A very basic introduction to scientific Python programming

Contents:

• A very basic introduction to scientific Python programming
• Variables, loops, lists, and arrays
  • Getting access to Python
  • Mathematical example
  • A program for evaluating a formula
  • Formatted output with text and numbers
  • While loops
  • Lists
  • For loops
  • Arrays
  • Mathematical functions
  • Plotting
• Functions and branching
  • Functions
  • A more general mathematical formula
  • If tests
  • Array view versus array copying
  • Linear systems
• Files
  • File reading
  • File writing
• Classes
  • A very simple class
  • A class for representing a mathematical function
• Exercises
  • Exercise 1: Program a formula
  • Exercise 2: Combine text and numbers in output
  • Exercise 3: Program a while loop
  • Exercise 4: Create a list with a while loop
  • Exercise 5: Program a for loop
  • Exercise 6: Write a Python function
  • Exercise 7: Return three values from a Python function
  • Exercise 8: Plot a function
  • Exercise 9: Plot two functions
  • Exercise 10: Measure the efficiency of vectorization

Index

• Index