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Our first examples on computer programming involve programs that evaluate mathematical formulas. You will learn how to write and run a Python program, how to work with variables, how to compute with mathematical functions such as ex and sin x, and how to use Python for interactive calculations.
We assume that you are somewhat familiar with computers so that you know what files and folders are, how you move between folders, how you change file and folder names, and how you write text and save it in a file.
All the program examples associated with this chapter can be found as files in the folder src/formulas. We refer to the preface for how to download the folder tree src containing all the program files for this book.
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Langtangen, H. (2011). Computing with Formulas. In: A Primer on Scientific Programming with Python. Texts in Computational Science and Engineering, vol 6. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18366-9_1
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