COM6018 Data Science with Python

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Welcome

This repository contains the teaching materials and other resources for the module COM6018 Data Science with Python, taught at the University of Sheffield.

If you are taking this module please see the module website for more information and please use git to clone this repository to your own computer. The repository will be updated throughout the module and you will need to git pull regularly to get the latest materials.

The materials in this repository are also available in Jupyter book format at https://jonbarker.github.io/COM6018/.

Contents

The main contents of repository can be found in the materials directory. This contains the following subdirectories:

• lectures - the markdown source for the lecture slides
• tutorials - a set of jupyter notebooks covering the lecture material
• labs - the Jupyter notebooks used for the lab classes
• solutions - the solutions to the lab classes

Using Git

If you have not used git before you may need to install it on your computer. The instructions depend on your operating system:

• Linux: For Debian/Ubuntu run sudo apt-get install git`` and for Fedora runsudo dnf install git``.
• MacOS (e.g., MacBooks): Install the latest version from this list by clicking on the link.
• Windows: Follow the instructions at https://gitforwindows.org/