pThis book is published open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. p pThis book presents computer programming as a key method for solving mathematical problems. This second edition of the well-received book has been extensively revised All code is now written in Python version 3.6 no longer version 2.7. In addition, the two first chapters of the previous edition have been extended and split up into five new chapters, thus expanding the introduction to programming from 50 to 150 pages. Throughout the book, the explanations provided are now more detailed, previous examples have been modified, and new sections, examples and exercises have been added. Also, a number of small errors have been corrected. p pThe book was inspired by the Springer book TCSE 6 A Primer on Scientific Programming with Python by Langtangen, but the style employed is more accessible and concise, in keeping with the needs of engineering students. p pThe book outlines the shortest possible path from no previous experience