Numerical Calculation for Physics Laboratory Projects Using Microsoft EXCEL®

Product Description This book covers essential Microsoft EXCEL®'s computational skills while analyzing introductory physics projects.Topics of numerical analysis include; multiple graphs on the same sheet, calculation of descriptive statistical parameters, a 3-point interpolation, the Euler and the Runge-Kutter methods to solve equations of motion, the Fourier transform to calculate the normal modes of a double pendulum, matrix calculations to solve coupled linear equations of a DC circuit, animation of waves and Lissajous figures, electric and magnetic field calculations from the Poisson equation and its 3D surface graphs, variational calculus such as Fermat's least traveling time principle and the least action principle. Nelson's stochastic quantum dynamics is also introduced to draw quantum particle trajectories. About the Author Shinil Cho attended Rikkyo University in Tokyo, Japan for his BS degree, Seoul National University in Seoul, Korea for MS, and the Ohio State University for Ph.D. He held post-doctoral fellowships at the Ohio State University and University of Florida, a visiting professor at University of South Carolina. He has been at La Roche University since 1995. Currently he is an Associate Professor at La Roche. His current research intertest includes quantum computation, biometrics, and physics education.