pyNomo documentation

pyNomo is a python library for making nomographs (or nomograms) that are graphical calculators. Nomographs are defined as a python script that consists in most part of dictionaries.

• Introduction
  • What is a Nomogram and Why Would It Interest Me?
  • Uses of Nomograms
  • Parts of Nomograms
  • What Can PyNomo Do For Me?
• Installation
  • Python 2.7.x OSX Installation
  • Python 3.8 OSX Installation
  • Python 2.7.x Linux installation
  • Python 3 Linux installation
  • Python 3.x Windows installation
  • Python 2.7.x Docker installation
  • Python 3 Docker installation
• Tutorials
  • Introduction
  • Tutorial 1: Vehicle economy calculator
  • Tutorial 2: Vehicle economy calculator (Metric and US)
  • Tutorial Program Listings
• Big picture of nomograph construction
  • Axes
  • Blocks
  • Combination of blocks
  • Transformations
• Axes
  • Axes by example
  • Common axis params
• Blocks
  • Type 1
  • Type 2
  • Type 3
  • Type 4
  • Type 5
  • Type 6
  • Type 7
  • Type 8
  • Type 9
  • Type 10
• Block alignment
• Transformations
• Top level parameters
  • Main params
• Examples
  • Gasoline Price comparison
  • Voltage Divider
  • Bicycle Cadence
  • Z Score
  • Frequency response
  • Example: Amortized loan calculator
  • Example Photography exposure
• Literature
  • List of relevant books
  • Sources in the web
  • Scientific articles
• Appendix
  • Comparison of Nomogram to Computer Application
• Bibliography

License

PyNomo is open source and free software licensed under the GNU GPL Version 3.