Sage Beginner's Guide

Book Description

This is a beginner's guide with clear step-by-step instructions, explanations, and advice. Each concept is illustrated with a complete example that you can use as a starting point for your own work. If you are an engineer, scientist, mathematician, or student, this book is for you. To get the most from Sage by using the Python programming language, we'll give you the basics of the language to get you started. For this, it will be helpful if you have some experience with basic programming concepts.

What you will learn

• Download and install Sage, and learn how to use the command-line and notebook interface Learn the basics of Python programming Solve problems in linear algebra with vectors and matrices Visualize functions and data sets with publication-quality graphics Define, re-arrange, and simplify symbolic expressions Calculate integrals, derivatives, and transforms symbolically and numerically Solve ordinary differential equations (ODEs) and systems of ODEs Fit functions to data using unconstrained and constrained numerical optimization Apply object-oriented principles to simplify your code Speed up calculations with Numpy arrays Learn to use Sage as a toolbox for writing Python programs

Who this book is for