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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254643903321

Autore

Timberlake Todd Keene

Titolo

Classical Mechanics with Maxima / / by Todd Keene Timberlake, J. Wilson Mixon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

1-4939-3207-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XI, 258 p. 156 illus.)

Collana

Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics, , 2192-4791

Disciplina

531.028553

Soggetti

Physics

Mathematical physics

Mechanics

Algebra

Computer science - Mathematics

Mathematical Methods in Physics

Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences

Classical Mechanics

General Algebraic Systems

Computational Mathematics and Numerical Analysis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction to Maxima -- Numerical Methods -- Newton’s Laws of Motion -- Dynamics of Single Particles -- Oscillators -- Nonlinear Mechanics and Chaos.

Sommario/riassunto

This book guides undergraduate students in the use of Maxima—a computer algebra system—in solving problems in classical mechanics. It functions well as a supplement to a typical classical mechanics textbook. When it comes to problems that are too difficult to solve by hand, computer algebra systems that can perform symbolic mathematical manipulations are a valuable tool. Maxima is particularly attractive in that it is open-source, multiple-platform software that students can download and install free of charge. Lessons learned and capabilities developed using Maxima are easily transferred to other, proprietary software.