ENG202 Numerical Methods in Engineering
Brief Introduction to
Python
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Python Syntax
• Comments in Python: A comment begins with a hash character(#)
• Joining two lines: Use backslash character(\)
• Multiple Statements on a Single Line: use a semicolon (;)
• Indentation: uses spaces to define program blocks
• Reserved words:
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Python Operators I
• Arithmetic Operators:
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Python Operators II
• Comparison Operators:
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Python Operators III
• Logical Operators:
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Python Operators IV
• Assignment Operators:
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Python Data Types I
• Integer
x = 2 type int
• Floating point number
x = 2.0 type float
• String
x = ‘this is a string’ type str
• Type conversion
x = int(y); x = float(y); x = str(y)
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Python Data Types II
• Implicit type conversion
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Branching I
Swim advisor
Start
Input
Water temperature, tw
Yes
tw > 24
No
Great, jump in!
Stop
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Branching II
Swim advisor
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Branching III
Swim advisor
Start
Input
Water temperature, tw
No Yes
tw > 24
No
tw > 20
Yes
Do not swim, Not bad, put Great,
too cold! your toe in first! jump in!
Stop
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Branching IV
Swim advisor
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Looping I
While loop
while (expression) :
statement_1
statement_2
....
The while loop runs as long as the expression (condition) evaluates to True
and execute the program block.
The condition is checked every time at the beginning of the loop and the
first time when the expression evaluates to False, the loop stops without
executing any remaining statement(s).
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Looping II
for loop
for <variable> in range(<number>):
range(a) : Generates a sequence of
numbers from 0 to a, excluding a,
incrementing by 1.
for "variable" in range("start_number", "end_number"):
range(a,b): Generates a sequence of
numbers from a to b excluding b,
incrementing by 1.
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Looping III
for loop
for "variable" in range("start_number", "end_number",
"increment"):
range(a, b, c): Generates a sequence of numbers from a to b
excluding b, incrementing by c.
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Looping IV
for loop
for variable_name in sequence :
statement_1
statement_2
....
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Looping V
Break statement – to exit while or for loops
while (expression1) : for variable_name in sequence :
statement_1 statement_1
statement_2 statement_2
...... if expression3 :
if expression2 : break
break
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Looping VI
Continue statement - to take the control to the top of the loop
without executing the rest statements inside the loop
while (expression1) : for variable_name in sequence :
statement_1 statement_1
...... ......
if expression2 : if expression2 :
continue continue
statement_2 statement_2
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Numerical arrays I
• Array creation
linspace function from numpy could be used to generate an
array of evenly distributed numbers from an interval [a, b].
zeros function from numpy may be used to generate an array
with zeros.
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Numerical arrays II
• Slicing Array
x[i:j] address all elements from index i (inclusive) to j
(exclusive) in an array x
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Numerical arrays III
• Two-dimensional arrays (matrix)
i=0
i=1
i=2
j=0 1 2
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Numerical arrays IV
• Two-dimensional arrays (matrix)
a2[0,1] = a2[i=0, j=1]
i=0
i=0 i=1
i=1 i=2
j=0 1 2
i=2
j=0 1 2 a2[2,1] = a2[i=2, j=1]
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Numerical arrays V
• Two-dimensional arrays (matrix)
Column slicing:
Row slicing:
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Function
arguments
return values
calling function
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Function
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Function
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Function
Variables defined inside a function are not visible from
outside
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Function
Variables defined inside a function are not visible from
outside
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Function
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Function
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Function
Variables declared outside of the function are global
variables and they can be accessed inside or outside of the
function.
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Function
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Function
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Function
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