update gitignore and readme

.gitignore

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+.vscode

README.md

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 # Code of MATH 6601 Projects
+
+### Create a virtual environment and install dependencies
+
+```bash
+conda create -n math6601_env python=3.10
+conda activate math6601_env
+pip install -r requirements.txt
+```
+
+### Project 1
+
+```bash
+python Project1_Q1.py > Project1_A1.txt
+```

requirements.txt

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+numpy
+matplotlib