文档介绍：Mathematical Methods
Using Mathematica®:
For Students of Physics
and Related Fields
Sadri Hassani
Springer
UNDERGRADUATE TEXTS IN CONTEMPORARY PHYSICS
Series Editors
John P. Ertel
Robert C. Hilborn
DavidPeak
Thomas D. Rossing
Cindy Schwarz
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MATHEMATICAL
METHODS USING
MATHEMATICA
For Students of Physics
and Related Fields
Sadri Hassani
With 93 Illustrations and a CD-ROM
Sadri Hassani
Campus Box 4560
Department of Physics
Illinois State University
Normal, IL 61790-4560
USA
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Series Editors
John P. Ertel Robert C. Hilborn
Department of Physics Department of Physics
United States Naval Academy Amherst College
572 Holloway Road Amherst, MA 01002
Annapolis, MD 21402-5026 USA
USA
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David Peak Thomas D. Rossing
Department of Physics Science Department
Utah State University New Trier High School
Logan, UT 84322 ka, IL 60093
USA USA
Cindy Schwarz COVER ILLUSTRATION: Gradient or differen-
Department of Physics tiation with respect to distance is shown in
Northern Illinois University two dimensions; the surface represents a func-
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USA xy-plane.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Hassani, Sadri.
Mathematical methods using Mathematica: for students of physics and related fields/
Sadri Hassani.
p. cm. —(Undergraduate texts temporary physics)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-387-95523-2 (softcover: alk. paper)
1. Physics—Mathematical models. 2. Mathematical physics—Data processing.
3. Mathematica (Computer file) I. Title. II. Series.
QC20 .H393 2002
530′.0285′53042—dc21 2002070732
ISBN 0-387-95523-2 Printed on acid-free paper.
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