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Third-party Packages: `numpy` Library; Third-party Packages: `numpy` Library;
Writing one's own Modules) Writing one's own Modules)
- [summary <img height="12" style="display: inline-block" src="static/link/to_nb.png">](https://nbviewer.jupyter.org/github/webartifex/intro-to-python/blob/develop/chapter_02_functions/03_summary.ipynb) - [summary <img height="12" style="display: inline-block" src="static/link/to_nb.png">](https://nbviewer.jupyter.org/github/webartifex/intro-to-python/blob/develop/chapter_02_functions/03_summary.ipynb)
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"# Chapter 2: Functions & Modularization"
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"## Content Review"
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"The questions below assume that you have read the [first <img height=\"12\" style=\"display: inline-block\" src=\"../static/link/to_nb.png\">](https://nbviewer.jupyter.org/github/webartifex/intro-to-python/blob/develop/chapter_02_functions/00_content.ipynb) and the [second <img height=\"12\" style=\"display: inline-block\" src=\"../static/link/to_nb.png\">](https://nbviewer.jupyter.org/github/webartifex/intro-to-python/blob/develop/chapter_02_functions/02_content.ipynb) part of Chapter 2.\n",
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"Be concise in your answers! Most questions can be answered in *one* sentence."
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"### Essay Questions "
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"**Q1**: What behavior of the `def` statement makes it a **statement**? Is there a way to use an **expression** to create a function?"
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"**Q2**: One of the first confusions of experienced programmers coming from other languages to Python regards the observation that **\"everything in Python is an object\"** (cf., this [discussion](https://www.reddit.com/r/learnpython/comments/8rypx9/everything_in_python_is_an_object/)). How does this relate to **functions**?"
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" < your answer >"
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"**Q11**: The [standard library <img height=\"12\" style=\"display: inline-block\" src=\"../static/link/to_py.png\">](https://docs.python.org/3/library/index.html) is a collection of numerical tools often used in scientific computing, for example, advanced mathematical functions or utilities for simulation."
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