preface
acknowledgments
about this book
about the author
about the cover illustration
1 Learning math with code
1.1 Solving lucrative problems with math and software
Predicting financial market movements
Finding a good deal
Building 3D graphics and animations
Modeling the physical world
1.2 How not to learn math
Jane wants to learn some math
Slogging through math textbooks
1.3 Using your well-trained left brain
Using a formal language
Build your own calculator
Building abstractions with functions
Part 1. Vectors and graphics
2 Drawing with 2D vectors
2.1 Picturing 2D vectors
Representing 2D vectors
2D drawing in Python
Exercises
2.2 Plane vector arithmetic
Vector components and lengths
Multiplying vectors by numbers
Subtraction, displacement, and distance
