Practical Julia
Subtitle: A Hands-On Introduction for Scientific Minds
Edition: First edition
Publisher: No Starch Press, Incorporated
Published: 2023
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781718502765
Copyright date: 2023
Description: The Julia programming language is acclaimed in scientific circles for its unparalleled ease, interactivity, and speed. Practical Julia is a comprehensive introduction to the language, making it accessible even if you’re new to programming.

Dive in with a thorough guide to Julia’s syntax, data types, and best practices, then transition to craft solutions for challenges in physics, statistics, biology, mathematics, scientific machine learning, and more. Whether you’re solving computational problems, visualizing data, writing simulations, or developing specialized tools, Practical Julia will show you how.

As you work through the book, you’ll:

    Use comprehensions and generators, higher-level functions, array initialization and manipulation, and perform operations on Unicode text
    Create new syntax and generate code with metaprogramming and macros, and control the error system to manipulate program execution
    Visualize everything from mathematical constructs and experimental designs to algorithm flowcharts
    Elevate performance using Julia’s unique type system with multiple dispatch
    Delve into scientific packages tailored for diverse fields like fluid dynamics, agent-based modeling, and image processing

Whether your interest is in scientific research, statistics, mathematics, or just the fun of programming with Julia, Practical Julia will have you writing high-performance code that can do real work in no time.

Online Resources: Ready-to-run code samples, illustrations, and supplemental animations available at https://julia.lee-phillips.org.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: PART I: LEARNING JULIA; title: Chapter 1: Getting Started; title: Chapter 2: Language Basics; title: Chapter 3: Modules and Packages; title: Chapter 4: The Plotting System; title: Chapter 5: Collections; title: Chapter 6: Functions, Metaprogramming, and Errors; title: Chapter 7: Diagrams and Animations; title: Chapter 8: The Type System; title: PART II: APPLICATIONS; title: Chapter 9: Physics; title: Chapter 10: Statistics; title: Chapter 11: Biology; title: Chapter 12: Mathematics; title: Chapter 13: Scientific Machine Learning; title: Chapter 14: Signal and Image Processing; title: Chapter 15: Parallel Processing; title: Index