Python Programming

Catalog description

This course introduces students to the Python programming language with an emphasis on Python's data analytics libraries. Students will learn the fundamentals of Python and key modules including: scipy, numpy, scikit-learn, pandas, statsmodels, and matplotlib . The course covers basic language syntax, object types, variables, reading data from files and writing to files. Building on these concepts, students will create functions, and learn how to control program flow. Students will use Python to clean and prepare data, conduct exploratory data analysis, and build predictive models.