Overview

Instructor: Jian Tao

Time: Friday, March 8, 2019 10:00AM-12:30PM CT

Location: Zoom session only

Prerequisites: Intro to MATLAB and Python short courses or experience with MATLAB and Python

This short course introduces Python from the perspective of a MATLAB user. The basics of Python programming language will be covered. Some widely used Python packages like Numpy, Scipy, and Matplotlib will be introduced with comparison against relevant MATLAB examples. Jupyter notebook, a web-based interface for running Python scripts will be covered as well.

Course Materials

• Python for Matlab Users (Fall 2018): PDF
• Course File (Spring 2018): Jupyter Notebook
• Python for Matlab Users (Spring 2018): PDF
• Python for Matlab Users (Fall 2017): PDF

Agenda

This course focuses, among others, on the following topics:

• Brief introduction to Python and Matlab
• Pros and cons of Python and Matlab
• Variables, data structure, and other basic language usage of Python
• Numpy, Scipy, and Matplotlib
• Jupyter notebook with simple Python examples