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In one sentence

This repository holds the Python companion code for the book 'A Programmer's Introduction to Mathematics', runnable chapter by chapter.

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  root((Programmers Intro to Math))
    What it does
      Companion code for a book
      One app per chapter
      Tested with pytest
    Tech stack
      Python
      Docker
      pytest
    Use cases
      Follow along with the book
      Run chapter examples
      Study math through code
    Audience
      Developers
      Self learners

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Run the code examples for each chapter while reading the book

USE CASE 2

Study mathematical concepts through working Python applications

USE CASE 3

Use Docker to try the code without setting up Python locally

What is it built with?

PythonDockerpytest

How does it compare?

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Stars3,6533,6523,650
LanguageJavaScriptJavaScriptJavaScript
Setup difficultyeasyeasyeasy
Complexity2/52/51/5
Audiencedeveloperdevelopergeneral

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 30min

The book's explanations live at pimbook.org, not in this repo.

So what is it?

This repository holds the companion code for "A Programmer's Introduction to Mathematics," a book aimed at people who already know how to program but want to develop a real understanding of mathematical ideas. Each chapter in the book has an application that puts the concepts into practice, and this repository provides all of the Python code for those applications. Readers can clone the repository and run the code while working through the book. All code is written in Python 3. The setup process follows standard Python conventions: create a virtual environment using virtualenv, activate it, then install the listed requirements with pip. This keeps the project's dependencies isolated from anything else on your machine. A test suite is included. Running pytest from the project directory executes the tests. If you want to see which parts of the code the tests cover, pytest can produce a coverage report in HTML format or as annotated source files, both of which make it easy to spot gaps. For readers who prefer not to install Python locally, a Dockerfile is provided. Two commands are enough to build an image and start a container with the project ready to use. The README is short and covers only setup, testing, and the Docker option. There is no description of the mathematical topics themselves, no chapter list, and no usage examples beyond the setup commands. The book at pimbook.org is where the explanations live. This repository is only the runnable code that accompanies it. Corrections and bug fixes are welcome via pull requests.

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Prompt 1
Help me set up a virtual environment and install the requirements for this repo
Prompt 2
Explain how to run the test suite with coverage reporting
Prompt 3
Show me how to use the provided Dockerfile to run the code
Prompt 4
Walk me through finding which chapter a given piece of code belongs to

Frequently asked questions

What is programmers-introduction-to-mathematics?

This repository holds the Python companion code for the book 'A Programmer's Introduction to Mathematics', runnable chapter by chapter.

What language is programmers-introduction-to-mathematics written in?

Mainly JavaScript. The stack also includes Python, Docker, pytest.

How hard is programmers-introduction-to-mathematics to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is programmers-introduction-to-mathematics for?

Mainly developer.

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