lecture04: Writing Software for the Mathematical Sciences

Topics covered

• Intro
• Mathematicians MUST code
• Coding is like
• If all you have is a hammer
• Programming paradigms
• Script vs Compile
• What I think you need
• What I know
• What I plan to learn when I get time :-)
• Learn fundamentals not syntax
• Regular expressions are your friend
• regexp example
• regexps are your friend?
• Where to start
• Summary
• Assignment