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The consortium for upper level physics software cups has developed a comprehensive series of nine book software packages that wiley will publish in fy 95 and 96. The consortium for upperlevel physics software cups on. Solid state physics simulations consortium for upper level. To meet this need the consortium for upper level physics software 4,5 was organized in 1990 and directed by professors maria dworzecka and robert ehlich of george mason university and by professor macdonald. These simulations are related to two major areas in astronomy and astrophysics. The balance in this book leans more toward ideas than toward experimental methods and practical appli.
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Waves and optics simulations the consortium for upper level physics software wolfgang christian, andrew antonelli, and susan fischer department of physics, davidson college, davidson, north carolina robin a. Cups abbreviation stands for consortium for upperlevel physics software. Moloney, roberta bigelow and john philpott 1995, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. The consortium for upperlevel physics software have produced a number of excellent simulation. The consortium for upper level physics softwareapril 1995. The revised edition retains its fundamental classic flavor. Nov 10, 2018 you can read or download it here modern physics 2nd edition bring modern physics to life with a realistic software simulation. Hiller, and stephen gasiorowicz, quantum physics, consortium for upper level physics software wiley, new york, 1996, 2nd ed.
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