Statistical and Thermal Physics 2nd Ed. Programs Documents

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Statistical and Thermal Physics (STP) Applications

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Supplemental Documents (2)

List of program names in Statistical and Thermal Physics package

Correspondence of program names in Statistical and Thermal Physics by Harvey Gould and Jan
Tobochnik, Princeton University Press (2010) and program descriptions in Java Simulations for
Statistical and Thermal Physics jar.

Download STP_Program_Names.pdf - 61kb Adobe PDF Document

Last Modified January 17, 2015

This file is included in the full-text index.

STP First Edition Launcher Package

STP Launcher Package contains read-to-run computer models and curricular materials for the first edition of Statistical and Thermal Physics by Harvey Gould and Jan Tobochnik.

Download osp_stp_1st_Edition.jar - 4019kb Java Archive File

Released under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 license.

Last Modified August 26, 2020

Source Code Documents (2)

STP Python Source Code

A Python implementation of the STP programs to accompany the second edition of Statistical and Thermal Physics by Harvey Gould and Jan Tobochnik.

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Last Modified February 1, 2021

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STP Java Program Source Code

A Java implementation of the STP programs to accompany the second edition of Statistical and Thermal Physics by Harvey Gould and Jan Tobochnik.

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Last Modified August 26, 2020