Page - XIII - in Programming for Computations – Python - A Gentle Introduction to Numerical Simulations with Python 3.6, Volume Second Edition

Abstract This second edition of the book presents computer programming as a key method for solvingmathematicalproblemsandrepresentsa major revision:all code isnow written in Python version 3.6 (the first edition was based on Python version 2.7). The first two chapters of the previous edition have been extended and split up into five new chapters, thusexpanding the introduction to programmingfrom50 to 150 pages. Throughout, explanations are now more complete, previous examples have been modified, and new sections, examples, and exercises have been added. Also, errors and typos have been corrected. The book was inspired by the Springer book TCSE 6, A Primer on Scientific Programming with Python (by Langtangen), but the style is more accessible and concise in keeping with the needs of engineering students. The book outlines the shortest possible path from no previousexperience withprogrammingtoasetofskills thatallowsthestudentstowritesimpleprograms forsolvingcommonmathematicalproblemswithnumericalmethodsinengineering and science courses. The emphasis is on generic algorithms, clean design of programs,useof functions,andautomatic tests forverification. xiii