COMP.1005 An Introduction to Programming for Data Science
Id: 041157
Credits: 3-3
Description
Linguists, chemists, business analysts, social scientists, and essentially everyone needs computational approaches to structure, analyze and present their data. However, non-experts are often intimidated to start programming and may struggle to see the numerous possibilities it may open up for their field of study. Using the poplar and easy-to-learn Python language, this course offers a practical introduction to basics of programming and how it can be used to analyze, structure, and visualize data. Students will also gain hands-on experience with a number of popular libraries useful for data preparation and analysis.
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