Merge branch 'gh-pages' of https://github.com/mboisson/python-novice-inflammation into mboisson-gh-pages

Author: gvwilson

01-numpy.md

@@ -156,28 +156,6 @@ Since `weight_lb` doesn't "remember" where its value came from,
 it isn't automatically updated when `weight_kg` changes.
 This is different from the way spreadsheets work.
 
-> ## What's inside the box? {.challenge}
->
-> Draw diagrams showing what variables refer to what values after each statement in the following program:
->
-> ~~~ {.python}
-> weight = 70.5
-> age = 35
-> # Take a trip to the planet Neptune
-> weight = weight * 1.14
-> age = age + 20
-> ~~~
-
-> ## Sorting out references {.challenge}
->
-> What does the following program print out?
->
-> ~~~ {.python}
-> first, second = 'Grace', 'Hopper'
-> third, fourth = second, first
-> print third, fourth
-> ~~~
-
 Just as we can assign a single value to a variable, we can also assign an array of values
 to a variable using the same syntax.  Let's re-run `numpy.loadtxt` and save its result:
 
@@ -332,39 +310,6 @@ small is:
  [ 2.  2.  1.  1.]]
 ~~~
 
-> ## Slicing strings {.challenge}
->
-> A section of an array is called a **slice**.
-> We can take slices of character strings as well:
->
-> ~~~ {.python}
-> element = 'oxygen'
-> print 'first three characters:', element[0:3]
-> print 'last three characters:', element[3:6]
-> ~~~
->
-> ~~~ {.output}
-> first three characters: oxy
-> last three characters: gen
-> ~~~
->
-> What is the value of `element[:4]`?
-> What about `element[4:]`?
-> Or `element[:]`?
->
-> What is `element[-1]`?
-> What is `element[-2]`?
-> Given those answers,
-> explain what `element[1:-1]` does.
-
-> ## Thin slices {.challenge}
->
-> The expression `element[3:3]` produces an **empty string**,
-> i.e., a string that contains no characters.
-> If `data` holds our array of patient data,
-> what does `data[3:3, 4:4]` produce?
-> What about `data[3:3, :]`?
-
 Arrays also know how to perform common mathematical operations on their values.
 The simplest operations with data are arithmetic:
 add, subtract, multiply, and divide.