.An Introduction to Computational Physics Numerical simulation is now an integrated part of science and technology. Now in its second edition, this comprehensive textbook provides an introduction to the basic methods of computational physics, as well as an overview of recent progress in several areas of scientific computing. The author presents many step-by-step examples, including program listings in JavaTM , of practical numerical methods from modern physics and areas in which computational physics has made significant progress in the last decade. The first half of the book deals with basic computational tools and routines, covering approximation and optimization of a function,.
