W2 Earthquakes

Map showing building damage density compared with the peak ground velocity during an earthquake measured in units of 'cm/sec' (cgs) 

Map shows location of aftershocks with a magnitude greater than 3 in relation to the main quake.

 Map shows railroads vulnerable in New Madrid seismic zone X

 Maps shows aftershock magnitudes of any size for a period of about 1 1/2 years in relation to the main quake with intensity

Python Programming

Python is a powerful general purpose programming language developed in 1991 to let you work more quickly by automating tasks.  Its ease of code readability emphasizes it design philosophy and it has a large standard library to work from.  Being able to run on multiple platforms along with it being a a free open source tool greatly enhances its appeal. 
It features a dynamic type system that is checked as a run-time instead of at compile-time.  This speeds up the verification process. As a dynamic language it can be used as a scripting language or as a standalone executable program using third-party tools.
This tool will be very useful in automating task that have to be performed multiple times such as setting up buffer zones around features for analysis.

Final Project

Yea, two classes down and five to go.