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Math Adventures with Python

Math Adventures with Python

An Illustrated Guide to Exploring Math with Code

by Peter Farrell
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Age range: 10 to null Publication Date: 08/01/2019

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Learn math by getting creative with code Use the Python programming language to transform learning high school-level math topics like algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and calculus

Math Adventures with Python will show you how to harness the power of programming to keep math relevant and fun. With the aid of the Python programming language, you'll learn how to visualize solutions to a range of math problems as you use code to explore key mathematical concepts like algebra, trigonometry, matrices, and cellular automata.

Once you've learned the programming basics like loops and variables, you'll write your own programs to solve equations quickly, make cool things like an interactive rainbow grid, and automate tedious tasks like factoring numbers and finding square roots. You'll learn how to write functions to draw and manipulate shapes, create oscillating sine waves, and solve equations graphically.

You'll also learn how to:
- Draw and transform 2D and 3D graphics with matrices
- Make colorful designs like the Mandelbrot and Julia sets with complex numbers
- Use recursion to create fractals like the Koch snowflake and the Sierpinski triangle
- Generate virtual sheep that graze on grass and multiply autonomously
- Crack secret codes using genetic algorithms

As you work through the book's numerous examples and increasingly challenging exercises, you'll code your own solutions, create beautiful visualizations, and see just how much more fun math can be

ISBN:
9781593278670
9781593278670
Category:
Educational equipment & technology
Age range:
10 to null
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
08-01-2019
Language:
English
Publisher:
No Starch Press, Incorporated
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
234x177x24mm
Weight:
0.68kg
Peter Farrell

Peter was general manager of Australian Medicines Handbook a leading publisher of medicines reference books and online resources for pharmacists, doctors and other health professionals from 2004 to 2013. Prior to that he spent many years as a consultant providing strategy, policy and communications advice to corporations and government bodies in sectors including health, infrastructure and the arts. During this time he also operated a bespoke publishing company producing books, magazines, newsletters and other publications. Previously, Peter was marketing manager for the Adelaide Festival Centre and Festival of Arts, and before that worked in journalism for two decades as a reporter, feature writer, columnist and theatre critic for major metropolitan newspapers in Australia, punctuated by several years as a foreign correspondent in Europe and feature writer for newspapers and magazines in the UK.

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