--- a/day1/session1.tex Wed Nov 11 12:26:07 2009 +0530
+++ b/day1/session1.tex Wed Nov 11 12:52:50 2009 +0530
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
\begin{block}{Goal: Successful participants will be able to}
\begin{itemize}
\item Use Python as plotting, computational tool
- \item Understand how Python can be used as a scripting and problem solving language.
+ \item Understand how to use Python as a scripting and problem solving language.
\item Train students for the same
\end{itemize}
\end{block}
@@ -186,6 +186,11 @@
\item \typ{sslc_allreg.py}
\item \typ{sslc_science.py}
\end{itemize}
+ \item Images
+ \begin{itemize}
+ \item \typ{lena.png}
+ \item \typ{smoothing.gif}
+ \end{itemize}
\end{enumerate}
\end{frame}
@@ -290,7 +295,9 @@
\frametitle{Another example}
\begin{lstlisting}
In []: clf()
-#Clears the plot area.
+ \end{lstlisting}
+\emphbar{Clears the plot area.}
+ \begin{lstlisting}
In []: y = linspace(0, 2*pi, 50)
In []: plot(y, sin(2*y))
In []: xlabel('y')
@@ -306,7 +313,6 @@
% \small
\begin{lstlisting}
In []: title('Sinusoids')
-#Sets the title of the figure
In []: legend(['sin(2y)'])
\end{lstlisting}
% \small
@@ -352,8 +358,8 @@
\vspace*{-0.1in}
\begin{lstlisting}
In []: legend(['sin(2y)'], loc=(.8,.1))
-# Specify south-east corner position
\end{lstlisting}
+\emphbar{Specify south-east corner position}
%\vspace*{-0.2in}
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[height=2in, interpolate=true]{data/loc}
@@ -406,7 +412,7 @@
In []: plot(y, sin(y), 'g')
In []: clf()
-In []: plot(y, sin(y), 'g', linewidth=2)
+In []: plot(y, cos(y), 'r', linewidth=2)
\end{lstlisting}
\vspace*{-0.2in}
\begin{center}
@@ -429,13 +435,14 @@
\begin{frame}[fragile]
\frametitle{Axes lengths}
+\emphbar{Get the axes limits}
\begin{lstlisting}
-#Get the axes limits
In []: xmin, xmax = xlim()
In []: ymin, ymax = ylim()
-
+ \end{lstlisting}
+\emphbar{Set the axes limits}
+ \begin{lstlisting}
In []: xmax = 2*pi
-#Set the axes limits
In []: xlim(xmin, xmax)
In []: ylim(ymin-0.2, ymax+0.2)
\end{lstlisting}
@@ -447,7 +454,7 @@
\item Plot x, -x, sin(x), xsin(x) in range $-5\pi$ to $5\pi$
\item Add a legend
\item Annotate the origin
-\item Set axis limits to the range of x
+\item Set axes limits to the range of x
\end{enumerate}
\begin{lstlisting}
In []: x=linspace(-5*pi, 5*pi, 500)
@@ -481,23 +488,28 @@
\item Identify the required line numbers
\item Then, use \typ{\%save} command of IPython
\end{itemize}
-\begin{lstlisting}
- In []: %hist
- In []: %save four_plot.py 16 18-27
-\end{lstlisting}
+\typ{In []: \%hist}\\
+\typ{In []: \%save four_plot.py} \alert{\typ{16 18-27}}
+\begin{block}{Careful about errors!}
+ \kwrd{\%hist} will contain the errors as well,\\
+ so be careful while selecting line numbers.
+\end{block}
\end{frame}
\begin{frame}
\frametitle{Python Scripts\ldots}
This is called a Python Script.
\begin{itemize}
- \item run the script in IPython using \typ{\%run -i sine_plot.py}\\
+ \item run the script in IPython using \typ{\%run -i four_plot.py}\\
\end{itemize}
\end{frame}
-\begin{frame}
+\begin{frame}[fragile]
\frametitle{What did we learn?}
\begin{itemize}
+ \item \kwrd{\%hist}
+ \item Saving commands to a script
+ \item Running a script using \kwrd{\%run -i}
\item Creating simple plots.
\item Adding labels and legends.
\item Annotating plots.