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.
