Computation and Problem Solving in Undergraduate Physics

Written for undergraduate courses, this text addresses the application of computational tools to physics topics. Topics covered include an introduction to programming, solving ordinary differential equations, finding roots, and evaluating integrals. In addition, the text can be customized to include material on several different software packages. The MATLAB chapter includes an introduction to basic functions in MATLAB, an overview of MATLAB capabilities, and a discussion of graphing in MATLAB.