How long does it take to read Learning Scientific Programming with Python?
Christian Hill
Learning Scientific Programming with Python by Christian Hill takes about 9 hours 11 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 11 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2015. 501 pages, about 137,775 words.
19 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 15 hours 19 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 11 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 44 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"Learn to master basic programming tasks from scratch with real-life scientifically relevant examples and solutions drawn from both science and engineering. Students and researchers at all levels are increasingly turning to the powerful Python programming language as an alternative to commercial packages and this fast-paced introduction moves from the basics to advanced concepts in one complete volume, enabling readers to quickly gain proficiency. Beginning with general programming concepts such as loops and functions within the core Python 3 language, and moving onto the NumPy, SciPy and Matplotlib libraries for numerical programming and data visualisation, this textbook also discusses the use of IPython notebooks to build rich-media, shareable documents for scientific analysis. Including a final chapter introducing challenging topics such as floating-point precision and algorithm stability, and with extensive online resources to support advanced study, this textbook represents a targeted package for students requiring a solid foundation in Python programming"--
Subjects: Science, Data processing, Mathematics, Science, data processing, Science, mathematics, SCIENCE / Mathematical Physics
