NumPy 1.5
Beginner's Guide
An acon-packed guide for the easy-to-use, high
performance, Python based free open source NumPy
mathemacal library using real-world examples
Ivan Idris
BIRMINGHAM - MUMBAI
NumPy 1.5
Beginner's Guide
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Author
Ivan Idris
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About the Author
Ivan Idris has a degree in Experimental Physics and several cercaons (SCJP, SCWCD and
other). His graduaon thesis had a strong emphasis on Applied Computer Science. Aer
graduang, Ivan worked for several companies as Java developer, Datawarehouse developer,
and Test Analyst.
More informaon and a blog with a few NumPy examples can be found on
ivanidris.net
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the reviewers and the team at
Packt for making this book possible.
Also, thanks goes to my teachers, professors and colleagues who taught me
about science and programming.
Last, but not least; I would like to acknowledge my parents, family, and
friends for their support.
