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Modeling and Simulation in Python

An Introduction for Scientists and Engineers
by Allen B. Downey
The cover of Modeling and Simulation in Python
3.75/5 on Goodreads
ISBN 9781718502161
Published in 2023
280 pages

Description

Modeling and Simulation in Python is a thorough but easy-to-follow introduction to physical modeling—that is, the art of describing and simulating real-world systems.

Readers are guided through modeling things like world population growth, infectious disease, bungee jumping, baseball flight trajectories, celestial mechanics, and more while simultaneously developing a strong understanding of fundamental programming concepts like loops, vectors, and functions.

Clear and concise, with a focus on learning by doing, the author spares the reader abstract, theoretical complexities and gets right to hands-on examples that show how to produce useful models and simulations.