Python for Informatics
CSE-41225
Python for Informatics
Informatics is the study of structure, algorithms, behavior, and interactions of information systems. Its applications are powerful and broad, and include such fields as life sciences, data mining, business analytics, and social computing.
This hands-on course introduces the Python programming language, and is targeted toward students without prior programming experience who are interested in how informatics can be employed to provide solutions to complex, data intensive problems in a variety of scientific and business domains. After learning the core syntax and elements of the Python language, students will gain experience in the fundamentals of network programming, web services, databases and Structured Query Language (SQL), and data visualization.
Course Highlights:
- Variables, expressions, and statements
- Conditional execution and functions
- Iteration and strings
- Files and lists
- Dictionaries and tuples
- Regular expressions and network programming
- Web services, database connectivity, and Structured Query Language (SQL)
- Data visualization
- Automation through scripting
Course Benefits:
- Write programs using the core Python language elements
- Create IPython Notebooks to document coding sessions
- Use Python to explore network programming, web services, databases, PySQL, and data visualization
Software: Students will use Python 2.7 and 3.X in this course. There is no additional cost to access this software.
Course typically offered: Online quaterly
Prerequisites: None.
Next Steps: Upon completion of this course, consider taking other courses in data science to continue learning.
More Information: For more information about this course, please contact Infotech@ucsd.edu.
Course Information
Course sessions
Section ID:
Class type:
This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
Textbooks:
All course materials are included unless otherwise stated.
Policies:
- No refunds after: 9/30/2024
Schedule:
Instructor:
Walter Wesley, M.S.
Advisor, Mesa Robotics Organization
Duane Wesley has 20+ years of college-level teaching experience, including the teaching of C#, C++, Java, Scheme, Smalltalk, Visual Basic, Design Patterns, Linux, and Robotics. He also has 28+ years of software engineering experience on a variety of embedded and networked military systems.
Wesley is skilled in e-learning, data analytics, robotics, embedded programming, SQL, C++, educational technology and instructional design. He currently serves as department chair of computer and information sciences at San Diego Mesa College and has been teaching at Extension since 1995.
Section ID:
Class type:
This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
Textbooks:
All course materials are included unless otherwise stated.
Policies:
- No refunds after: 1/20/2025
Schedule:
Instructor:
Walter Wesley, M.S.
Advisor, Mesa Robotics Organization
Duane Wesley has 20+ years of college-level teaching experience, including the teaching of C#, C++, Java, Scheme, Smalltalk, Visual Basic, Design Patterns, Linux, and Robotics. He also has 28+ years of software engineering experience on a variety of embedded and networked military systems.
Wesley is skilled in e-learning, data analytics, robotics, embedded programming, SQL, C++, educational technology and instructional design. He currently serves as department chair of computer and information sciences at San Diego Mesa College and has been teaching at Extension since 1995.
