EAS503 Fall 2021

Topics (Tentative)

• Week 1 - 9/1/2021 -- Python Programming: Introduction, Python Basics (data types, mathematical operations, variables), Functions, NBGrader
• Week 2 - 9/8/2021 -- Python Programming: Function Examples, Strings, Strings Examples, String Methods
• Week 3 - 9/15/2021 -- Python Programming: Making Choices/Flow Control/Conditionals Examples, , List Comprehension
• Week 4 - 9/22/2021 -- Python Programming: Lists, Tuples, Loops, File Handling, Modify loop execution, while loops, modify loop execution
• Week 5 - 9/29/2021 -- Python Programming: List Comprehension, Sets, Dictionaries
• Week 6 - 10/6/2021 -- Python Programming: Lambda, Filter, Map, Sorting, Python Errors, Exception Handling, Function Input, Scope
• Week 7 - 10/13/2021 -- Python Programming: Object-Oriented Programming, Generators, and Iterators
• Week 8 - 10/20/2021 -- Python Programming: Object-Oriented Programming, Generators, and Iterators continued; Database Concepts: SQLite3
• Week 9 - 10/27/2021 -- Database Concepts: SQLite3 continued, Python and Database
• Week 10 - 11/3/2021 -- Working with Data: Numpys, Pandas, and database
• Week 11 - 11/10/2021 -- Visualization: matplotlib, seaborn, plotly
• Week 12 - 11/17/2021 -- Miscellaneous topics
• Week 13 - 11/24/2021 -- Fall Recess -- No class
• Week 14 - 12/1/2021 -- Machine Learning with Python 1
• Week 15 - 12/8/2021 -- Machine Learning with Python 2

Grading

• Homework (9) -- 55%
• Labs (2) -- 30%
• Project (1) -- 15%
• No final!

Homework Dates (Tentative)

• Homework will be posted by Sundays @ 11:59 PM EST
• Homework will be due on the date listed @ 11:59 PM EST
• No late homework will be accepted, not even for partial credit
• Homework 0 -- release date: ???; due 9/12/2021 -- Does not count toward grade
• Homework 1 -- release date: 9/12/2021; due 9/19/2021
• Homework 2 -- release date: 9/19/2021; due 9/26/2021
• Homework 3 -- release date: 9/26/2021; due 10/10/2021
• Homework 4 -- release date: 10/10/2021; due 10/19/2021
• Homework 5 -- release date: 10/24/2021; due 10/31/2021
• Homework 6 -- release date: 10/31/2021; due 11/7/2021
• Homework 7 -- release date: 11/21/2021; due 11/28/2021
• Homework 8 -- release date: 11/28/2021; due 12/5/2021
• Homework 9 -- release date: 12/10/2021; due 12/20/2021

Lab Dates (Tentative)

• Labs will be due on the date listed @ 11:59 PM EST
• No late labs will be accepted, not even for partial credit
• Lab 1 -- release date: 10/17/2021; due 10/31/2021
• Lab 2 -- release date: 11/7/2021; due 11/21/2021

Project Dates (Tentative)

• 10/18/2021 -- Form groups on UB Learns
• 11/7/2021 -- Submit project description on UB Learns
• 11/29/2021 -- Submit preliminary report on UB Learns
• 12/15/2021, 12/16/2021, 12/17/2021 -- Presentation days
• 12/20/2021 -- Submit final report and code