Doing Math with Python: Use Programming to Explore Algebra,

Doing Math with Python: Use Programming to Explore Algebra, Statistics, Calculus, and More!

Doing Math with Python shows you how to use Python to delve into high schoolâ‚¬â€œlevel math topics like statistics, geometry, probability, and calculus. Youâ‚¬ll start with simple projects, like a factoring program and a quadratic-equation solver, and then create more complex projects once youâ‚¬ve gotten the hang of things.

Along the way, youâ‚¬ll discover new ways to explore math and gain valuable programming skills that youâ‚¬ll use throughout your study of math and computer science. Learn how to:
â‚¬â€œDescribe your data with statistics, and visualize it with line graphs, bar charts, and scatter plots
â‚¬â€œExplore set theory and probability with programs for coin flips, dicing, and other games of chance
â‚¬â€œSolve algebra problems using Pythonâ‚¬s symbolic math functions
â‚¬â€œDraw geometric shapes and explore fractals like the Barnsley fern, the Sierpinski triangle, and the Mandelbrot set
â‚¬â€œWrite programs to find derivatives and integrate functions

Creative coding challenges and applied examples help you see how you can put your new math and coding skills into practice. Youâ‚¬ll write an inequality solver, plot gravityâ‚¬s effect on how far a bullet will travel, shuffle a deck of cards, estimate the area of a circle by throwing 100,000 "darts" at a board, explore the relationship between the Fibonacci sequence and the golden ratio, and more.

Whether youâ‚¬re interested in math but have yet to dip into programming or youâ‚¬re a teacher looking to bring programming into the classroom, youâ‚¬ll find that Python makes programming easy and practical. Let Python handle the grunt work while you focus on the math.

Uses Python 3
Country USA
Brand No Starch Press
Manufacturer No Starch Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber illustrations
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2015-08-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781593276409

Country	USA
Brand	No Starch Press
Manufacturer	No Starch Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	illustrations
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2015-08-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781593276409

Doing Math with Python: Use Programming to Explore Algebra, Statistics, Calculus, and More!

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