Python computations for lab courses

This booklet shows how to use Python in laboratory courses. It covers topics on reading data files, plotting data, statistical analysis of data and uncertainty quantification, and fitting models with data. With these tools, you will learn how to turn the data you measure into information and knowledge for use in laboratory reports.

Updated July 17, 2024 for Python 3.11

If you are new to Python, you should probably start with this Introduction, and maybe also the Intermediate pycse booklet.

You may find these supplements helpful:

1. Functions in Python https://pointbreezepubs.gumroad.com/l/python-functions
2. Conditional statements (if/elif/else) https://pointbreezepubs.gumroad.com/l/pycse-conditional
3. Iterations in Python (for/while) https://pointbreezepubs.gumroad.com/l/pycse-iteration
4. Data types and structures in Python https://pointbreezepubs.gumroad.com/l/pycse-data-structures