Magnus Vilhelm Persson is a scientist with a passion for Python and open source software usage and development. He obtained his PhD in Physics/Astronomy from Copenhagen University’s Centre for Star and Planet Formation (StarPlan) in 2013. Since then, he has continued his research in Astronomy at various academic institutes across Europe. In his research, he uses various types of data and analysis to gain insights into how stars are formed. He has participated in radio shows about Astronomy and also organized workshops and intensive courses about the use of Python for data analysis.
You can check out his web page at http://vilhelm.nu.
This book would not have been possible without the great work that all the people at Packt are doing. I would like to highlight Arun, Bharat, Vinay, and Pranil's work. Thank you for your patience during the whole process. Furthermore, I would like to thank Packt for giving me the opportunity to develop and write this book, it was really fun and I learned a lot. There where times when the work was little overwhelming, but at those times, my colleague and friend Alan Heays always had some supporting words to say. Finally, my wife, Mihaela, is the most supportive partner anyone could ever have. For all the late evenings and nights where you pushed me to continue working on this to finish it, thank you. You are the most loving wife and best friend anyone could ever ask for.
Luiz Felipe Martins holds a PhD in applied mathematics from Brown University and has worked as a researcher and educator for more than 20 years. His research is mainly in the field of applied probability. He has been involved in developing code for open source homework system, WeBWorK, where he wrote a library for the visualization of systems of differential equations. He was supported by an NSF grant for this project. Currently, he is an associate professor in the department of mathematics at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, where he has developed several courses in applied mathematics and scientific computing. His current duties include coordinating all first-year calculus sessions.