Lesson Learning Objectives for
Python for Physics and Astronomy
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A: aviation and physics topics

00. Getting Started with Python
   Motivation
   What is an IDE?
   Installing IDLE or Thonny - Windows & Mac
   Running IDLE or Thonny - Windows & Mac
   Typing into the Shell window, and saving it  

01. Hello World!  Your first Python Program
   Scripts
   Printing
   Creating and editing scripts with IDLE or Thonny
   Comments
   Running a script - IDLE or Thonny
   Python Documentation

02. Aircraft Weight and Balance
   A: Center of Gravity (center of mass)
   Variables and Assignment statement
   N = N + 1
   Mathematical Operations
   Editing existing scripts with IDLE
   Launching scripts with the mouse

03. Conditional Execution - the IF statement
   Conditional Execution
   IDLE Configuration Options
   Reading Data from the Keyboard

04. Iteration: the 'for' Loop
   Iteration: Counting up or down in Python
   Reading in _two_ numbers
   Running Python from the Command Line

05. Iteration II: Simple Dynamics with the 'while' Loop
   The 'while' loop:
   Lists and Arrays
   Python modules
   Making a Graph with MatPlotLib

06. Nested Loops
   "Nested" loops
   The 'break' and 'continue' statements
   Formatted Output
   Defining Functions
   Debugging hint: scaffolding

07. Building a Better Bomb Code
   A: Drag Force and Acceleration
   Computer Simulation of Varying Forces
   A: Terminal Speed
   A: Coefficient of Drag
   Plotting Multiple Curves
   Global Variables
   Character Strings

08. Introduction to Object Oriented Programming
   Data objects and Properties
   Object Methods
   Object Classes
   Example: Matplotlib
   Example: complex numbers
   Constructors
   Aircraft Heading, Course, Airspeed, Groundspeed