Astrophysics With Pandas & Matplotlib Art

Exploring Astrophysics in Python With pandas and Matplotlib

Christopher Trudeau 14 Lessons 56m intermediate data-science numpy

This course uses three problems often covered in introductory astro-physics courses to play in Python. Along the way you’ll learn some astronomy, and how to use a variety of datascience libraries like NumPy, Matplotlib, pandas, and pint.

In this video course you’ll learn about:

Introductory astrophysics topics
Working with dataframes in pandas
Writing code that uses scientific units
Visualizing information with Matplotlib

What’s Included:

14 Lessons
Video Subtitles and Full Transcripts
2 Downloadable Resources
Q&A With Python Experts: Ask a Question
Certificate of Completion

Downloadable Resources:

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Gravity Assists

4 Lessons 13m

1. Exploring Astrophysics in Python With pandas and Matplotlib (Overview)03:15

2. Understanding Slingshots02:43

3. Using Pint to Add Units to Your Code04:39

4. A Real Slingshot02:36

Black Body Radiation

3 Lessons 15m

1. Understanding Black Body Radiation05:11

2. Calculating Black Body Radiation06:43

3. Graphing Black Body Radiation03:45

Hertzsprung-Russel Diagrams

7 Lessons 27m

1. Hertzsprung-Russel Diagrams05:52

2. Understanding HR Diagrams03:13

3. Coding HR Diagrams05:19

4. Filtering and Assigning in a DataFrame03:15

5. Graphing HR Diagrams05:13

6. Viewing the Result02:43

7. Exploring Astrophysics in Python With pandas and Matplotlib (Summary)02:19

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About Christopher Trudeau

Christopher has a passion for the Python language and writes for Real Python. He is a consultant who helps advise organizations on how to improve their technical teams.

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