IMPRS-gBGC course 'Python' 2021
1. General information
Date: September 13 - 17, 2021
Starting time: 10.00 am
Approximate end: 3.00 pm (except the first day which will end by noon)
Place: lecture hall , MPI for Biogeochemistry, Jena
Instructors: Sujan Koirala, Jacob Nelson, Alex Winkler
Category: Skill course
Credit points: 0.2 per course day
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2. COVID-19
Planning of the course is preliminary. This course is planned to be an in-person course. Depending on the restrictions on that date, the course might needs to be altered.
3. Concept
This course addresses everybody who is interested in learning Python from scratch. The course is organized in three parts: "Basics" on day one and two, "Advanced Analysis with Python" on day three and "Data Visualisation" on day four. Please sign up for the modules that are of interest for you. If you have any question ie. regarding the level of detail feel free to address the instructors.
4. Agenda
Day | Content
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September 13 | Setup | Sujan Koirala
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13:00 | Installation and package management
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September 14 | Python basics and data handling | Sujan Koirala
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10:00 | Data types
Mathematical operations in NumPy
I/O
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September 15 | Data Visualization | Alex Winkler
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10:00 |
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September 16 | Python programming | Sujan Koirala
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10:00 | Structure of a Python Program
day ends at lunch
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September 17 | Advanced Analysis with Python | Jacob Nelson
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10:00 |
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5. What you need to prepare
Bring a laptop.
Please also make sure that you can access the internet via WLAN (BGC-users, if you have a BGC-account; BGC-guests and eduroam if you don't have an account).
6. Registration
Register here by May 14, 2021