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Python for Data Science (CS101)

Course Syllabus

Module 1: Introduction to Data Visualization


• Overview of Data Visualization

– Importance in decision-making across sectors


– Principles of effective visuals: Design principles, choosing appropriate chart
types

• Getting Started with Matplotlib

– Installation and setup


– Basics of creating plots: Line graphs
– Customizing plots with themes, colors, legends, and annotations

• Introduction to Interactive Visualizations

– Interactive plots in Jupyter Notebooks


– Detailed introduction of Python library for data visualization: Matplotlib.

Module 2: Basic and Advanced Plotting with Mat-


plotlib
• Basic Plot Types

– Bar charts, pie charts, scatter plots, histograms

• Advanced Visualization Techniques

– Multiple subplots, facet grids


– Density and contour plots
– Complex plot configurations: Subplots, twin axes, secondary axes

• 3D Plotting with Plotly

– Introduction to 3D plotting for complex data representations

• Exporting and Sharing Visualizations

– Exporting plots: Best formats, quality settings, and applications

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Module 3: Introduction to NumPy for Data Manip-
ulation
• Foundations of NumPy

– Creating arrays (1D, 2D, and multi-dimensional) and understanding attributes


like shape and dtype.
– Element-wise operations, broadcasting, and reshaping for flexible data ma-
nipulation.

• Efficient Computation

– Benefits of vectorized operations for fast computation.


– Scalar and relational operations for data filtering and transformation.

• Special Arrays and Random Data

– Creating arrays filled with specific values (ones, zeros, identity).


– Generating random arrays for simulations and modeling.

• Linear Algebra and Statistics

– Matrix operations for linear algebra applications.


– Statistical functions like mean, median, and standard deviation.

Module 4: Pandas Series and Data Manipulation


• Introduction to Pandas Series

– Creating Series from lists, dictionaries, and scalar values.


– Exploring Series attributes (shape, size, dtype) and handling missing data.

• Basic Operations and Indexing

– Element-wise operations, mapping, and filtering data.


– Indexing techniques: custom labels, boolean indexing, and slicing.

• Data Manipulation Techniques

– Merging and joining DataFrames; using pivot tables and group operations.
– Aggregating data with groupby and reshaping data.

• Time Series Analysis

– Working with datetime indices, resampling, and rolling statistics.


– Shifting data for time-based comparisons.

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