As part of the best-selling Pocket Primer series, this book is designed to provide a thorough introduction to numerous Python tools for data scientists. The book covers features of NumPy and Pandas, how to write regular expressions, and how to perform data cleaning tasks. It includes separate chapters on data visualization and working with Sklearn and SciPy. Companion files with source code are available. FEATURES: Introduces Python, NumPy, Sklearn, SciPy, and awk Covers data cleaning tasks and data visualization Features numerous code samples throughout Includes companion files with source code

As part of the new Pocket Primer series, this book provides an overview of the major aspects and the source code to use Python 2. It covers the latest Python developments, built-in functions and custom classes, data visualization, graphics, databases, and more. It includes a companion disc with appendices, source code, and figures. This Pocket Primer is primarily for self-directed learners who want to learn Python 2 and it serves as a starting point for deeper exploration of Python programming. Features: +Includes a companion disc with appendices, source code, and figures +Contains material devoted to Raspberry Pi, Roomba, JSON, and Jython +Includes latest Python 2 developments, built-in functions and custom classes, data visualization, graphics, databases, and more +Provides a solid introduction to Python 2 via complete code samples On the CD-ROM: +Appendices (HTML5 and JavaScript Toolkits, Jython, SPA) +Source code samples +All images from the text (including 4-color) +Solutions to Odd-Numbered Exercises

The book serves as a first introduction to computer programming of scientific applications, using the high-level Python language. The exposition is example and problem-oriented, where the applications are taken from mathematics, numerical calculus, statistics, physics, biology and finance. The book teaches "Matlab-style" and procedural programming as well as object-oriented programming. High school mathematics is a required background and it is advantageous to study classical and numerical one-variable calculus in parallel with reading this book. Besides learning how to program computers, the reader will also learn how to solve mathematical problems, arising in various branches of science and engineering, with the aid of numerical methods and programming. By blending programming, mathematics and scientific applications, the book lays a solid foundation for practicing computational science. From the reviews: Langtangen ... does an excellent job of introducing programming as a set of skills in problem solving. He guides the reader into thinking properly about producing program logic and data structures for modeling real-world problems using objects and functions and embracing the object-oriented paradigm. ... Summing Up: Highly recommended. F. H. Wild III, Choice, Vol. 47 (8), April 2010 Those of us who have learned scientific programming in Python ‘on the streets’ could be a little jealous of students who have the opportunity to take a course out of Langtangen’s Primer.” John D. Cook, The Mathematical Association of America, September 2011 This book goes through Python in particular, and programming in general, via tasks that scientists will likely perform. It contains valuable information for students new to scientific computing and would be the perfect bridge between an introduction to programming and an advanced course on numerical methods or computational science. Alex Small, IEEE, CiSE Vol. 14 (2), March /April 2012 “This fourth edition is a wonderful, inclusive textbook that covers pretty much everything one needs to know to go from zero to fairly sophisticated scientific programming in Python...” Joan Horvath, Computing Reviews, March 2015

Focuses on mathematical understanding Presentation is self-contained, accessible, and comprehensive Full color throughout Extensive list of exercises and worked-out examples Many concrete algorithms with actual code

As part of the best-selling Pocket Primer series, this book is designed to introduce beginners to basic machine learning algorithms using TensorFlow 2. It is intended to be a fast-paced introduction to various “core” features of TensorFlow, with code samples that cover machine learning and TensorFlow basics. A comprehensive appendix contains some Keras-based code samples and the underpinnings of MLPs, CNNs, RNNs, and LSTMs. The material in the chapters illustrates how to solve a variety of tasks after which you can do further reading to deepen your knowledge. Companion files with all of the code samples are available for downloading from the publisher by emailing proof of purchase to [email protected]. Features: Uses Python for code samples Covers TensorFlow 2 APIs and Datasets Includes a comprehensive appendix that covers Keras and advanced topics such as NLPs, MLPs, RNNs, LSTMs Features the companion files with all of the source code examples and figures (download from the publisher)

DESCRIPTION Python's intuitive syntax and beginner-friendly nature makes it an ideal programming language for financial professionals. It acts as a bridge between the world of finance and data analysis. This book will introduce essential concepts in financial analysis methods and models, covering time-series analysis, graphical analysis, technical and fundamental analysis, asset pricing and portfolio theory, investment and trade strategies, risk assessment and prediction, and financial ML practices. The Python programming language and its ecosystem libraries, such as Pandas, NumPy, SciPy, Statsmodels, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Scikit-learn, Prophet, and other data science tools will demonstrate these rooted financial concepts in practice examples. This book will help you understand the concepts of financial market dynamics, estimate the metrics of financial asset profitability, predict trends, evaluate strategies, optimize portfolios, and manage financial risks. You will also learn data analysis techniques using Python programming language to understand the basics of data preparation, visualization, and manipulation in the world of financial data. KEY FEATURES ● Comprehensive guide to Python for financial data analysis and modeling. ● Practical examples and real-world applications for immediate implementation. ● Covers advanced topics like regression, Machine Learning and time series forecasting. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN ● Learn financial data analysis using Python data science libraries and techniques. ● Learn Python visualization tools to justify investment and trading strategies. ● Learn asset pricing and portfolio management methods with Python. ● Learn advanced regression and time series models for financial forecasting. ● Learn risk assessment and volatility modeling methods with Python. WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR This book is designed for financial analysts and other professionals interested in the financial industry with a basic understanding of Python programming and statistical analysis. It is also suitable for students in finance and data science who wish to apply Python tools to financial data analysis and decision-making. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Getting Started with Python for Finance 2. Python Tools for Data Analysis: Primer to Pandas and NumPy 3. Financial Data Manipulation with Python 4. Exploratory Data Analysis for Finance 5. Investment and Trading Strategies 6. Asset Pricing and Portfolio Management 7. Time Series Analysis and Financial Data Forecasting 8. Risk Assessment and Volatility Modelling 9. Machine Learning and Deep Learning in Finance 10. Time Series Analysis and Forecasting with FB Prophet Library Appendix A: Python Code Examples for Finance Appendix B: Glossary Appendix C: Valuable Resources

Learn how to develop your own applications to monitor or control instrumentation hardware. Whether you need to acquire data from a device or automate its functions, this practical book shows you how to use Python's rapid development capabilities to build interfaces that include everything from software to wiring. You get step-by-step instructions, clear examples, and hands-on tips for interfacing a PC to a variety of devices. Use the book's hardware survey to identify the interface type for your particular device, and then follow detailed examples to develop an interface with Python and C. Organized by interface type, data processing activities, and user interface implementations, this book is for anyone who works with instrumentation, robotics, data acquisition, or process control. Understand how to define the scope of an application and determine the algorithms necessary, and why it's important Learn how to use industry-standard interfaces such as RS-232, RS-485, and GPIB Create low-level extension modules in C to interface Python with a variety of hardware and test instruments Explore the console, curses, TkInter, and wxPython for graphical and text-based user interfaces Use open source software tools and libraries to reduce costs and avoid implementing functionality from scratch