Programming for Computations - Python
by Svein Linge, Hans Petter Langtangen
Publisher: Springer 2016
ISBN/ASIN: 3319324276
Number of pages: 232
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This book presents Python programming as a key method for solving mathematical problems. The style is accessible and concise, the emphasis is on generic algorithms, clean design of programs, use of functions, and automatic tests for verification.
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