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2014 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

7. Introduction to classes

Author : Hans Petter Langtangen, Prof.

Published in: A Primer on Scientific Programming with Python

Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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A class packs a set of data (variables) together with a set of functions operating on the data. The goal is to achieve more modular code by grouping data and functions into manageable (often small) units. Most of the mathematical computations in this book can easily be coded without using classes, but in many problems, classes enable either more elegant solutions or code that is easier to extend at a later stage. In the non-mathematical world, where there are no mathematical concepts and associated algorithms to help structure the problem solving, software development can be very challenging. Classes may then improve the understanding of the problem and contribute to simplify the modeling of data and actions in programs. As a consequence, almost all large software systems being developed in the world today are heavily based on classes. …

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Footnotes
1
http://tinyurl.com/pwyasaa/class
 
2
http://www.pythontutor.com/
 
3
http://docs.python.org/2/reference/
 
Metadata
Title
Introduction to classes
Author
Hans Petter Langtangen, Prof.
Copyright Year
2014
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Book
A Primer on Scientific Programming with Python

Print ISBN: 978-3-642-54958-8

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-642-54959-5

Copyright Year: 2014

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-54959-5_7

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