Book Image

Applying Math with Python

By : Sam Morley
Book Image

Applying Math with Python

By: Sam Morley

Overview of this book

Python, one of the world's most popular programming languages, has a number of powerful packages to help you tackle complex mathematical problems in a simple and efficient way. These core capabilities help programmers pave the way for building exciting applications in various domains, such as machine learning and data science, using knowledge in the computational mathematics domain. The book teaches you how to solve problems faced in a wide variety of mathematical fields, including calculus, probability, statistics and data science, graph theory, optimization, and geometry. You'll start by developing core skills and learning about packages covered in Python’s scientific stack, including NumPy, SciPy, and Matplotlib. As you advance, you'll get to grips with more advanced topics of calculus, probability, and networks (graph theory). After you gain a solid understanding of these topics, you'll discover Python's applications in data science and statistics, forecasting, geometry, and optimization. The final chapters will take you through a collection of miscellaneous problems, including working with specific data formats and accelerating code. By the end of this book, you'll have an arsenal of practical coding solutions that can be used and modified to solve a wide range of practical problems in computational mathematics and data science.
Table of Contents (12 chapters)

What this book covers

Chapter 1, Basic Packages, Functions, and Concepts, introduces some of the basic tools and concepts that will be needed in the rest of the book, including the main Python packages for mathematical programming, NumPy and SciPy.

Chapter 2, Mathematical Plotting with Matplotlib, covers the basics of plotting with Matplotlib, which is useful when solving almost all mathematical problems.

Chapter 3, Calculus and Differential Equations, introduces topics from calculus such as differentiation and integration, and some more advanced topics such as ordinary and partial differential equations.

Chapter 4, Working with Randomness and Probability, introduces the fundamentals of randomness and probability, and how to use Python to explore these ideas.

Chapter 5, Working with Trees and Networks, covers working with trees and networks (graphs) in Python using the NetworkX package.

Chapter 6, Working with Data and Statistics, gives various techniques for handling, manipulating, and analyzing data using Python.

Chapter 7, Regression and Forecasting, describes various techniques for modeling data and predicting future values using the Statsmodels package and scikit-learn.

Chapter 8, Geometric Problems, demonstrates various techniques for working with geometric objects in Python using the Shapely package.

Chapter 9, Finding Optimal Solutions, introduces optimization and game theory, which use mathematical methods to find the best solutions to problems.

Chapter 10, Miscellaneous Topics, covers an assortment of situations that you might encounter while solving mathematical problems using Python.