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Luiz Felipe Martins
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Luiz Felipe Martins

Luiz Felipe Martins holds a PhD in applied mathematics from Brown University and has worked as a researcher and educator for more than 20 years. His research is mainly in the field of applied probability. He has been involved in developing code for the open source homework system, WeBWorK, where he wrote a library for the visualization of systems of differential equations. He was supported by an NSF grant for this project. Currently, he is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, where he has developed several courses in applied mathematics and scientific computing. His current duties include coordinating all first-year calculus sessions.
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This appendix will give you a brief tour of the Python syntax. This is not intended to be a course on Python programming, but can be used by readers who are unfamiliar with the language as a quick introduction. The following topics will be covered in this appendix:

  • Basic types, expressions, and variables and their assignment

  • Sequence types

  • Dictionaries

  • Control structures

  • Functions, objects, and methods

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Luiz Felipe Martins

Luiz Felipe Martins holds a PhD in applied mathematics from Brown University and has worked as a researcher and educator for more than 20 years. His research is mainly in the field of applied probability. He has been involved in developing code for the open source homework system, WeBWorK, where he wrote a library for the visualization of systems of differential equations. He was supported by an NSF grant for this project. Currently, he is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mathematics at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio, where he has developed several courses in applied mathematics and scientific computing. His current duties include coordinating all first-year calculus sessions.
Read more about Luiz Felipe Martins