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Statistical and Thermal Physics 2nd Ed. Programs Documents

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FULL FileMinimizer Suite 6.0 -Portable- Statistical and Thermal Physics (STP) Applications 

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Aris smashed the USB drive with a hammer, ground the fragments into dust, and flushed them. He looked at his clean desktop. No logs. No traces. The was gone.

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FULL FileMinimizer Suite 6.0 -Portable- 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.

Last Modified January 17, 2015

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FULL FileMinimizer Suite 6.0 -Portable- 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.

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Last Modified August 26, 2020

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FULL FileMinimizer Suite 6.0 -Portable- 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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FULL FileMinimizer Suite 6.0 -Portable- 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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