Exploring with Data: Learning About Everyday Things by Sau Sheong Chang (English

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Programming is not just for geeks. If you're curious about how things work, and want to get programmatic solutions to everyday problems, this intriguing book will help you find what you're looking for. By using some fundamental math and simple Ruby and R constructs, you'll learn how to model the problem and work toward a solution.

FORMATPaperback LANGUAGEEnglish CONDITIONBrand New Publisher Description

Programming is not just for geeks. If you're curious about how things work, and want to get programmatic solutions to everyday problems, this intriguing book will help you find what you're looking for. By using some fundamental math and simple Ruby and R constructs, you'll learn how to model the problem and work toward a solution. Discover reasons why things are the way they are by spelunking data freely available on the Internet. You'll model and simulate environments and systems, and then observe and analyze the results. See the world around you through programming eyes.

Notes

Uses two popular programming languages Ruby and R to find the answers to everyday problems.

Author Biography

Sau Sheong Chang has been in software development, mostly web applications and recently cloud- and data-related systems, for almost 17 years and is still a keen and enthusiastic programmer. He has been active in programming with Ruby for the past 6 years and recently started with R for the past year. He is active in the local developer communities, especially in the Singapore Ruby Brigade. In April 2011 he co-organized the first and largest Ruby conferences in Southeast Asia, the RedDotRubyConf.

Table of Contents

Preface; Explorers Ahoy!; Data, Data, Everywhere; Bringing the World to Us; Packing Your Bags; Conventions Used in This Book; Using Code Examples; Safari

Long Description

Programming is not just for geeks. If you're curious about how things work, and want to get programmatic solutions to everyday problems, this intriguing book will help you find what you're looking for. By using some fundamental math and simple Ruby and R constructs, you'll learn how to model the problem and work toward a solution. Discover reasons why things are the way they are by spelunking data freely available on the Internet. You'll model and simulate environments and systems, and then observe and analyze the results. See the world around you through programming eyes.

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Discover the world around you through programming

Details ISBN1449315151 Author Sau Sheong Chang Year 2012 ISBN-10 1449315151 ISBN-13 9781449315153 Media Book Format Paperback Place of Publication Sebastopol Country of Publication United States DEWEY 005.2762 Short Title EXPLORING EVERYDAY THINGS W/R Language English Illustrations Illustrations Pages 256 Subtitle Learning About Everyday Things Series Oreilly and Associate AU Release Date 2012-07-13 NZ Release Date 2012-07-13 Publisher O'Reilly Media Imprint O'Reilly Media Edited by Fu-Chan Wei Birth 1945 Affiliation Consultant Urological Surgeon, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, and Visiting Professor, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, UK Position Contributor Qualifications MD UK Release Date 2012-08-14 Publication Date 2012-08-28 US Release Date 2012-08-28 We've got this

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