An Introduction to Python Programming for Scientists and Engineers by Johnny Wei-Bing Lin

Johnny Wei-Bing Lin . Unknown Year . English

Python is one of the most popular programming languages, widely used for data analysis and modelling, and is fast becoming the leading choice for scientists and engineers. Unlike other textbooks introducing Python, typically organised by language syntax, this book uses many examples from across Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth science, and Engineering to teach and motivate students in science and engineering. The text is organised by the tasks and workflows students undertake day-to-day, helping them see the connections between programming tools and their disciplines. The pace of study is carefully developed for complete beginners, and a spiral pedagogy is used so concepts are introduced across multiple chapters, allowing readers to engage with topics more than once. “Try This!” exercises and online Jupyter notebooks encourage students to test their new knowledge, and further develop their programming skills. Online solutions are available for instructors, alongside discipline-specific homework problems across the sciences and engineering.

Categories: Engineering & Applied Technology

About the Author

Johnny Lin was born in Colorado but grew up in the Seattle-area. He graduated from Stanford University with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in and an M.S. in Civil Engineering-Water Resources. After graduating, he worked as a civil engineer, specializing in the modeling of rivers and estuaries for flood insurance studies and wetland restoration projects. He received his Ph.D. in Atmospheric Sciences from UCLA. Currently, he is an Associate Teaching Professor and Director of Undergraduate Computing Education in the Computing and Software Systems Division at the University of Washington Bothell and an Affiliate Professor of Physics and Engineering at North Park University in Chicago. His favorite ice creams are daquirri ice and french vanilla.

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