Python Scripting for Computational Science, Volume 3

Hans Petter Langtangen

ISBN 10: 3540435085 / ISBN 13: 9783540435082

Published by Springer, 2004

About this Item

Ex-library with the usual features. The interior is clean and tight. Binding is good. Cover shows light wear.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Python Scripting for Computational Science, Volume 3
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540435085
• ISBN 13: 9783540435082
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Condition: Acceptable
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Book Type: Ex-Library

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Synopsis

The goal of this book is to teach computational scientists and engineers how to develop tailored, flexible, and efficient working environments built from small programs (scripts) written in the easy-to-learn, very high-level language Python. The focus is on examples and applications of relevance to computational science: gluing existing applications and tools, e.g. for automating simulation, data analysis, and visualization; steering simulations and computational experiments; equipping programs with graphical user interfaces; making computational Web services; creating interactive interfaces with a Maple/Matlab-like syntax to numerical applications in C/C++ or Fortran; and building flexible object-oriented programming interfaces to existing C/C++ or Fortran libraries. In short, scripting with Python makes you much more productive, increases the reliability of your scientific work and lets you have more fun - under Unix, Windows and MacIntosh.

Review

From the reviews of the second edition:

"This book addresses primarily a CSE (computational science and engineering) audience. ... gives a clear and detailed account on the ways in which the surprisingly powerful Python language may aid the CSE community." (H. Muthsam, Monatshefte für Mathematik, Vol. 151 (4), 2007)