Who this book is for

I have tried to write this book for aspiring network scientists, managers who work with network scientists, and students from high school to Ph.D. level; anyone who wants to learn the basics of network science from the ground up. The only previous knowledge you will need is some familiarity with the Python programming language, or programming in general. I will avoid the mathematical details, instead focusing on the programming and applications. For the truly adventurous reader, the basic mathematics of networks are described in Appendix.