Overview
Learn to master basic programming tasks from scratch with real-life scientifically relevant examples and solutions drawn from both science and engineering. Students and researchers at all levels are increasingly turning to the powerful Python programming language as an alternative to commercial packages and this fast-paced introduction moves from the basics to advanced concepts in one complete volume, enabling readers to quickly gain proficiency. Beginning with general programming concepts such as loops and functions within the core Python 3 language, and moving onto the NumPy, SciPy and Matplotlib libraries for numerical programming and data visualisation, this textbook also discusses the use of IPython notebooks to build rich-media, shareable documents for scientific analysis. Including a final chapter introducing challenging topics such as floating-point precision and algorithm stability, and with extensive online resources to support advanced study, this textbook represents a targeted package for students requiring a solid foundation in Python programming.
Full Product Details
Author: Christian Hill (University College London)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 17.00cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 24.40cm
Weight: 0.930kg
ISBN: 9781107075412
ISBN 10: 1107075416
Pages: 462
Publication Date: 04 February 2016
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Replaced By: 9781108745918
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
'This book is well illustrated and is supported by an extensive collection of resources online in the book's website, scipython.com. This site has code listings and solutions to exercises. I would readily recommend this book to any student (or even a colleague) who wishes to achieve a solid foundation in Python programming.' Vasudevan Lakshminarayanan, Contemporary Physics 'This book is well illustrated and is supported by an extensive collection of resources online in the book's website, scipython.com. This site has code listings and solutions to exercises. I would readily recommend this book to any student (or even a colleague) who wishes to achieve a solid foundation in Python programming.' Vasudevan Lakshminarayanan, Contemporary Physics
'This book is well illustrated and is supported by an extensive collection of resources online in the book's website, scipython.com. This site has code listings and solutions to exercises. I would readily recommend this book to any student (or even a colleague) who wishes to achieve a solid foundation in Python programming.' Vasudevan Lakshminarayanan, Contemporary Physics
Author Information
Christian Hill is a physicist and physical chemist at University College London and the University of Oxford. He has over twenty years' experience of programming in the physical sciences and has been programming in Python for ten years. His research uses Python to produce, analyse, process, curate and visualise large data sets for the prediction of the properties of planetary atmospheres.
