Python Programming

Welcome to Python Programming! We hope to inspire you to learn and improve your Python Programming skills.

The core focus of this course are:

• to introduce you to the fundamental concepts of programming;
• to encourage you to think about and develop solutions for problems as well-rounded programmers;
• to introduce you to the fundamental features of Python and some of the most widely used modules from the Python standard library;
• to introduce several widely used Python Machine Learning and Deep Learning libraries;
• to present key Python tools in order to become effective Python programmers.

We will assume that you have no prior knowledge about programming, but have a basic Mathematical knowledge (you understand terms like functions, vectors, matrices, variables).

Classes

Because of the situation with COVID-19, the course will be conducted fully online this year.

You will study any prepared materials and lab exercises on this webpage on your own (inside or outside scheduled hours). You will be able to get help from our capable Teaching Assistants during the scheduled lab sessions.

There will be some live lecture sessions, which will be used to reinforce your knowledge on what you have studied. We will primarily focus our discussions on how to apply what you have learnt to solve different types of problems. You can also use this chance to clarify any doubts with the instructor.

Piazza

We will use Piazza as our main communication channel. Please use the Piazza forum for any questions or discussions about anything related to the course. You are also encouraged to help each other by answering any of your coursemates' questions there or generate interesting discussions.

Coursework

There will be two coursework assignments, which together contribute to 20% of your final module grade.