tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34480619.post7351014241439315246..comments2024-03-11T13:47:03.621-05:00Comments on Physics and Physicists: Using Physics to Learn Mathematica to Do PhysicsZapperZhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15861398273820851809noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34480619.post-12469900968402940212007-12-18T21:51:00.000-06:002007-12-18T21:51:00.000-06:00And also, this website, http://demonstrations.wolf...And also, this website, http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/<BR/><BR/>gives an example of the different ways in which math software (in this case, mathematica) can be used in various subjects. For those who don't have mathematica 6, there's a free player which you can download.<BR/><BR/>For a simple example,<A HREF="http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/BoseEinsteinFermiDiracAndMaxwellBoltzmannStatistics/" REL="nofollow">this is an example</A> of an illustration of the population density as a function of energy at various temperatures for the three kind of statistical distributions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34480619.post-87170666141412712562007-12-18T21:39:00.000-06:002007-12-18T21:39:00.000-06:00I recently obtained a free trial of mathematica, a...I recently obtained a free trial of mathematica, and I've got to say it's really useful in understanding "the physics" of the problem, especially in cases where I found the math (algebraic manipulations, evaluating integrals, special functions) too daunting and got put off.<BR/><BR/>I think that universities should look at making such math software an essential part of their course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com