math_operations.ipynb

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     "source": [
      "# Mathematical Operations\n",
      "\n",
      "This snippit was written by [Chris R. Albon](http://www.chrisralbon.com/) and is part of his collection of [well-documented Python snippits](https://github.com/chrisalbon/code_py). All code is written in Python 3 in iPython notebook and offered under the [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/\"><img alt=\"Creative Commons License).\n",
      "\n",
      "Based on: Learning Python"
     ]
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     "source": [
      "### Import the math module"
     ]
    },
    {
     "cell_type": "code",
     "collapsed": false,
     "input": [
      "import math"
     ],
     "language": "python",
     "metadata": {},
     "outputs": [],
     "prompt_number": 5
    },
    {
     "cell_type": "markdown",
     "metadata": {},
     "source": [
      "### Display the value of pi."
     ]
    },
    {
     "cell_type": "code",
     "collapsed": false,
     "input": [
      "math.pi"
     ],
     "language": "python",
     "metadata": {},
     "outputs": [
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       "prompt_number": 6,
       "text": [
        "3.141592653589793"
       ]
      }
     ],
     "prompt_number": 6
    },
    {
     "cell_type": "markdown",
     "metadata": {},
     "source": [
      "### Display the value of e."
     ]
    },
    {
     "cell_type": "code",
     "collapsed": false,
     "input": [
      "math.e"
     ],
     "language": "python",
     "metadata": {},
     "outputs": [
      {
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       "output_type": "pyout",
       "prompt_number": 7,
       "text": [
        "2.718281828459045"
       ]
      }
     ],
     "prompt_number": 7
    },
    {
     "cell_type": "markdown",
     "metadata": {},
     "source": [
      "### Sine, cosine, and tangent"
     ]
    },
    {
     "cell_type": "code",
     "collapsed": false,
     "input": [
      "math.sin(2 * math.pi / 180)"
     ],
     "language": "python",
     "metadata": {},
     "outputs": [
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       "prompt_number": 8,
       "text": [
        "0.03489949670250097"
       ]
      }
     ],
     "prompt_number": 8
    },
    {
     "cell_type": "markdown",
     "metadata": {},
     "source": [
      "### Exponent"
     ]
    },
    {
     "cell_type": "code",
     "collapsed": false,
     "input": [
      "2 ** 4, pow(2, 4)"
     ],
     "language": "python",
     "metadata": {},
     "outputs": [
      {
       "metadata": {},
       "output_type": "pyout",
       "prompt_number": 9,
       "text": [
        "(16, 16)"
       ]
      }
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     "prompt_number": 9
    },
    {
     "cell_type": "markdown",
     "metadata": {},
     "source": [
      "### Absolute value"
     ]
    },
    {
     "cell_type": "code",
     "collapsed": false,
     "input": [
      "abs(-20)"
     ],
     "language": "python",
     "metadata": {},
     "outputs": [
      {
       "metadata": {},
       "output_type": "pyout",
       "prompt_number": 10,
       "text": [
        "20"
       ]
      }
     ],
     "prompt_number": 10
    },
    {
     "cell_type": "markdown",
     "metadata": {},
     "source": [
      "### Summation"
     ]
    },
    {
     "cell_type": "code",
     "collapsed": false,
     "input": [
      "sum((1, 2, 3, 4))"
     ],
     "language": "python",
     "metadata": {},
     "outputs": [
      {
       "metadata": {},
       "output_type": "pyout",
       "prompt_number": 11,
       "text": [
        "10"
       ]
      }
     ],
     "prompt_number": 11
    },
    {
     "cell_type": "markdown",
     "metadata": {},
     "source": [
      "### Minimum"
     ]
    },
    {
     "cell_type": "code",
     "collapsed": false,
     "input": [
      "min(3, 9, 10, 12)"
     ],
     "language": "python",
     "metadata": {},
     "outputs": [
      {
       "metadata": {},
       "output_type": "pyout",
       "prompt_number": 12,
       "text": [
        "3"
       ]
      }
     ],
     "prompt_number": 12
    },
    {
     "cell_type": "markdown",
     "metadata": {},
     "source": [
      "### Maximum"
     ]
    },
    {
     "cell_type": "code",
     "collapsed": false,
     "input": [
      "max(3, 5, 10, 15)"
     ],
     "language": "python",
     "metadata": {},
     "outputs": [
      {
       "metadata": {},
       "output_type": "pyout",
       "prompt_number": 13,
       "text": [
        "15"
       ]
      }
     ],
     "prompt_number": 13
    },
    {
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     "metadata": {},
     "source": [
      "### Floor"
     ]
    },
    {
     "cell_type": "code",
     "collapsed": false,
     "input": [
      "math.floor(2.949)"
     ],
     "language": "python",
     "metadata": {},
     "outputs": [
      {
       "metadata": {},
       "output_type": "pyout",
       "prompt_number": 14,
       "text": [
        "2"
       ]
      }
     ],
     "prompt_number": 14
    },
    {
     "cell_type": "markdown",
     "metadata": {},
     "source": [
      "### Truncate (drop decimal digits)"
     ]
    },
    {
     "cell_type": "code",
     "collapsed": false,
     "input": [
      "math.trunc(32.09292)"
     ],
     "language": "python",
     "metadata": {},
     "outputs": [
      {
       "metadata": {},
       "output_type": "pyout",
       "prompt_number": 15,
       "text": [
        "32"
       ]
      }
     ],
     "prompt_number": 15
    },
    {
     "cell_type": "markdown",
     "metadata": {},
     "source": [
      "### Truncate (integer conversion)"
     ]
    },
    {
     "cell_type": "code",
     "collapsed": false,
     "input": [
      "int(3.292838)"
     ],
     "language": "python",
     "metadata": {},
     "outputs": [
      {
       "metadata": {},
       "output_type": "pyout",
       "prompt_number": 16,
       "text": [
        "3"
       ]
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     "prompt_number": 16
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     "cell_type": "markdown",
     "metadata": {},
     "source": [
      "### Round to an integrer"
     ]
    },
    {
     "cell_type": "code",
     "collapsed": false,
     "input": [
      "round(2.943), round(2.499)"
     ],
     "language": "python",
     "metadata": {},
     "outputs": [
      {
       "metadata": {},
       "output_type": "pyout",
       "prompt_number": 17,
       "text": [
        "(3, 2)"
       ]
      }
     ],
     "prompt_number": 17
    },
    {
     "cell_type": "markdown",
     "metadata": {},
     "source": [
      "### Round by 2 digits"
     ]
    },
    {
     "cell_type": "code",
     "collapsed": false,
     "input": [
      "round(2.569, 2)"
     ],
     "language": "python",
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       "output_type": "pyout",
       "prompt_number": 18,
       "text": [
        "2.57"
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     "prompt_number": 18
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