The History of the Number Pi with Python
The number π is a mathematical constant: the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. In this article we walk through the history of π and learn a bit of Python programming along the way.
Science
Mass Balance with Python and SymPy
·1489 words·8 mins
Mass balance equations are important for practically all calculations in solving chemical engineering problems. In this article, we will solve two mass balance problems using the SymPy library and review some important principles.
Top 3 Python Libraries for Chemistry
In this article, we explore 3 chemistry libraries available for the Python language, showing how they are useful in the daily routine of chemistry professionals and students.
Studying Our Atmosphere with Python
·3676 words·18 mins
Colorless, made of invisible constituents, and odorless (we hope!). We often forget that we are surrounded by the gases that make up our atmosphere. In this article, we will see how to easily get a list of the main constituents of air with Python and web scraping. We will also do some calculations, such as density and mean molar mass, and, of course, present everything in spectacular plots.
NASA Loses Millions of Dollars to Unit Errors
In this article we will see how NASA has lost multimillion-dollar projects to simple unit conversion errors. We will also see which system of units took humans to the Moon in the Apollo Program, by looking at the source code of the onboard computer.
Can a Unit Conversion Error Bring Down a Plane?
·2152 words·11 mins
How can a plane run out of fuel at 12 km of altitude? Today’s article is about a Boeing that became a 100-ton-plus “glider” and how it all happened because of a simple unit conversion error.