Deepen your understanding of physics by learning to use the Haskell functional programming
language.Learn Physics with Functional Programming is your key to unlocking the mysteries of
theoretical physics by coding the underlying math in Haskell.You’ll use Haskell’s type system
to check that your code makes sense as you deepen your understanding of Newtonian mechanics and
electromagnetic theory including how to describe and calculate electric and magnetic fields.As
you work your way through the book’s numerous examples and exercises you’ll learn how to:
Encode vectors derivatives integrals scalar fields vector fields and differential
equations Express fundamental physical principles using the logic of Haskell’s type system to
clarify Newton’s second law Coulomb’s law the Biot-Savart law and the Maxwell equations Use
higher-order functions to express numerical integration and approximation methods such as the
Euler method and the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method Create graphs models and
animations of physical scenarios like colliding billiard balls waves in a guitar string and a
proton in a magnetic field Whether you’re using this book as a core textbook for a
computational physics course or for self-study Learn Physics with Functional Programming will
teach you how to use the power of functional programming to explore the beautiful ideas of
theoretical physics.
