A Primer on Scientific Programming with Python

It contains valuable information for students new to scientific computing and would be the perfect bridge between an introduction to programming and an advanced course on numerical methods or computational science. Alex Small,IEEE, CiSE Vol. 14 (2), March /April 2012 “This fourth edition is a wonder...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Langtangen, Hans Petter
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2016, 2016
Edition:5th ed. 2016
Series:Texts in Computational Science and Engineering
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of 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