Resources

Setting up your learning system

We will use Python to experiment with algorithms and datasets in the course. Follow these instructions to set it up

• Download and install Python 3: https://www.python.org/downloads/
  

• Download and install the Anaconda scientific python distribution: https://www.continuum.io/downloads/

• You can use anaconda to manage your python environment from the terminal or using the Anaconda Navigator graphical interface. For the latter, here is a quick guide: https://docs.continuum.io/anaconda/navigator/getting-started

• Install the modules we will be using in class: jupyter, matplotlib, numpy, pandas, scipy, scikit-learn

Learning resources and documentation

We will be using Python for all programming projects. Here are some resources to get you started:

• Short python tutorial by Hal Daume
  
• Python Tutorial
  
• Python Docs
  
• DataCamp Intro to Python
• Jupyter notebooks
• Numpy Tutorial (tentative)
  
• Numpy User’s Guide
  
• Scipy docs
  
• Keras documentation
  
• Tensorflow documentation