PROGRAMMING FOR COMPUTATIONS - PYTHON IBD

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This book is published open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book presents computer programming as a key method for solving mathematicaláproblems. This second edition of the well-received book has been extensively revised: All code is nowáwritten in Python version 3.6 (no longer version 2.7). In addition, theátwo first chapters of the previous edition have been extended and split up into fiveánew chapters, thus expanding the introduction to programming from 50 to 150 pages.áThroughout the book, the explanations provided are now more detailed, previous examples have beenámodified, and new sections, examples and exercises have been added. Also, a number of small errors have been corrected. The book was inspired by the Springer book TCSE 6: A Primer on ScientificáProgramming with Python (by Langtangen), but the style employed is more accessible andáconcise, in keeping with the needs of engineering students. The book outlines the shortest possible path from no previous experience witháprogramming to a set of skills that allows students to write simple programs forásolving common mathematical problems with numerical methods ináthe context of engineering andáscience courses. The emphasis is on generic algorithms, clean program design, the useáof functions, and automatic tests for verification.