This set of Jupyter notebooks introduces the basics of Python and gravitational waves from LIGO data. Originally created for PHYS2500 students at Utah State University.
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The main files are labelled "#_Title". Start with 1 and proceed through to 4. Sections 2, 3, and 4 depend on Section 1 OR prior knowledge of Python. Section 4 is more easily understood in the context of the information in Section 3.
As you work through the notebooks, you will sometimes be referred to the other files in the repository. FunctionList.txt may be used as a reference to commonly used libraries and functions.
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