Topic 5: Tools for Scientific Python

Goals for this Topic

• The goal of this topic is to provide you exposure to the most common tools used in scientific python.

• Part 1: Introduction to Numpy Discusses the general design philosophy of Numpy

• Part 2: Basics of Numpy Goes over the key concepts and common operations in Numpy

• Part 3: Introduction to Plotting Describes the basics of creating static plots in python

• Part 4: Interactive Plotting Interactive plotting using Dash, Bokeh, and Napari

• Part 5: Introduction to SciPy Shows the basic functionality of SciPy, a package containing various useful scientific functions and optimization methods.

• Part 6: Introduction to SymPy Demonstrates SymPy a Python tool for symbolic solving.