Re:... accurate physics (Score 1)

One thing to realize is that most of the time phyics is just a close approximation anyway. In quantum mechanics ONLY the 2 body problem (basic hydrogen atom) can be solved. Everything else is just too damn complex. Most real physics is finding a good method of approximation that will acuratly predict real events.

Many of these methods are numerical in nature and lend themselves to computer calculations. Taylor series, perterbation theory, iteration methods, hell ALL of statistical physics is this way.

I think that the programmers can go past the "quick and dirty" methods and with just a bit more effort come up with wonderful physics models, and it looks like this book is trying to do just that.