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Math Adventures with Python

by Peter Farrell

January 2019

Intermediate to advanced

304 pages

7h 4m

English

No Starch Press

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The Problem with School MathAbout This BookWho Should Use This BookWhat’s in This Book?Downloading and Installing PythonStarting IDLEInstalling Processing

Python’s turtle ModuleRepeating Code with LoopsCreating Shortcuts with FunctionsUsing Variables to Draw ShapesEquilateral TrianglesSummary
Basic OperatorsData Types in PythonUsing Lists to Store ValuesUsing Lists in LoopsSummationFinding the Average of a List of NumbersSummary
Comparison OperatorsMaking Decisions with if and else StatementsUsing Conditionals to Find FactorsCreating a Number-Guessing GameFinding Square RootsSummary
Solving First-Degree EquationsSolving Higher-Degree EquationsSolving Equations GraphicallySummary
Drawing a CircleSpecifying Location Using CoordinatesTransformation FunctionsAnimating ObjectsCreating an Interactive Rainbow GridDrawing Complex Patterns Using TrianglesSummary
Using Trigonometry for Rotations and OscillationsWriting Functions to Draw PolygonsMaking Sine WavesCreating a Spirograph ProgramMaking HarmonographsSummary
The Complex Coordinate SystemAdding Complex NumbersMultiplying a Complex Number by iMultiplying Two Complex NumbersWriting the magnitude() FunctionCreating the Mandelbrot SetCreating the Julia SetSummary
What Is a Matrix?Adding MatricesMultiplying MatricesOrder Matters in Matrix MultiplicationDrawing 2D ShapesTransforming MatricesTransposing MatricesRotating Matrices in Real TimeCreating 3D ShapesCreating the Rotation MatrixSolving Systems of Equations with MatricesSummary
Bouncing Ball ProgramGrazing Sheep ProgramSummary
The Length of a CoastlineKoch SnowflakeSierpinski TriangleSquare FractalDragon CurveSummary
Creating a Cellular AutomatonPython Lists Are StrangePlaying the Game of LifeThe Elementary Cellular AutomatonSummary
Using a Genetic Algorithm to Guess PhrasesSolving the Traveling Salesperson Problem (TSP)Summary