2018-03-13 09:39

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diff --git a/dissertation.pdf b/dissertation.pdf
index 3efe0c6..49de813 100644
--- a/dissertation.pdf
+++ b/dissertation.pdf
diff --git a/processing/chapter.tex b/processing/chapter.tex
index a1967c9..9cd0954 100644
--- a/processing/chapter.tex
+++ b/processing/chapter.tex
@@ -17,14 +17,6 @@ WrightTools is a software package at the heart of all work in the Wright Group.
 

 % TODO: more intro

 

-\section{Data object model}  % ====================================================================

-

-WrightTools uses a programming strategy called object oriented programming (OOP).  %

-

-It contains a central data ``container'' that is capable of storing all of the information about

-each multidimensional (or one-dimensional) spectra.  %

-

-\subsubsection{Python interface}  % ---------------------------------------------------------------

 

 WrightTools is written in Python, and endeavors to have a ``pythonic'', explicit and ``natural''

 application programming interface (API).  %

@@ -78,8 +70,34 @@ Within the public API are two classes, \mintinline{python}{Collection} \&
 \mintinline{python}{Collection} stores \textit{groups} of data objects (and other collection

 objects) in a hierarchical way for internal organization purposes.  %

 

-\subsubsection{wt5 file format}  % ----------------------------------------------------------------

+\section{Data object model}  % ====================================================================

+

 

+WrightTools uses a programming strategy called object oriented programming (OOP).  %

+

+It contains a central data ``container'' that is capable of storing all of the information about

+each multidimensional (or one-dimensional) spectra: the \mintinline{python}{Data} class.  %

+It also defines a \mintinline{python}{Collection} class that contains data objects, collection

+objects, and other pieces of metadata in a hierarchical structure.  %

+Let's first discuss \mitinline{python}{Data}.

+

+All spectra are stored within WrightTools as multidimensional arrays.  %

+Arrays are containers that store many instances of the same data type, typically numerical

+datatypes.  %

+These arrays have some \mintinline{python}{shape}, \mintinline{python}{size}, and

+\mintinline{python}{size}.  %

+In the context of WrightTools, they can contain floats, integers, complex numbers and NaNs.  %

+

+The \mintinline{python}{Data} class contains everything that is needed to define a single spectra

+from a single experiment (or simulation).  %

+To do this, each data object contains several multidimensional arrays (typically 2 to 50 arrays,

+depending on the kind of data).  %

+There are two kinds of arrays, instances of \mintinline{python}{Variable} and

+\mintinline{python}{Channel}.  %

+Variables are coordinate arrays that define the position of each pixel in the multidimensional

+spectrum, and channels are each a particular kind of signal within that spectrum.  %

+Typical variables might be \mintinline{python}{[w1, w2, w3, d1, d2]}, and typical channels

+\mintinline{python}{[pmt, pyro1, pyro2, pyro3]}.  %

 

 \section{Artists}  % ==============================================================================