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DOING MATH
WITH PYTHON
U S E
P R O G R A M M I N G
T O
E X P L O R E
A L G E B R A
,
S T A T I S T I C S
,
C A L C U L U S
, AND MORE!
AMIT SAHA
Doing Math with Python
Doing Math
with Python
Use Programming to
Explore algebra, Statistics,
Calculus, and More!
by Amit Saha
San Francisco
Doing Math with Python.
Copyright © 2015 by Amit Saha.
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ISBN-10: 1-59327-640-0
ISBN-13: 978-1-59327-640-9
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Saha, Amit, author.
Doing math with Python : use programming to explore algebra, statistics, calculus, and more! / by
Amit Saha.
pages cm
Summary: "Uses the Python programming language as a tool to explore high school-level mathematics
like statistics, geometry, probability, and calculus by writing programs to find derivatives, solve
equations graphically, manipulate algebraic expressions, and examine projectile motion. Covers
programming concepts including using functions, handling user input, and reading and manipulating
data"-- Provided by publisher.
Includes index.
ISBN 978-1-59327-640-9 -- ISBN 1-59327-640-0
1. Mathematics--Study and teaching--Data processing. 2. Python (Computer program language) 3.
Computer programming. I. Title.
QA20.C65S24 2015
510.285'5133--dc23
2015009186
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