by John Leeman | Dec 19, 2022
When looking at highly dimensional data it is easy to become overwhelmed with the possibilities of how you can look at, slice, and analyze the data to actually answer a question from that sea of numbers. Group by is a common operation we need to do and can easily... 
by John Leeman | Dec 12, 2022
The compass is the essential navigation tool pointing explorers, sailors, pilots, and scientists in the right direction since the 11th century. As with any tool, there’s a catch. The compass points to the magnetic North which is not exactly aligned with... 
by John Leeman | Dec 5, 2022
Pandas DataFrames serve us well in many applications, but for data with multiple coordinates or many attributes XArray may be a better fit. In this week’s video we explore how to convert a DataFrame to a DataSet using upper air balloon data as an example. Pandas... 
by John Leeman | Nov 14, 2022
Sharing Python environments is a crucial step in ensuring the reproducibility of your work and making it easy to collaborate with others in your research group. In this MetPy Monday, Unidata helps us understand how to create environment files that let you share your... 
by Jonah Bailey | Feb 1, 2022
Through hole components have been around for a long time – those little bug looking parts on circuit boards with leads coming off and going through the board. Though hole (TH) components have one or more conductive leads, or pins, and those are perfectly matched... 
by Jonah Bailey | Jan 18, 2022
Splicing Two Wires: The ability to electrically and mechanically join two wires together is essential for all types of prototyping, maintenance, and modification of any electrical system. There are several ways to join two wires including wire nuts, Wago connectors,... 
by Jonah Bailey | Jan 4, 2022
Soldering can be quite intimidating – the hot iron, the smoke, the images of burned and destroyed equipment. However, with minimal tooling, and a little practice, anyone can make professional looking solder joints with consistency and ease. We’re going to...