Resolve errors in mapping ScalarVar to numpy ndarray

[jsiirola]

Fixes #3418 .

Summary/Motivation:

This resolves how we map ScalarVar (and other scalar numeric expression types) into numpy ndarray objects. With this change, Pyomo Var objects behave in a manner consistent with other python scalars (like float).

Changes proposed in this PR:

• implicit casting of a ScalarVar to numpy array should result in a 0d ndarray
• add testing for (current) expected numpy behavior
• update assertExpressionsEqual to allow for lists / ndarrays of expressions (and to compare list and 1d ndarray as being equal)

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Project coverage is 88.69%. Comparing base (180924a) to head (05bdaf7).
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