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Python 3 for Science and Engineering Applications

Learn to use Python productively in real-life scenarios at work and in everyday life

von: Felix Bittmann
24,99 €
Verlag:	Elektor International Media
Format:	PDF
Veröffentl.:	02.11.2020
ISBN/EAN:	9783895764004
Sprache:	englisch
Anzahl Seiten:	168

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Titelbeschreibung

If you have mastered the basics of Python and are wanting to explore the language in more depth, this book is for you. By means of concrete application examples used in different applications, you are guided on how Python can be used tackle a wide range of problems. Including general ideas and solutions, the specifics of Python and how these can be practically applied are discussed. The book illustrates many aspects of programming including algorithms, recursion, data structures, and helps develop problem-oriented thinking.

Python 3 for Science and Engineering Applications includes:
>practical and goal-oriented learning
>basic Python techniques
> modern Python 3.6+ including comprehensions, decorators and
generators
>complete code available online
> more than 40 exercises, solutions documented online
>no additional packages or installation required, 100% pure Python
Topics cover:
>identifying large prime numbers and computing Pi
> writing and understanding recursive functions with memorisation
>computing in parallel and utilising all system cores
>processing text data and encrypting messages
>comprehending backtracking and solving Sudokus
>analysing and simulating games of chance to develop optimal
winning strategies
>handling genetic code and generating extremely long palindromes

Autorenportrait

Felix Bittmann is a research associate at the Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories and a doctoral candidate at the University of Bamberg, Germany. His research interests include social inequality, the role of education in the course of life, quantitative methods, and the philosophy of science. With a focus on statistical analysis and applied research, Python is an integral and multifunctional tool of his daily workflow.