Presents the computational techniques and tools needed to start doing scientific research using computer simulations. This book helps readers possess the basic background knowledge, from program design, programming in C, fundamental algorithms and data structures, random numbers, and debugging, to data analysis, presentation and publishing.

Presents the computational techniques and tools needed to start doing scientific research using computer simulations. This book helps the reader possess the basic background knowledge, from program design, programming in C, fundamental algorithms and data structures, random numbers, and debugging, to data analysis, presentation and publishing.

The book presents all the computational techniques and tools needed to start doing scientific research using computer simulations. A reader will have all the necessary basic background after working through this book, including program design, programming in C, fundamental algorithms and data structures, random numbers, debugging, up to data analysis, presentation and publishing. In each of these fields no preliminary knowledge is assumed. The reader will be equipped with a solid background such that he can perform successfully complete projects from the first idea till the final publication....

The book presents all the computational techniques and tools needed to start doing scientific research using computer simulations. A reader will have all the necessary basic background after working through this book, including program design, programming in C, fundamental algorithms and data structures, random numbers, debugging, up to data analysis, presentation and publishing. In each of these fields no preliminary knowledge is assumed. The reader will be equipped with a solid background such that he can perform successfully complete projects from the first idea till the final publication....