by Gerd Baumann (Author)
Class-tested textbook that shows readers how to solve physical problems and deal with their underlying theoretical concepts while using Mathematica (R) to derive numeric and symbolic solutions.
Delivers dozens of fully interactive examples for learning and implementation, constants and formulae can readily be altered and adapted for the user's purposes.
New edition offers enlarged two-volume format suitable to courses in mechanics and electrodynamics, while offering dozens of new examples and a more rewarding interactive learning environment.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 410
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Springer
Published: 23 Sep 2005
ISBN 10: 0387219331
ISBN 13: 9780387219332
From the reviews of the second edition:
The new edition contains a lot of additional material and new examples, and more emphasis is put on an interactive problem solving. In particular, advantage is taken of many special functions and frequently used operations which are available in Mathematica, in order to demonstrate how Mathematica can be used to replace lengthy `by-hand' calculations and to give graphical support. (M. Plum, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1095 (21), 2006)
The Author, Gerd Baumann, is affiliated with the Mathematical Physics Division of the University of Ulm, Germany, where he is professor. He is the author of Symmetry Analysis of Differential Equations with Mathematica (R). Dr. Baumann has given numerous invited talks at universities and industry alike. He regularly hosts seminars and lectures on symbolic computing at the University of Ulm and at TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN (TUM), Munich.