An Introduction to Python and LaTeX (draft)

Using GNU/Linux......Page 8
The GNU/Linux Command line......Page 9
First steps - use Python as a calculator!......Page 11
A few things about the way Python treats numbers......Page 12
Using variables......Page 13
Mistakes made by beginners while using variables......Page 14
Exiting Python......Page 15
Exercises......Page 16
Elementary list manipulation......Page 17
Using Modules in Python......Page 20
Creating Numeric Arrays......Page 22
Plotting a sine curve......Page 24
Plotting the polar rose......Page 25
Labels and title......Page 26
Exercises......Page 27
Function basics......Page 28
What does `return' do?......Page 32
Boolean Functions......Page 33
Using if-else statements......Page 34
Exercises......Page 36
Modeling a bank account......Page 37
A simple while loop......Page 40
A loop which terminates......Page 41
Finding HCF using Euclid's method......Page 42
Defining a function to compute HCF of two numbers......Page 43
Programming as Essay writing......Page 44
Writing a square root finding program......Page 45
Conclusion......Page 48
What is a string?......Page 49
What is a tuple?......Page 50
Processing lists/tuples with for loops......Page 51
Representing a student......Page 53
Using classes and objects......Page 54
Rewriting better_student......Page 55
Improving the student class......Page 56
Exceptions......Page 58
Exercises......Page 60
Writing a message to a file......Page 61
Writing and reading numerical data......Page 62
A Simple LaTeX document......Page 64
What does LaTeX really do?......Page 66
Sections and sub-sections......Page 67
Lists, Quotes and Quotations......Page 69
Handling errors......Page 71
The three environments - math, displaymath and equation......Page 72
A few examples......Page 73
The LaTeX ``picture'' environment......Page 77
Drawing Lines......Page 79
Using the ``graphics'' package......Page 81
Using ``pstricks'' for advanced picture drawing......Page 84
Writing a Python program using gedit......Page 86
Performing keyboard input......Page 87
License......Page 88
How to build the book from source......Page 89