Workshop Description (Introductory Course)
Workshop Materials
Day 1
- Data types: strings, integers, floats, booleans
- Expressions, variables and assignments
- Conditional statements
- Functions and methods
Day 1 Slides- W9-IntroToPython-Day1
Day 2
- String indexing and slicing
- Loops
- Lists
- Dictionaries
Day 2 slides- W9-IntroToPython-Day2
Day 3
- 1: Running scripts
- 2: Using built in modules: math, sys
- 3: Writing modules
- 4: Reading/writing with text files
Day 3 Slide- W9-IntroToPython-Day3
Technical Requirements
A MacOS, Windows or Linux computer with Anaconda– https://www.anaconda.com/products/individual Installed (Python 3.8 version). With this installation you will automatically receive Python interpreter as well as Spyder IDE. Please try to ensure, prior to the workshop, that Anaconda & Spyder have been successfully installed. Helpful instructions for verifying proper installation can be found in the “Getting Started” section of the Anaconda User Guide: https://docs.anaconda.com/anaconda/user-guide/getting-started/ In case you run into any problems, we will bring up a zoom session 1/2 hour before the class to sort these out.
Instructor
Dr. Seyoon Ko is a Postdoctoral Fellow at Hua Zhou’s laboratory in the Department of Biostatistics. Dr. Ko’s research interests include large-scale computational methods in biostatistics and bioinformatics using parallel and distributed computing. His current projects include developing scalable software for genome-wide associational study modeling within-subject variability and identifying ancestry-informative markers at the biobank scale. He earned a Ph.D. degree in Statistics from Seoul National University in South Korea, as well as a M.S. degree in Computational Sciences and a B.S. degree in Physics, Mathematical Sciences, and Computational Science.
Email: kos@g.ucla.edu
Video
Reviews
It was a great intro course in Python! I’m glad I took the course!
Thanks for a great workshop. You provided excellent and useful material for all types of researchers.
Thank you! It was an excellent course, teaching was perfect.
Very clear, perfect pace for beginners, great job, would highly recommend!
Workshop Details
Prerequisites: None
Length: 3 days, 3 hrs per day
Level: Introductory
Location: Boyer 529
Seats Available: 28
Winter 2023 Dates
Jan. 10, 11, and 12
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED!