An Introduction to Matplotlib in Python

A user-friendly introduction to Matplotlib in Python. This pack contains a full presentation, lesson plan, notes for presentation, and fully tested code for any teacher that needs to teach Matplotlib in Python but is unsure as to where to begin. This package is created to enable you to jump straight in with absolutely no specialist background whatsoever.

This lesson has been created to be 1 hour in length. However, this can be broken down due to the nature of the presentation and is editable for teacher use.

This package includes:

• Extensive presentation
• Full lesson plan
• Full and extensive code (no need to code yourself)
• End of lesson task (this can be used as an add on for a completely new lesson)

This module covers:

• Creating lists in Python
• Using matplotlib within Python to create data visualisation
• Comparing two plots
• Analysing the results
• Formatting the graph

By the end of this lesson, students should be able to:

• Create a static data visualisation using the Python library Matplotlib
• Set parameters and edit the program independently
• Compare two sets of data
• Create simple formatting techniques