Course materials for General Assembly's Data Science course in Sydney, Australia (7/12/15 - 2/3/16).
Instructors: Ian Hansel
Teaching Assistant: Alasdair Douglas
Office hours: All will be held in the student center at GA, York St Sydney
- Tuesday 6:30-8:30pm
- Saturday 11:00am-01:00pm
Monday | Wednesday |
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7/12: Introduction / Expectations / Git Intro | 9/12: Python |
- Install the Anaconda distribution of Python 2.7x.
- Install Git and create a GitHub account.
- Once you receive an email invitation from Slack, join our "SYD_DAT_3 team" and add your photo!
- Introduction to General Assembly
- Course overview: our philosophy and expectations (slides)
- Tools: check for proper setup of Git, Anaconda, overview of Slack
Homework:
- Resolve any installation issues before next class.
- Make sure you have a github profile and created a repo called "SYD_DAT_3"
- Clone the class repo (this one!)
- Review this code for a recap of some Python basics.
Optional:
- Read Analyzing the Analyzers for a useful look at the different types of data scientists.
- Read about some Markdown Techniques
- Write a summary of 2 chapters of The Data Science Handbook in Markdown and submit a change request in the Lab Directory