Ebook: IPython notebook essentials: compute scientific data and execute code interactively with NumPy and SciPy

If you are a professional, student, or educator who wants to learn to use IPython Notebook as a tool for technical and scientific computing, visualization, and data analysis, this is the book for you. This book will prove valuable for anyone that needs to do computations in an agile environment.;Cover; Copyright; Credits; About the Author; About the Reviewers; www.PacktPub.com; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1: A Tour of the IPython Notebook; Getting started with Anaconda or Wakari; Installing Anaconda; Running the notebook; Creating a Wakari account; Creating your first notebook; Example -- the coffee cooling problem; Exercises; Summary; Chapter 2: The Notebook Interface; Editing and navigating a notebook; Getting help and interrupting computations; The Edit mode; The Command mode; Cell types; IPython magics; Interacting with the operating system; Saving the notebook