Computing With Python: An Introduction to Python for Science & Engineering

Python is a free open-source language and environment that has tremendous potential in the scientific computing domain. Computing with Python presents the programming language in tight connection with mathematical applications. The approach of the book is concept based rather than a systematic introduction to the language. It is written for a mathematical readership and is aimed at students with a mathematical background.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Getting Started
Chapter 3 Variables and Basic Types
Chapter 4 Container Types
Chapter 5 Linear Algebra: Arrays
Chapter 6 Advanced Array Concepts
Chapter 7 Plotting
Chapter 8 Functions
Chapter 9 Classes
Chapter 10 Iterating
Chapter 11 Error Handling
Chapter 12 Namespaces, Scopes and Modules
Chapter 13 Input and Output
Chapter 14 Testing
Chapter 15 Comprehensive Examples