NumPy Beginner's Guide
Second Edition
An acon packed guide using real world examples of the
easy to use, high performance, free open source NumPy
mathemacal library
Ivan Idris
BIRMINGHAM - MUMBAI
Numpy Beginner's Guide
Second Edition
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About the Author
Ivan Idris has an MSc in Experimental Physics. His graduaon thesis had a strong emphasis
on Applied Computer Science. Aer graduang, he worked for several companies as a Java
Developer, Datawarehouse Developer, and QA Analyst. His main professional interests are
Business Intelligence, Big Data, and Cloud Compung. Ivan Idris enjoys wring clean testable
code and interesng technical arcles. Ivan Idris is the author of NumPy Beginner's Guide
& Cookbook. You can nd more informaon and a blog with a few NumPy examples at
ivanidris.net.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the reviewers and the team
at Packt Publishing for making this book possible. Also thanks goes to
my teachers, professors, and colleagues who taught me about science
and programming. Last but not the least, I would like to acknowledge my
parents, family, and friends for their support.
