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PyaR is a Python tutorial that covers the basics of Python computer programming via a series of 6 Jupyter notebooks that are derived from the data analysis software tools used in the 2015 scientific journal article led by Claire Dorman (Raja GuhaThakurta’s former PhD student at the University of California Santa Cruz) on the stellar disk kinematics and the satellite bombardment history of the Andromeda galaxy.

ReComBio PyaR tutorials were thought as a systematic approach under the mission of the Science Internship Program (SIP) and the Genomics Institute at UCSC, to create equity in STEM.   Check out our partnerships here!

PyaR tutorial Learning Goals:

    • Basics of Python programming via Jupyter notebooks
    • Structure of a scientific journal article
    • Some basic astrophysics concepts: e.g., stellar evolution, H-R diagrams/color-magnitude diagrams, spectra, Doppler shift, galaxies: disk dynamics, formation, evolution, and mergers
    • Some relevant mathematical and statistical concepts (e.g., logarithms, standard deviation)
    • Explanations (via Zoom, Slack, and/or video) from people who are involved in this research

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