Python 3 for Science and Engineering Applications

If you have mastered the basics of Python and are wanting to explore the language in more depth, this book is for you. By means of concrete application examples used in different applications, you are guided on how Python can be used tackle a wide range of problems. Including general ideas and solutions, the specifics of Python and how these can be practically applied are discussed. The book illustrates many aspects of programming including algorithms, recursion, data structures, and helps develop problem-oriented thinking.

Python 3 for Science and Engineering Applications includes:

>practical and goal-oriented learning

>basic Python techniques

> modern Python 3.6+ including comprehensions, decorators and

generators

>complete code available online

> more than 40 exercises, solutions documented online

>no additional packages or installation required, 100% pure Python

Topics cover:

>identifying large prime numbers and computing Pi

> writing and understanding recursive functions with memorisation

>computing in parallel and utilising all system cores

>processing text data and encrypting messages

>comprehending backtracking and solving Sudokus

>analysing and simulating games of chance to develop optimal

winning strategies

>handling genetic code and generating extremely long palindromes

Felix Bittmann is a research associate at the Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories and a doctoral candidate at the University of Bamberg, Germany. His research interests include social inequality, the role of education in the course of life, quantitative methods, and the philosophy of science. With a focus on statistical analysis and applied research, Python is an integral and multifunctional tool of his daily workflow.