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Python Programming And Numerical Methods: A Guide

 Contents

Table of Contents

For Engineers And Scientists PREFACE

Acknowledgment
PART I INTRODUCTION TO PYTHON
PROGRAMMING
CHAPTER 1. Python Basics
CHAPTER 2. Variables and Basic Data
Structures
CHAPTER 3. Functions
CHAPTER 4. Branching Statements
CHAPTER 5. Iteration
CHAPTER 6. Recursion
CHAPTER 7. Object Oriented Programming
(OOP)
CHAPTER 8. Complexity
CHAPTER 9. Representation of Numbers
CHAPTER 10. Errors, Good Programming
Practices, and Debugging
CHAPTER 11. Reading and Writing Data
CHAPTER 12. Visualization and Plotting
CHAPTER 13. Parallel Your Python
PART II INTRODUCTION TO NUMERICAL
METHODS
CHAPTER 14. Linear Algebra and Systems of
Linear Equations
CHAPTER 15. Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors
CHAPTER 16. Least Squares Regression
CHAPTER 17. Interpolation
CHAPTER 18. Series
CHAPTER 19. Root Finding
CHAPTER 20. Numerical Differentiation
CHAPTER 21. Numerical Integration
CHAPTER 22. Ordinary Differential Equations
(ODEs): Initial-Value Problems
CHAPTER 23. Ordinary Differential Equations:
Boundary-Value Problems
CHAPTER 24. Fourier Transforms
CHAPTER 25. Introduction to Machine
Learning
Appendix A. Getting-Started-with-Python-
Windows

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Table of Contents

PREFACE

Acknowledgment

PART I INTRODUCTION TO PYTHON PROGRAMMING

CHAPTER 1. Python Basics

1.1 Getting Started with Python
1.2 Python as A Calculator

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1.3 Managing Packages

1.4 Introduction to Jupyter Notebook
1.5 Logical Expressions and Operators
1.6 Summary and Problems

CHAPTER 2. Variables and Basic Data Structures

2.1 Variables and Assignment
2.2 Data Structure - Strings
2.3 Data Structure - Lists
2.4 Data Structure - Tuples
2.5 Data Structure - Sets
2.6 Data Structure - Dictionaries
2.7 Introducing Numpy Arrays
2.8 Summary and Problems

CHAPTER 3. Functions
3.1 Function Basics
3.2 Local Variables and Global Variables
3.3 Nested Functions
3.4 Lambda Functions
3.5 Functions as Arguments to Functions
3.6 Summary and Problems

CHAPTER 4. Branching Statements

4.1 If-Else Statements
4.2 Ternary Operators
4.3 Summary and Problems

CHAPTER 5. Iteration
5.1 For Loops
5.2 While Loops
5.3 Comprehensions
5.4 Summary and Problems

CHAPTER 6. Recursion
6.1 Recursive Functions
6.2 Divide and Conquer
6.3 Summary and Problems

CHAPTER 7. Object Oriented Programming (OOP)

7.1 Introduction to OOP
7.2 Class and Object
7.3 Inheritance
7.4 Summary and Problems

CHAPTER 8. Complexity
8.1 Complexity and Big-O Notation
8.2 Complexity Matters
8.3 The Profiler
8.4 Summary and Problems

CHAPTER 9. Representation of Numbers

9.1 Base-N and Binary
9.2 Floating Point Numbers
9.3 Round-off Errors
9.4 Summary and Problems

CHAPTER 10. Errors, Good Programming Practices, and Debugging

10.1 Error Types
10.2 Avoiding Errors
10.3 Try/Except
10.4 Type Checking
10.5 Debugging
10.6 Summary and Problems

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CHAPTER 11. Reading and Writing Data

11.1 TXT Files
11.2 CSV Files
11.3 Pickle Files
11.4 JSON Files
11.5 HDF5 Files
11.6 Summary and Problems

CHAPTER 12. Visualization and Plotting

12.1 2D Plotting
12.2 3D Plotting
12.3 Working with Maps
12.4 Animations and Movies
12.5 Summary and Problems

CHAPTER 13. Parallel Your Python

13.1 Parallel Computing Basics
13.2 Multiprocessing
13.3 Use joblib
13.4 Summary and Problems

PART II INTRODUCTION TO NUMERICAL METHODS

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CHAPTER 14. Linear Algebra and Systems of Linear Equations
14.1 Basics of Linear Algebra
14.2 Linear Transformations
14.3 Systems of Linear Equations
14.4 Solutions to Systems of Linear Equations
14.5 Solve Systems of Linear Equations in Python
14.6 Matrix Inversion
14.7 Summary and Problems

CHAPTER 15. Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors

15.1 Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors Problem Statement
15.2 The Power Method
15.3 The QR Method
15.4 Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors in Python
15.5 Summary and Problems

CHAPTER 16. Least Squares Regression

16.1 Least Squares Regression Problem Statement
16.2 Least Squares Regression Derivation (Linear Algebra)
16.3 Least Squares Regression Derivation (Multivariable Calculus)
16.4 Least Squares Regression in Python
16.5 Least Square Regression for Nonlinear Functions
16.6 Summary and Problems

CHAPTER 17. Interpolation

17.1 Interpolation Problem Statement
17.2 Linear Interpolation
17.3 Cubic Spline Interpolation
17.4 Lagrange Polynomial Interpolation
17.5 Newton’s Polynomial Interpolation
17.6 Summary and Problems

CHAPTER 18. Series

18.1 Expressing Functions with Taylor Series
18.2 Approximations with Taylor Series
18.3 Discussion on Errors
18.4 Summary and Problems

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CHAPTER 19. Root Finding

19.1 Root Finding Problem Statement
19.2 Tolerance
19.3 Bisection Method
19.4 Newton-Raphson Method
19.5 Root Finding in Python
19.6 Summary and Problems

CHAPTER 20. Numerical Differentiation

20.1 Numerical Differentiation Problem Statement
20.2 Finite Difference Approximating Derivatives
20.3 Approximating of Higher Order Derivatives
20.4 Numerical Differentiation with Noise
20.5 Summary and Problems

CHAPTER 21. Numerical Integration

21.1 Numerical Integration Problem Statement
21.2 Riemann’s Integral
21.3 Trapezoid Rule
21.4 Simpson’s Rule
21.5 Computing Integrals in Python
21.6 Summary and Problems

CHAPTER 22. Ordinary Differential Equations (ODEs): Initial-Value Problems

22.1 ODE Initial Value Problem Statement
22.2 Reduction of Order
22.3 The Euler Method
22.4 Numerical Error and Instability
22.5 Predictor-Corrector Methods
22.6 Python ODE Solvers (IVP)
22.7 Advanced Topics
22.8 Summary and Problems

CHAPTER 23. Ordinary Differential Equations: Boundary-Value Problems

23.1 ODE Boundary Value Problem Statement
23.2 The Shooting Method
23.3 Finite Difference Method
23.4 Numerical Error and Instability
23.5 Python ODE Solvers
23.6 Summary and Problems

CHAPTER 24. Fourier Transforms

24.1 The Basics of Waves
24.2 Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT)
24.3 Fast Fourier Transform (FFT)
24.4 FFT in Python
24.5 Summary and Problems

CHAPTER 25. Introduction to Machine Learning

25.1 Concept of Machine Learning
25.2 Classification
25.3 Regression
25.4 Clustering
25.5 Summary and Problems

Appendix A. Getting-Started-with-Python-Windows
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