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Effective Computation in Physics: Field Guide to Research with Python
Authors: Anthony Scopatz - Kathryn D. Huff
ISBN-10 书号: 1491901535
ISBN-13 书号: 9781491901533
Edition 版本: 1
Publisher Finelybook 出版日期: 2015-07-05
pages 页数: 552 pages
Book Description
More physicists today are taking on the role of software developer as part of their research,but software development isn’t always easy or obvious,even for physicists. This practical book teaches essential software development skills to help you automate and accomplish nearly any aspect of research in a physics-based field.
Written by two PhDs in nuclear engineering,this book includes practical examples drawn from a working knowledge of physics concepts. You’ll learn how to use the Python programming language to perform everything from collecting and analyzing data to building software and publishing your results.
In four parts,this book includes:
Getting Started: Jump into Python,the command line,data containers,functions,flow control and logic,and classes and objects
Getting It Done: Learn about regular expressions,analysis and visualization,NumPy,storing data in files and Hdf5,important data structures in physics,computing in parallel,and deploying software
Getting It Right: Build pipelines and software,learn to use local and remote version control,and debug and test your code
Getting It Out There: Document your code,process and publish your findings,and collaborate efficiently; dive into software licenses,ownership,and copyright procedures
Contents
Foreword
Preface
Part l. Getting Started
Chapter 1. Introduction to the Command Line
Chapter 2. Programming Blastoff with Python
Chapter 3. Essential Containers
Chapter 4. Flow Control and Logic
Chapter 5. Operating with Functions
Chapter 6. Classes and Objects
Part ll. Getting It Done
Chapter 7. Analysis and Visualization
Chapter 8. Regular Expressions
Chapter 9. NumPy: Thinking in Arrays
Chapter 10. Storing Data: Files and HDF5
Chapter 11. Important Data Structures in Physics
Chapter 12. Performing in Parallel
Chapter 13. Deploying Software
Part ll. Getting It Right
Chapter 14. Building Pipelines and Software
Chapter 15. Local Version Control
Chapter 16. Remote Version Control
Chapter 17. Debugging
Chapter 18. Testing
Part lV. Getting It Out There
Chapter 19. Documentation
Chapter 20. Publication
Chapter 21. Collaboration
Chapter 22. Licenses,Ownership,and Copyright
Chapter 23. Further Musings on Computational Physics
