INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING IN PYTHON: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH

Introduction to Programming in Python: An Interdisciplinary Approach emphasizes interesting and important problems, not toy applications. The authors focus on Python's most useful and significant features, rather than aiming for exhaustive coverage that bores novices. All of this book's code has been crafted and tested for compatibility with both Python 2 and Python 3, making it relevant to every programmer and any course, now and for many years to come. Features: A broad-based, applications-based approach: teaches Python through examples from science, mathematics, engineering and commercial computing Focuses on what matters most: the most useful and important Python language features Teaches through code tested for compatibility with Python 2. x and Python 3. x Includes question-and-answer sections, exercises and creative exercises throughout Contents: Chapter 1: Elements of Programming 1 1. 1 Your First Program 2 1. 2 Built-in Types of Data 14 1. 3 Conditionals and Loops 56 1. 4 Arrays 100 1. 5 Input and Output 140 1. 6 Case Study: Random Web Surfer 188 Chapter 2: Functions and Modules 209...