Gain insights into using Python for mechanical and aerospace engineering. Learn about basics, graphing techniques, airfoil plotting, and dynamic pressure and orbital modeling in 2D and 3D.

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In this course, you will learn about the Python programming language in the context of mechanical and aerospace engineering. 

You will start with the basics of Python, like variables, collections, and different types of loops. Once you have the basics out of the way, the real fun begins. You will learn how to: graph thrust available and thrust required, graph dynamic pressure during a rocket launch, and how to plot airfoil coordinates. 

Towards the end, you will get a strong overview of orbital parameters and learn how to model both 2D and 3D static orbits. Once you’ve completed this course, you will have a better understanding of Python and how it works in the context of mechanical/aerospace engineering.

Python for Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

You were able to learn about functions in Python, use them to convert knots to fps and calculate the thrust required, and graph the results by passing the coordinates to `Matplotlib`. You saw how you could make the program a little more Pythonic and concise by using the principle of Don’t Repeat Yourself (DRY) to be able to write functions so that you will not have to repeat code. You still made a great program that graphically shows how the thrust available decreases with altitude and how the thrust curve’s shape changes with the drag characteristic at altitude. Once you are comfortable writing this chapter’s program, try making the program display the same graphs by plotting all values via one `plot_values()` function that you define. 

Here is an example of how to plot all of the points on one plot:

Ending thoughts for thrust available and thrust required.

Getting Comfortable with Python

FizzBuzz

Graphing Thrust Available and Thrust Required

Graphing Dynamic Pressure During a Rocket Launch

Getting and Plotting Airfoil Coordinates

Modeling a 2-Body Orbit in 2D and 3D

Unit Conversions

Introduction to Web Scraping

Modeling Camera Shutter Effect

Writing Reports with Pweave

The End

Conclusion for Graphing Engine Thrust