ChEn263 — Lecture 2

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Lecture 2 - Intro to Excel and Python

• This lecture is a first step towards understanding numerical computing. I cover the basic concept of a computing machine, its components (input/output, memory, CPU), and how numerical analysis relates to numerical tools. I then introduce the two numerical tools we will learn in this class: a spreadsheet program (Excel) and a structured programming language (Python).

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Examples

• This video and the file below provide some examples of Excel basics including: navigating excel, copy and paste, cell locking, cell formatting and more.

• Example - Excel basics
• This video and the two Python files below provide an introduction to a first “hello world” program in Python. The video also provides a brief explanation of how to install the Anaconda distribution (i.e. Spyder) in Microsoft Windows.

• Example - Python Hello World
• Example - Intro to Python