Class-tested textbook that shows readers how to solve physical problems and deal with their underlying theoretical concepts while using Mathematica to derive numeric and symbolic solutions. Delivers dozens of fully interactive examples for learning and implementation, constants and formulae can readily be altered and adapted for the user's purposes.New edition offers enlarged two-volume format suitable to courses in mechanics and electrodynamics, while offering dozens of new examples and a more rewarding interactive learning environment.Notebooks for problem solving and learning.

The Author, Gerd Baumann, is affiliated with the Mathematical Physics Division of the University of Ulm, Germany, where he is professor. He is the author of Symmetry Analysis of Differential Equations with Mathematica. Dr. Baumann has given numerous invited talks at universities and industry alike. He regularly hosts seminars and lectures on symbolic computing at the University of Ulm and at TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN (TUM), Munich.

Introduction: Basics - Classical Mechanics: Introduction.- Mathematica Tools.- Kinematics.- Newtonian Mechanics.- Central Forces.- Calculus of Variations.- Lagrange Dynamics.- Hamilton Dynamics.- Chaotic Systems.- Rigid Body Dynamics - Nonlinear Dynamics: Introduction.- The Korteweg-de Vries Equation.- Solution of the Korteweg-de Vries Equation.- Conservation Laws of the Korteweg-de Vries Equation.- Numerical Solution of the Korteweg-de Vries Equation.- Exercises.- Packages and Programs.