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020			_a9783662498866
041			_aeng
082			_a005.133 _bLanP5
100			_aLangtangen, Hans Petter
245			_aA Primer on Scientific Programming with Python [5th ed.] / _cHans Petter Langtangen
250			_a5th ed.
260			_aNorway: _bSpringer; _c©2009
300			_axxxi, 922p.
440			_aTexts in Computational Science and Engineering _vv.6
520			_aThe 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. From the reviews: Langtangen … does an excellent job of introducing programming as a set of skills in problem solving. He guides the reader into thinking properly about producing program logic and data structures for modeling real-world problems using objects and functions and embracing the object-oriented paradigm. … Summing Up: Highly recommended.
650			_aComputational Science and Engineering
650			_aProgramming Techniques
650			_aMathematics of Computing
650			_aNumerical and Computational Physics
650			_aSimulation
650			_aScientific Programming
942			_cBK
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