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Python for Structural Engineers
Welcome
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Welcome
4 Topics
Welcome to Python for Structural Engineers
Computational Thinking
Course Structure
Introduction to Google Colab
Module 0: Day-to-Day Engineering Calculations with Python Fundamentals
Variables, Assignments and Operators
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Variables, Assignments and Operators
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1 Quiz
Operators
Variables and assignment
Comments and variable naming
Exercises
Summary
Variables, Assignments and Operators – Quiz
Print Statements
Control Statements
Sample Lesson
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Control Statements
10 Topics
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1 Quiz
Introduction
Booleans
‘if’-‘else’-Statements
‘for’ loops
‘while’ loops
Boolean operators
Control flow statements
Safe while loops
Exercises
Summary
Control Statements – Quiz
Data Types
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Data Types
6 Topics
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1 Quiz
Simple types
Controlling data types
Floating point error
‘None’ type
Exercises
Summary
Data Types Quiz
Functions
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Functions
7 Topics
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1 Quiz
Introduction
Creating and using your first function
Functions without input/output
Default values
Scope
Exercises
Summary
Functions – Quiz
Library Functions
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Library Functions
6 Topics
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1 Quiz
Introduction
Python’s standard library
Installing
Importing
Exercises
Summary
Libraries – Quiz
Data Structures
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Data Structures
9 Topics
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1 Quiz
Creating Lists
Manipulating lists
List index
List comprehension
Tuples
Dictionaries
Wrap up
Exercises
Summary
Data Structures – Quiz
Object Oriented Programming
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Object Oriented Programming
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1 Quiz
Introduction
Classes and objects
Attributes and methods
Interrogating objects
Creating your own class
Magic functions
Are you modifying the original object or a copy?
Exercises
Summary
Object-Oriented Programming – Quiz
Practical Use Case: Reinforced Concrete Beam Calculation Template
Feedback
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Feedback
1 Quiz
Feedback Module 0 (Optional)
Module 1: Structural Analysis Plots – Better, Faster, Automated
Introduction to matplotlib
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Introduction to matplotlib
6 Topics
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1 Quiz
Welcome to the module
Simple plots
Lists revisited
Plotting a function
Exercises
Summary
Introduction to matplotlib – Quiz
Creating and Formatting Plots
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Creating and Formatting Plots
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1 Quiz
Basic formatting
Multiple plots in one figure
Exercises
Summary
Creating and Formatting Plots – Quiz
Advanced Formatting
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Advanced Formatting
4 Topics
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1 Quiz
A different approach
Formatting plots with the Object-Oriented Approach
Exercises
Summary
Advanced Formatting – Quiz
Subplots, Geometry and Other Plots
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Subplots, Geometry and Other Plots
7 Topics
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1 Quiz
Subplots
Geometrically accurate plots
Patches
Other plot types
Seaborn
Exercises
Summary
Subplots, Geometry and Other Plots – Quiz
Practical Use Case: Vibration Plot
Practical Use Case: Soil-Structure Interaction Analysis
Feedback
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Feedback
1 Quiz
Feedback Module 1 (Optional)
Module 2: Excel on Steroids
Introduction to Pandas
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Introduction to Pandas
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1 Quiz
Welcome to the module
Tables in engineering
Importing tabular data
Navigating dataframes
Exercises
Summary
Introduction to Pandas – Quiz
Series and DataFrames
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Series and DataFrames
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1 Quiz
Intro
Filtering data
Sorting data
with AI
Are you modifying the original dataframe or a copy?
Index.
Exercises
Summary
Series & DataFrames – Quiz
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