warmup_argmax.ipynb

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    "1) Create a numpy array containing these values in this order:\n",
    "5, 1, 3, 2\n",
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    "np.where(np.amax(x))\n"
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    "np.argmax(x)"
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    "2) Store values in list instead of array"
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    "xx = [5, 1, 3, 2]\n",
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    "max_val = max(xx)\n",
    "xx.index(max_val)"
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