Tuula reviewed NumPy Beginner's Guide - Second Edition by Ivan Idris
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4 stars
I got a review copy of NumPy Beginner’s Guide – Second Edition from Packt Publishing. The book is relatively thick, a bit over 300 pages and packed with content.
As usual with Packt books, it starts by introducing the tools and giving detailed instructions on installing them, before diving into actual subject. The book starts easy, teaching how to create arrays and manipulate vectors. Soon more concepts are introduced starting from slicing and ending to SciPy. There is even a chapter about testing, which I found especially interesting to read.
I liked how there are pop quizzes to help the reader to check if he understood what he just read. They aren't really hard, but still quite fun. Layout of the book is clear and makes the books easy to read. There are plenty of examples and graphs in the book that help to explain the concepts.
The book is …
I got a review copy of NumPy Beginner’s Guide – Second Edition from Packt Publishing. The book is relatively thick, a bit over 300 pages and packed with content.
As usual with Packt books, it starts by introducing the tools and giving detailed instructions on installing them, before diving into actual subject. The book starts easy, teaching how to create arrays and manipulate vectors. Soon more concepts are introduced starting from slicing and ending to SciPy. There is even a chapter about testing, which I found especially interesting to read.
I liked how there are pop quizzes to help the reader to check if he understood what he just read. They aren't really hard, but still quite fun. Layout of the book is clear and makes the books easy to read. There are plenty of examples and graphs in the book that help to explain the concepts.
The book is very suited for a person who is not familiar with NumPy and wants to learn it. It covers lot of ground in sufficient detail. I felt that reading this book was good investment of time and enjoyed it.
The book is available at Packt Publishing: www.packtpub.com/numpy-mathematical-2e-beginners-guide/book