Day 0
Introduction to Google Colab and Python

Google colab - Run python notebooks directly in your web browser!

• Alternatives: Anaconda (self-install)

OPTIONAL material

• Introduction to Basic Python

  • A Whirlwind Tour of Python by J. VanderPlas

  • Skip part 1 and 2

  • Notebook

• Introduction to Scientific libraries used in Python

  • Python Data Science Handbook by J. VanderPlas

  • Suggested chapters: (2: Introduction to NumPy, 4: Matplotlib)

  • Skip chapters 1 and 3 (we won't be using pandas)

  • Notebook