A primer on scientific programming with Python / Hans Petter Langtangen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Langtangen, Hans Petter, 1962- author.

Series:

Texts in computational science and engineering ; 6.

Texts in computational science and engineering, 1611-0994 ; 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scripting languages (Computer science).

Python (Computer program language).

Programming (Mathematics).

Physical Description:

xxxi, 914 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Edition:

Fifth edition.

Place of Publication:

Heidelberg : Springer, [2016]

Summary:

This book serves as a first introduction to computer programming of scientific applications, using the high-level Python language. The exposition is example and problem-oriented, where the applications are taken from mathematics, numerical calculus, statistics, physics, biology and finance. The book teaches "Matlab-style" and procedural programming as well as object-oriented programming. High school mathematics is a required background and it is advantageous to study classical and numerical one-variable calculus in parallel with reading this book. Besides learning how to program computers, the reader will also learn how to solve mathematical problems, arising in various branches of science and engineering, with the aid of numerical methods and programming. By blending programming, mathematics and scientific applications, the book lays a solid foundation for practicing computational science.

Contents:

Preface

Computing with Formulas

Loops and Lists

Functions and Branching

User Input and Error Handling

Array Computing and Curve Plotting

Dictionaries and Strings

Introduction to Classes

Random Numbers and Simple Games

Object-Oriented Programming

Sequences and Difference Equations

Introduction to Discrete Calculus

Introduction to Differential Equations

A Complete Differential Equation Project

Programming of Differential Equations

Debugging

Migrating Python to Compiled Code

Technical Topics

References

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 703-705) and index.

ISBN:

9783662498866

3662498863

OCLC:

973421713

Publisher Number:

9783662498866