Performing Science with Open Source Software: Utilizing Python(x, y)
by Hans Koch (Author)
Welcome to Python in Science! A few short stories will introduce you to some very versatile tools, which might well support you in daily life as an engineer or scientist: visualization, image processing, statistics, differential equations, optimization, symbolic algebra, etc.. Emphasis is put on realistic applications, not so much on language skills. Nevertheless, you will learn some basic Python on the fly. The book intends to help you to master the first hurdles. Once, your appetite is whetted, you'll become addicted, I'm sure!