Python in 50 minutes
3Today we used the Microsoft+NASA collaboration to teach data science through Python as the backbone for a quick tour through the Python programming language. A lot of people think it is easier for beginners than C++ (which is a bit true, though not to the level they usually think it is), and it is certainly easier on Day 1, when you can just type "2+2" and have Python print "4" back atcha.
Today we went through:
Mathematical Expressions
Variables
Lists
If/elif/else statements
Loops (while and for)
Functions
File I/O
And that's like 75% of what I teach in a first semester computer science class, so if it seems like a lot, then, well, yeah it is. But I don't expect you to have this at a high level of mastery, just an introductory low level where maybe you can write a little code. Learning to program takes about a year of intensive study, really, so don't expect too much out of yourself if this is your first time coding.
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