Python for Scientists
Douban
John M. Stewart
Sinossi
Book Description
Python is a free and easy-to-use software tool that offers a significant alternative to proprietary packages such as MATLAB and Mathematica. This book explains Python from scratch, covering everything students and researchers need to get up and running. No previous knowledge of the software is required.
contenuti
Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Getting started with IPython; 3. A short Python tutorial; 4. Numpy; 5. Two-dimensional graphics; 6. Three-dimensional graphics; 7. Ordinary differential equations; 8. Partial differential equations: a pseudospectral approach; 9. Case study: multigrid; 10. Appendix A. Installing a Python environment; Appendix B. Fortran77 subroutines for pseudospectral methods; References; Index.