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    "# When to use `()` or `[]`?\n",
    "\n",
    "## Parentheses\n",
    "\n",
    "`()` parentheses in python are used for grouping statements (e.g. mathematics), designating function arguments, and creating tuples"
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    "def damping_ratio(m, b, k):  # parentheses used to declare function inputs\n",
    "    wn = (k/m)**(1/2)  # parentheses are used to group terms in a math expression\n",
    "    zeta = b/2/m/wn\n",
    "    return zeta"
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    "damping_ratio(2.0, 0.2, 10.0)  # parentheses are used to provide inputs to a function"
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     "execution_count": 3,
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   "source": [
    "a_tuple = (1, 2, 2)  # parentheses are used to group objects into a tuple\n",
    "type(a_tuple)"
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  {
   "cell_type": "code",
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   "source": [
    "import numpy"
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    {
     "data": {
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  {
   "cell_type": "code",
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     "data": {
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     "execution_count": 6,
     "metadata": {},
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   ],
   "source": [
    "numpy.mean(a_tuple)  # calling a function from the numpy module"
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   "cell_type": "code",
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     "execution_count": 7,
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   "source": [
    "a_tuple.count(2)  # calling a function associated with an object"
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   "cell_type": "markdown",
   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "A tuple of the right length and order can be supplied as inputs to a function like so:"
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  {
   "cell_type": "code",
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    "damping_ratio(1, 2, 2)"
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   "source": [
    "## Brackets\n",
    "\n",
    "`[]` are used for accessing values from container types (dictionaries, tuples, arrays, lists, etc.) and creating lists"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "markdown",
   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "Accessing values from dictionaries with `[]`:"
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 10,
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   "source": [
    "my_dict = {'mass': 12.0,\n",
    "           'inertia': 13.0,\n",
    "           'mars': 'planet'}  # note that braces are used to create dictionaries"
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   "cell_type": "code",
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     "execution_count": 11,
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     "output_type": "execute_result"
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 12,
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       "12.0"
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     "execution_count": 12,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
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   "source": [
    "my_dict['mass']"
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  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 13,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
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       "'planet'"
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     "execution_count": 13,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
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   "source": [
    "my_dict['mars']"
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 14,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [],
   "source": [
    "my_second_dict = {1: 1, 2: 4, 3: 9, 5: 25}"
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  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 15,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
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       "dict"
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     },
     "execution_count": 15,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
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    "type(my_second_dict)"
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 16,
   "metadata": {},
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    {
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       "9"
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     "execution_count": 16,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
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   "source": [
    "my_second_dict[3]"
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  {
   "cell_type": "markdown",
   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "Accessing values from tuples with `[]`"
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 17,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [],
   "source": [
    "my_tuple = (1, 'see', 5.0, my_dict, damping_ratio)  # you can store anything in a tuple"
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  {
   "cell_type": "code",
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   "metadata": {},
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    {
     "data": {
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     "execution_count": 18,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
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   "source": [
    "type(my_tuple)"
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  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 19,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
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       "{'mass': 12.0, 'inertia': 13.0, 'mars': 'planet'}"
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     "execution_count": 19,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
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   "source": [
    "my_tuple[3]  # 4th item from the tuple"
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 20,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "<function __main__.damping_ratio(m, b, k)>"
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     "execution_count": 20,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
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   ],
   "source": [
    "my_tuple[4]"
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 21,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
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       "function"
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     "execution_count": 21,
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     "output_type": "execute_result"
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    "type(my_tuple[4])"
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  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 22,
   "metadata": {},
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     "execution_count": 22,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
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    "my_tuple[2]"
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   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "Accessing values from lists with `[]`:"
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  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 23,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [],
   "source": [
    "my_list = ['first thing', 'second thing', 'third thing', 1200, my_tuple]  # you can store anything in lists"
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  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 24,
   "metadata": {},
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       "(1,\n",
       " 'see',\n",
       " 5.0,\n",
       " {'mass': 12.0, 'inertia': 13.0, 'mars': 'planet'},\n",
       " <function __main__.damping_ratio(m, b, k)>)"
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     "execution_count": 24,
     "metadata": {},
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   "cell_type": "code",
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   "metadata": {},
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     "data": {
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     "execution_count": 25,
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     "execution_count": 26,
     "metadata": {},
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    "my_list[1]"
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   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "Accessing values from arrays with `[]`:"
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 27,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [],
   "source": [
    "import numpy as np"
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 28,
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   "source": [
    "my_array = np.array([15, 15, 90, 40, 60])  # everything in an array must have the same type (all integers in this case)"
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 29,
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     },
     "execution_count": 29,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
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   "source": [
    "my_array"
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  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 30,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
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     },
     "execution_count": 30,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
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   "source": [
    "type(my_array)"
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  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 31,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
      "text/plain": [
       "90"
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     },
     "execution_count": 31,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
    }
   ],
   "source": [
    "my_array[2]"
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  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 32,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
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       "60"
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     },
     "execution_count": 32,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
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   ],
   "source": [
    "my_array[4]"
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  {
   "cell_type": "markdown",
   "metadata": {},
   "source": [
    "Slicing with `[]`. You can select subsets from tuples, lists, and arrays."
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 33,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
     "data": {
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       "array([15, 90])"
      ]
     },
     "execution_count": 33,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
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   ],
   "source": [
    "my_array[1:3]"
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 34,
   "metadata": {},
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    {
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     "execution_count": 34,
     "metadata": {},
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   "source": [
    "my_array[0:3]"
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  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 35,
   "metadata": {},
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     },
     "execution_count": 35,
     "metadata": {},
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   "source": [
    "my_array[3:5]"
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  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 36,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
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     },
     "execution_count": 36,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
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   "source": [
    "my_list[0:2]"
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  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 37,
   "metadata": {},
   "outputs": [
    {
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     },
     "execution_count": 37,
     "metadata": {},
     "output_type": "execute_result"
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   ],
   "source": [
    "my_tuple[0:2]"
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   "cell_type": "markdown",
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   "source": [
    "More about indexing and slicing can be found here: https://scipy-lectures.org/intro/numpy/array_object.html#indexing-and-slicing"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "markdown",
   "metadata": {},
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    "`[]` are used to access columns from a Pandas data frame, similiar to the underlying dictionary and rows from a column (Series).\n",
    "\n",
    "More about accessing data from a `DataFrame` can be found here: https://pandas.pydata.org/pandas-docs/stable/user_guide/indexing.html"
   ]
  },
  {
   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 38,
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   "source": [
    "import pandas as pd"
   ]
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 39,
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   "outputs": [],
   "source": [
    "col_dict = {'col1': [1, 2, 3],\n",
    "            'col2': ['a', 'b', 'c'],\n",
    "            'col3': [1.2, 3.4, 5.6]}"
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 40,
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     "execution_count": 40,
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    "col_dict['col1']"
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   "cell_type": "code",
   "execution_count": 41,
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    "df = pd.DataFrame(col_dict)"
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   "cell_type": "code",
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    "col2[1]  # second item from col2"
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    "Square brackets also let you take \"slices\" of the rows:"
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