, physical scientists, and engineers
• Compatible with Mathematica Version 6, a recent major release
• Compact disk contains all of the Mathematica input and output in this book
Audience: Physicists looking for an introduction to Mathematica in a familiar physics context; undergraduates in upper-division physics courses with significant computational or theoretical content.
Editorials
"Patrick Tam's contribution, A PHYSICIST'S GUIDE TO MATHEMATICA, is certainly one of the best...Tam's explanations always seem to convey just what you need to know in clear, concise language...Regardless of whether it is used formally in a course or for a self-paced tutorial, this book provides a clear and effective learning resource that is also an outstanding reference."
--Dr. Charles A. Bennett, Professor of Physics, University of North Carolina, COMPUTERS IN PHYSICS, Jan/Feb 1998.