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| ===== Making Models with VPython ===== | ===== Making Models with VPython ===== |
| Computers and computational modeling provide a powerful (and almost necessary) tool in modern scientific research and engineering work. While analytic (i.e., paper and pencil) solutions do exist for some problems, computational modeling allows you to create 3D visualizations, incorporate more complex behavior, model millions of particles at the same time, analyze massive amounts of data, or simply solve repetitive calculations. In addition to solving analytic problems, this course will have you working with simple computational models in VPython (a Python-based programming language that specializes in visualization). You will develop these computational models in class with the help of your classmates and the guidance of instructors. In these notes, you will read about how to write your programs so that they follow a common structure, which will make it easier to write new programs in the future. | Computers and computational modeling provide a powerful (and almost necessary) tool in modern scientific research and engineering work. While analytic (i.e., paper and pencil) solutions do exist for some problems, computational modeling allows you to create 3D visualizations, incorporate more complex behavior, model millions of particles at the same time, analyze massive amounts of data, or simply solve repetitive calculations. In addition to solving analytic problems, this course will have you working with simple computational models in VPython (a Python-based programming language that specializes in visualization). You will develop these computational models in class with the help of your classmates and the guidance of instructors. In these notes, you will read about how to write your programs so that they follow a common structure, which will make it easier to write new programs in the future. |