Fundamentals

Getting Started

• LWP 1: The way of the program
• LWP 2: Variables, expressions and statements
• PDA 1: Preliminaries
• PDA 2: Python Language Basics, iPython, and Jupyter Notebooks

Paul’s notes

• Digital representation of data
• Control flow & Complex data types
• Functions, File input & output
• NumPy: the absolute basics for beginners
• PDA 4: NumPy Basics: Arrays and Vectorized Computation
• fun coding challenge: Advent of Code 2015, Day 6 (hint: use a 1000x1000 2D array)

other useful readings

• The way of the program
• Variables, expressions, and statements
• Python Language Basics
• Files & the File System by Kieran Healy
• How to Name Files video by Jenny Bryan

Conditionals, Iteration, & Control Flow

• LWP 5: Conditionals
• LWP 7: Iteration
• PDA 3: Built-in Data Structures, Functions, and Files
• PDA 4: NumPy Basics: Arrays and Vectorized Computation
• PDA 5: Getting Started with pandas
• Conditionals and recursion (you can ignore for now the section on recursion)
• Control Flow