Week 5 (February 12 – February 18)

Monday, February 12 (4:00 P.M. – 6:00 P.M., LISB 131) Class Session 4
Topics	Python for Machine Learning Crash Course – Part 2 Pandas (including plotting) Plotting With Matplotlib
In-Class Activities	Review solutions to prior week's coding assignment Demo: Pandas (including plotting in Pandas) Review: Draft of Final Project Instructions
Required Readings	McKinney – Chapter 5 (Getting Started with pandas) McKinney – Chapter 6 - 6.1 (Reading and Writing Data in Text Format) McKinney – Chapter 7 - 7.1 (Handling Missing Data), 7.2 (Data Transformation) McKinney – Chapter 9 (Plotting and Visualization)
Required Recordings	Lecture Video: Pandas Lecture Video: Matplotlib
Other Resources	Files related to Pandas Lecture Files related to Matplotlib Lecture LinkedIn Learning (2017). pandas Essential Training with Jonathan Fernandes.

Friday, February 16 (2:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M., Zoom) Optional Session
Lab Session	On Friday afternoons from 2:00 PM till 3:00 PM, we will be holding an optional Lab Session using Zoom. Please drop by to ask a question, to discuss solutions to previous assignments, to get help with the current assignment, to discuss the final project, or just to say hello. Please use a headset while participating.

Sunday, February 18, @ 11:55 P.M. Weekly Assignments Deadline
Coding Assignments Due	Numpy Assignment Description: Please see the Instructions document below for assignment details. Submit to: Numpy Assignment Instructions for Numpy Assignment Tutorial Video: Tutorial for Numpy Assignment Starter Files For Numpy Tutorial and Numpy Assignment Grading Rubric for Numpy Assignment Pandas Assignment Description: To build your skills in using Pandas dataframes and in plotting using the Pandas interface, download the examples from the LinkedIn Learning course on Pandas that Kevin used for the in-class demo. Do the exercises through the chapter on plotting. PLEASE NOTE that there is no submission for this assignment. We are leaving it to you to get this important practice opprtunity. Matplotlib Coding Assignment Description: All of the materials that you will need to complete this assignment are contained in the Starter Files zip file below. Instructions on how to do the assignment and how to submit your work are included as part of the Jupyter notebook. Please follow those instructions. Submit to: Matplotlib Coding Assignment Starter Files for Matplotlib Coding Assignment Grading Rubric for Matplotlib Coding Assignment

Sunday, February 18, @ 11:55 P.M.
Weekly Assignments Deadline

Coding Assignments Due

Numpy Assignment
Description: Please see the Instructions document below for assignment details.
Submit to: Numpy Assignment
Pandas Assignment
Description: To build your skills in using Pandas dataframes and in plotting using the Pandas interface, download the examples from the LinkedIn Learning course on Pandas that Kevin used for the in-class demo. Do the exercises through the chapter on plotting. PLEASE NOTE that there is no submission for this assignment. We are leaving it to you to get this important practice opprtunity.
Matplotlib Coding Assignment
Description: All of the materials that you will need to complete this assignment are contained in the Starter Files zip file below. Instructions on how to do the assignment and how to submit your work are included as part of the Jupyter notebook. Please follow those instructions.
Submit to: Matplotlib Coding Assignment
- Starter Files for Matplotlib Coding Assignment
- Grading Rubric for Matplotlib Coding Assignment

Weekly Course Schedule – Spring 2024