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- Explain the basic concepts of a
- computer,
- a program, and
- a programming language
- Define & use variables
- Describe the concept of a data type
- Know how to determine a data type in Python
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- At the end of class 2 you should be able to:
- Access your user space in Github.com
- Explain the concept of an index value
- Use Spyder IDE to create, edit and test scripts
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- At the end of class 3 you should be able to:
- Create a for loop and use it to repeat a section of code
- Use if, elif, and else statements to make decisions in their programs
- Explain how values can be compared using comparison operators
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- At the end of class 4 you should be able to:
- Explain how functions are used and why they are so useful
- Create your own functions to calculate an output value based on an input value
- Save functions to a script file for future use
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- At the end of class 5 you should be able to:
- Explain what a Python module is and how they can be used
- Read data from a .csv text file into a program using Pandas
- Do simple data analysis using pandas data structures and related functions
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- At the end of class 6 you should be able to:
- Analyze tabular data in Python (using skills you have learned)
- Understand common Python errors
- Follow a simple set of guidelines to debug programs efficiently
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- At the end of class 7 you should be able to:
- Make basic x-y plots of data using Pandas
- Manipulate plot formatting
- Save plots as image files
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