Week 1: Introduction

Start! We still won’t have practices or quizzes this week — too early. Instead, we’ll spend time setting up our workflow.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this week, students will be able to:

Have an idea of what machine learning is and how we are studying this in this course
Set up and start using the tools for the course
Remember some core Python programming concepts (lists, tuples, dicts, NumPy arrays)
02A — Manipulate the structure and contents of pandas DataFrames by accessing, adding, and deleting rows and columns
02B — Sort, filter, and query DataFrames to find and highlight specific information

Complete these before or during the first week:

Read the syllabus — familiarize yourself with the grading system, policies, and schedule. (Syllabus)
Get the book — Counting: How We Use Numbers to Decide What Matters by Deborah Stone (Liveright, 2020). Used for all 6 Forum assignments.
Check your grade page — go to the Grades page and enter the Pokémon keyword you received to confirm access.
Set up your environment — log in to Coder or install Jupyter locally. See Resources for step-by-step instructions.
Log in to Moodle — find the course page, confirm you can see the first Reading, and complete it before Monday’s deadline.