EAS503 Spring 2021

Topics (Tentative)

• Week 1 - 8/30/2021 -- Python Programming: Introduction, Python Basics (data types, mathematical operations, variables), Functions, NBGrader
• Week 2 - 9/6/2021 -- Python Programming: Function Examples, Strings, Strings Examples, String Methods
• Week 3 - 9/13/2021 -- Python Programming: Making Choices/Flow Control/Conidtionals Examples,
• Week 4 - 9/20/2021 -- Python Programming: Lists, Tuples, Loops, File Handling, Modify loop execution, while loops, List Comprehension, Sets, Dictionaries, Lambda, Filter, Map, Sorting,
• Week 5 - 9/27/2021 -- Python Programming: Modify loop execution, while loops, List Comprehension, Sets, Dictionaries, Lambda, Filter, Map, Sorting, Matplotlib Part 1
• Week 6 - 10/4/2021 -- Python Programming: Lambda, Filter, Map, Sorting,
• Week 7 - 10/11/2021 -- Python Programming: Python Errors, Exception Handling, Matplotlib Part 2
• Week 8 - 10/18/2021 -- Python Programming: Function Input, Scope, Object-Oriented Programming, Generators, and Iterators
• Week 9 - 10/25/2021 -- Object-Oriented Programming, Generators, and Iterators; Database Concepts: SQLite3
• Week 10 - 11/1/2021 -- Database Concepts: SQLite3 continued, Python and Database
• Week 11 - 11/8/2021 -- Working with Data: Numpys, Pandas, and database
• Week 12 - 11/15/2021 -- Visualization: Linking Database to Pandas and Visualization (matplotlib, seaborn, plotly)
• Week 13 - 11/22/2021 -- Machine Learning with Python 1 (only one class due to fall recess)
• Week 14 - 11/29/2021 -- Machine Learning with Python 1 (continue)
• Week 15 - 12/6/2021 -- Machine Learning with Python 2

Grading

• Homework (8) -- 50%
• Labs (2) -- 30%
• Project (1) -- 20%
• 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 10/3/2021
• Homework 4 -- release date: 10/3/2021; due 10/10/2021
• Homework 5 -- release date: 10/24/2021; due 10/31/2021
• Homework 6 -- release date: 10/31/2021; due 10/31/2021
• Homework 7 -- release date: 11/7/2021; due 11/14/2021
• Homework 8 -- release date: 12/5/2021; due 12/12/2021
• Homework 9 -- release date: 12/10/2021; due 12/15/2021

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: 10/10/2021; due 10/24/2021
• Lab 2 -- release date: 11/14/2021; due 11/30/2021

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
• 12/10/2021 -- Submit video presentation, final report and code
• 12/15/2021 -- Watch 5 other presentation and provide feedback