A Tutorial on Python Programming - Part 1 of 4 series of lectures
07July
Event Info
Category Date and Time- Friday, July 07, 2023
- 02:00 PM - 05:00 PM
- A Tutorial on Python Programming: Introduction to Python
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- Virtual
- Online - via UIC Blackboard Collaborate
- Runa Bhaumik PhD
- (312) 413-4455
- rbhaumik [at] uic.edu
Event Details
Runa Bhaumik, Ph.D., a computer scientist is a Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry in the Biostatistics Research Program at the University of Illinois Chicago. Dr. Bhaumik’s research interest lies in the application of statistical, ML/AI, and NLP technologies in health science research, particularly in Psychiatry and Public Health. She teaches a course titled “Health Analytics using Python Programming” in the Department of Biostatistics in the School of Public Health (Course Name: BSTT 424).
Audience: |
Students, Researchers in health professionals interested in data science |
Purpose: |
This Python tutorial will guide participants through common tasks in data science. It is designed to be accessible to people with no previous programming experience |
Instructional level: |
Beginner |
OBJECTIVES
Tutorial1 (July 7th): Introduction to Python:
- Anaconda installation
- Use Jupyter Notebook to write and run the code
- Understand basic Python syntax to use functions and assign variables
- Create lists
- Use for-loops
- Define functions
- Introduction to NumPy and Pandas