Learn Scientific Programming with CodeAcademy-Style Resources

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For those seeking resources similar to Codecademy for scientific programming, Anaconda is recommended as a distribution for Python and Julia, which are both prominent in numerical computing. Additionally, the Open Source Physics code offers scientific programming examples in Java, complemented by a textbook used in college courses. The focus is on programming languages like Python and C, particularly for applications in physics and data science.
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is there any site like codeacademy for scientific programming ?
 
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I don't know of a site but there's a distro for python and julia, two numerical computing languages called Anaconda that can setup your machine with a numerical computing environment.

http://quant-econ.net/jl/getting_started.html

and for scientific programming examples in Java there's the Open Source Physics code at:

www.compadre.org/osp

There's a book that goes with it that is used in college courses on the subject by Gould, Tobochnik and Christian:

http://physics.clarku.edu/sip/
 
maybe python or c , most important thing is that is aimed towards physics or data science
 
jedishrfu thanks for the ebook i'll check it out
 

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