Quantitative Thinking and Python Programming

INFO Z620 Fall 2024


Course description

INFO Z620

Class times and locations

Mon, Wed 1:15p - 2:30p (1st 8-Week Class; Credits: 1.5); Biology Building (JH) 440

Tentative schedule

HTML version of this schedule

DAYDATELECTURETOPICLECTURER
Mon Aug 26 1.1 Orientation

PY4E 3: Variables, expressions and statements

Volker Brendel
Wed Aug 28 1.2 PY4E 4: Conditional execution
PY4E 5: Functions
Volker Brendel
Mon Sept 2 Labor Day

no class
Wed Sep6 4 1.3 PY4E 6: Loops and iterations

D+ bar Quiz in class
Volker Brendel
Mon Sept 9 1.4 PY4E 3-6: Applications Volker Brendel
Wed Sept 11 2.2 PY4E 7: Strings
PY4E 8: Files
Volker Brendel
Mon Sept 16 2.3 PY4E 9: Lists

C+ bar Quiz in class
Volker Brendel
Wed Sept 18 2.4 PY4E 3-9: Applications Volker Brendel
Mon Sept 23 3.1 PY4E 10: Dictionaries Volker Brendel
Wed Sept 25 3.2 PY4E 11: Tuples Volker Brendel
Mon Sept 30 3.3 Review and ...

B+ bar Quiz in class
Volker Brendel
Wed Oct 2 3.4 PY4E 12: Regular expressions
PY4E 3-12: Applications
Volker Brendel
Mon Oct 7 4.1 Advanced topics I

Scientific Computing and Visualization with Spyder
Volker Brendel
Wed Oct 9 4.2 Advanced topics II

Pandas: Getting Started
Pandas Quick Guide
Working with Pandas (Titanic dataset)
Volker Brendel
Mon Oct 14 4.3 Advanced topics III

biopython
Volker Brendel
Wed Oct 16 4.4 Advanced applications: Presentations

A bar submissions due Oct. 18 by 6pm
Volker Brendel