lekansogunle/python-intensive

4 weeks intensive Python course

Course plan

Week 1

Udacity python for data science

• 3 hrs or more per day
• [plan first seven days of first week]
• post questions or blockers on slack for help
• update team on progress daily
• refer to https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial

Week 2

Hackerrank , https://www.hackerrank.com/domains/python

• Day 1 - 4 exercises (Introduction and Basic data types)
  • Arithmetic Operators
  • Loops
  • List Comprehension
  • Finding the percentage
• Day 2 - 4 exercises (string, sets, Math)
  • String Split and Join
  • Python If-Else
  • Introduction to sets
  • Polar Coordinates
• Day 3 - 4 exercises (Collections, Date and Time)
  • collections.Counter
  • DefaultDict Tutorial
  • Calendar Module
  • Exceptions
• Day 4 - 4 exercises (Classes, Built-ins, RegExp)
  • Dealing with complex numbers
  • Any or All
  • Validating phone numbers
  • Validating and parsing email addresses
• Day 5 - 8 exercises (Numpy)
  • Arrays
  • Transpose and Flatten
  • Array Mathematics
  • Floor, Ceil and Rent
  • Min, Max
  • Mean, Var, and Std
  • Polynomials
  • Linear Algebra

Week 2, weekend(sat and sun)

• Introduce the concept of git and GitHub(call)
• How to use git and GitHub

Week 3

Build a simple webserver with python, flask

• Explain concept of webserver (call)
• Build python/flask server
• Make server communicate with GitHub api
• push project to GitHub

Week 3, Weekend (Sat / Sun ) - Visit to Cottbus - 26th May, 2019

• Get feedback on past weeks 1, 2 and 3
• Visit to Cottbus to reinforce learnings and introduce Pandas
• Introduction to Jupyter!

Week 4

Build Python/pandas project

• Explain pandas and project task (call)
• Follow up with tutorials
• 3 hrs or more per day
• post questions or blockers on slack for help
• update team on progress daily
• refer to Pandas documentation

Week 4, weekend (Sun) - Call Session

• Farewell and feedback session

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