
Автор: Minjoon Kouh, Taejoon Kouh
Издательство: CRC Press
Год: 2023
Страниц: 238
Язык: английский
Формат: pdf (true)
Размер: 34.96 MB
This book provides an accessible introduction to thermal physics with computational approaches that complement the traditional mathematical treatments of classical thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. It guides readers through visualizations and simulations in the Python programming language, helping them to develop their own technical computing skills (including numerical and symbolic calculations, optimizations, recursive operations, and visualizations). Python is a highly readable and practical programming language, making this book appropriate for students without extensive programming experience. Mathematics is one of the most powerful and essential tools of a physicist, or may even be considered as the language of physics. However, in recent years, computational methods have risen to complement and supplement the traditional, mathematical approaches to physics. As the new generation of physicists is expected to be well versed in modern computational tools, this tutorial was written with the goal of introducing a few elementary skills in data visualization, modeling, and simulation with a popular (as of the 2020s) programming language, Python, within the context of classical thermodynamics and statistical physics.