Computer Manual References

Simulations in NT

• C++
  • C/C++ Programmer's Reference, by Herbert Schildt, Osborne, ISBN 0-07-882367-6. A short handbook, with lists of all the functions.
  • Thinking in C++, Bruce Eckel, Prentice Hall, ISBN 0-13-917709-4. Matt Kuntz likes this one.
  • The C++ Programming Language, Bjarne Stroustrup, the creator of C++. Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0-201-88954-4. An encyclopedia; Peter Lepage liked it.
  • C++, the Complete Reference, Herbert Schildt, Osborne, ISBN 0-07-882123-1. I don't remember who suggested this book.
• MFC: (Microsoft Foundation Classes: windows, dialog boxes, ...)
  • Programming Windows 95 with MFC, Jeff Prosise, Microsoft Press, ISBN 1-55615-902-1. Jeff Tomasi liked this one.
  • Inside Visual C++, David J. Kruglinski, Microsoft Press, ISBN 1-57231-565-2. Again, I don't remember who suggested this one.
• Python:
  • Internet Programming with Python, by Aaron Watters, Guido van Rossum, and James C. Ahlstrom, M\&T Books, Holt and Company, ISBN 1-55851-484-8. Myers and Lepage both like this book: the originator of the language is one of the authors, it's well written, the example code is useful by itself, and it isn't just about internet programming. Order it directly via the Python home page, but you might have to e-mail Amazon.com to avoid getting on mailing lists.
  • Chris Myers has collected some python information links for your use.
  • Python home page. Install python 1.5, PythonWin, and probably Tcl/Tk for full functionality. You probably also want the numerical Python extensions.
• Java: We may not touch Java this semester: it's a lot like C++, especially at the level we're using it. There are lots of texts, and my sources weren't so specific as to which is best. One useful reference I did get: Paul Houle says the place to learn about Javabeans is the (100 page) documentation from the Sun site. (Javabeans are to Sun what Active X controllers are to Microsoft, I hear.)

Statistical Mechanics: Entropy, Order Parameters, and Complexity, now available at Oxford University Press (USA, Europe).