Programming with Python: And Its Applications to Physical Systems

This book is an introduction to Python Programming and provides a practical approach to the subject. The basic concepts of Python are explained in detail and augmented with examples and diagrams for a thorough understanding of the subject.

The book is primarily aimed at students with little or no prior knowledge of programming languages. However, self-taught and hobbyist programmers, scientists, engineers, computing professionals and computer scientists and others who need to program as part of their work may also use this book for understanding the basic concepts of Python.

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M. Shubhakanta completed his M.Sc. (Physics) from Jamia Millia Islamia University in 1996 and Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Application in 2000. From 2000 to 2002 he was in Solid State Physics Laboratory, DRDO. During that time he designed simulation software for MMIC design and Modeling and Electron Beam Lithography. From 2002 to 2007 he worked as a Project Associate at Electrical Engineering Department, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi. Since 2008, he has been associated with Department of Computer Science and Department of Physics, Manipur University. His expertise in Python is derived from online degree courses completed from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Rice University, and from teaching M.Sc. and MCA students.

M. Shubhakanta於1996年從Jamia Millia Islamia大學獲得物理學碩士學位，並於2000年獲得計算機應用的研究生文憑。從2000年到2002年，他在DRDO的固態物理實驗室工作。在此期間，他設計了用於MMIC設計和建模以及電子束曝光的模擬軟件。從2002年到2007年，他在印度理工學院（IIT）德里分校的電氣工程系擔任項目助理。自2008年以來，他一直與曼尼普爾大學的計算機科學系和物理系合作。他在Python方面的專業知識來自於完成了麻省理工學院和萊斯大學的在線學位課程，以及教授碩士和計算機應用碩士學生的經驗。