Math Adventures with Python
Publisher: PacktPublishing
Author: Dave Voyles
ISBN-10 : 1849695563
ISBN-13 : 978-1849695565
Pages: 272
Language: English
Year: 2013
File: ebook PDF
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Книга «Math Adventures with Python» знакомит с программированием, чтобы математика оставалась актуальной и занимательной. Используя Python вы научитесь визуализировать решения ключевых математических понятий, таких как алгебра, тригонометрия, матрицы и клеточные автоматы.
Book Description
Math Adventures with Python will show you how to harness the power of programming to keep math relevant and fun. With the aid of the Python programming language, you’ll learn how to visualize solutions to a range of math problems as you use code to explore key mathematical concepts like algebra, trigonometry, matrices, and cellular automata.
Once you’ve learned the programming basics like loops and variables, you’ll write your own programs to solve equations quickly, make cool things like an interactive rainbow grid, and automate tedious tasks like factoring numbers and finding square roots. You’ll learn how to write functions to draw and manipulate shapes, create oscillating sine waves, and solve equations graphically.
You’ll also learn how to:
Draw and transform 2D and 3D graphics with matrices
Make colorful designs like the Mandelbrot and Julia sets with complex numbers
Use recursion to create fractals like the Koch snowflake and the Sierpinski triangle
Generate virtual sheep that graze on grass and multiply autonomously
Crack secret codes using genetic algorithms
As you work through the book’s numerous examples and increasingly challenging exercises, you’ll code your own solutions, create beautiful visualizations, and see just how much more fun math can be!
Table of contents
- Part 1: Hitchin’ Up Your Python Wagon
Chapter 1: Drawing Polygons with Turtles
Chapter 2: Making Tedious Arithmetic Fun with Lists and Loops
Chapter 3: Guessing and Checking with Conditionals - Part 2: Riding into Math Territory
Chapter 4: Transforming and Storing Numbers with Algebra
Chapter 5: Transforming Shapes with Geometry
Chapter 6: Creating Oscillations with Trigonometry
Chapter 7: Complex Numbers
Chapter 8: Using Matrices for Computer Graphics and Systems of Equations - Part 3: Blazing Your Own Trail
Chapter 9: Building Objects with Classes
Chapter 10: Creating Fractals Using Recursion
Chapter 11: Cellular Automata
Chapter 12: Solving Problems Using Genetic Algorithms - Index
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