Intro_to_scientific_computing.ipynb

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    "# Introduction to scientific computing with Python"
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   "source": [
    "## Basics\n",
    "\n",
    "We'll start with some basics in the interpreter, covering strings and maths, then come back to this notebook.\n",
    "\n",
    "<hr />"
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   "source": [
    "## Lists"
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   "source": [
    "Indexing, slicing, `append()`, `in`"
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    "layers = [0.23, ] # Add some more"
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    "# Play with lists\n",
    "# e.g. indexing with layers[4]\n",
    "# slicing with layers[2:4]"
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    "uppers = layers[:-1]\n",
    "lowers = layers# how shall we slice it?"
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    "rcs = []\n",
    "for pair in zip(uppers, lowers):\n",
    "    rc = # Compute the contrast\n",
    "    # Now what?"
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    "rcs"
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   "source": [
    "## Functions"
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   "source": [
    "Definition, inputs, side-effects, returning, scope, docstrings"
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   "source": [
    "def add(a, b):\n",
    "    return a + b"
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    "# Exercise\n",
    "def compute_rc(layers):\n",
    "    \"\"\"\n",
    "    Computes reflection coefficients given\n",
    "    a list of layer impedances.\n",
    "    \"\"\"\n",
    "    \n",
    "    # Put code here\n"
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    "# This should give you what you got before\n",
    "compute_rc(layers)"
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    "Now we will put this function in a file and import into a new notebook.\n",
    "\n",
    "* Open a text editor and copy the function definition into it\n",
    "* Save the file as `<something>.py` in your current working directory\n",
    "* Restart the kernel in this notebook (*Kernel* > *Restart*)\n",
    "\n",
    "Run this:"
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    "layers = [0.23, 0.34, 0.45, 0.25, 0.23, 0.35]\n",
    "compute_rc(layers)"
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   "source": [
    "Why didn't that work?\n",
    "\n",
    "Change the name here to the name of your file:"
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   "source": [
    "import something\n",
    "something.compute_rc(layers)"
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   "source": [
    "## NumPy"
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   "source": [
    "import numpy as np  # Just like importing file"
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    "biglog = np.random.random(1000)\n",
    "%timeit compute_rc(biglog)"
   ]
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   "source": [
    "We need to learn the basics of NumPy arrays."
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    "layers + 1"
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    "layers = np.array(layers)\n",
    "layers + 1"
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   "source": [
    "Etc."
   ]
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   "source": [
    "# Exercise\n",
    "def compute_rc_vector(layers):\n",
    "\n",
    "    # rewrite using NumPy arrays\n"
   ]
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    "%timeit compute_rc_vector(biglog)"
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   "source": [
    "Warning signs:\n",
    "\n",
    "\n",
    "* Writing loops on arrays\n",
    "* Writing complicated functions on arrays"
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   "source": [
    "## Plotting"
   ]
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   "source": [
    "import matplotlib.pyplot as plt\n",
    "%matplotlib inline"
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   "source": [
    "plt.plot(biglog)"
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    "fig = plt.figure(figsize=(15,2))\n",
    "ax = fig.add_subplot(111)\n",
    "ax.plot(biglog)\n",
    "ax.set_title(\"big log\")\n",
    "plt.show()"
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   "source": [
    "## Web"
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   "source": [
    "url = \"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jurassic\""
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   "source": [
    "Use View Source in your browser to figure out where the age range is on the page, and what it looks like.\n",
    "\n",
    "Try to find the same string here:"
   ]
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   "source": [
    "import requests\n",
    "r = requests.get(url)\n",
    "r.text"
   ]
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   "source": [
    "import re\n",
    "# Use regex to extract the age range\n",
    "\n",
    "# Make a function to get the start and end data of any geologic period"
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