AST4007W Computational Methods

UCT NASSP AST4007W Computational Methods

Introduction

Programming and Python in a Nutshell
Control Flow Diagrams

The Python Standard Library

Python Basics
Strings
- String Formatting
Data Structures
- Tuple
- Lists
- Dictionaries
If Statements
Loops
Defining Functions
File I/O
- File I/O
- Structured Data Files

Scientific Packages

Numpy
Matplotlib
- Simple Plots with Pyplot
- Subplots
Astropy
- Units and Quantities
- Constants

Numerical Methods

Numerical Root Finding
Linear Regression Algorithms
Numerical Solutions to Ordinary Differential Equations
Numerical Integration Techniques

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By Luis A. Balona, Ed Elson, Masimba Paradza and Mayhew Steyn
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