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GE Python and Data Fundamentals

The document outlines a Generic Elective course titled 'Python and Data Fundamentals' which carries 4 credits and covers essential topics in machine learning and data analytics. It includes a syllabus divided into four units focusing on Python fundamentals, machine learning concepts, data pre-processing, and exploratory data analysis, with a strong emphasis on practical exercises. Recommended readings are provided to support the course content.

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GE Python and Data Fundamentals

The document outlines a Generic Elective course titled 'Python and Data Fundamentals' which carries 4 credits and covers essential topics in machine learning and data analytics. It includes a syllabus divided into four units focusing on Python fundamentals, machine learning concepts, data pre-processing, and exploratory data analysis, with a strong emphasis on practical exercises. Recommended readings are provided to support the course content.

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GENERIC ELECTIVES (GE-1)

Credit distribution, Eligibility and Pre-requisites of the Course

Course Credits Credit distribution of the course Eligibility Pre-requisite


title & Lecture Tutorial Practical/ criteria of the course
Code Practice
Python and 4 3 1 Basic
data understanding
fundament of statistics
als

Learning Objectives
The Learning Objectives of this course are as follows:
1. Understand the context of machine learning.
2. Know how to use python/R for machine learning

Learning outcomes
The Learning Outcomes of this course are as follows:
1. Understand the data needs of generalised machine learning algorithms.
2. Have a working knowledge of machine learning algorithms.

SYLLABUS OF GE-1
Unit 1 ( 3 weeks)
Fundamentals of python for machine learning: Basic operations and functions, loops,
assign variables, python data types, tuples, lists, dictionary, slicing, if statements, arrays,
python libraries and their use- pandas, numpy, matplotlib, sci-kit learn, pyspark, reading and
manipulating data -selecting rows/columns, merging data, OOPS in python

Unit 2 (3Weeks)
Machine Learning: Introduction, Definitions and types of machine learning
Foundation of Data Analytics: – Introduction, Evolution, Concept and Scopes, Data, Big Data,
Metrics and Data classification, Data Reliability & Validity, Introduction to Descriptive
Analytics, Predictive Analytics and Prescriptive Analytics.

Unit 3 (4 Weeks)
Data pre-processing and cleaning: data manipulation steps (sorting, filtering, duplicates,
merging, appending, subsetting, derived variables, data type conversions, renaming,
formatting, etc.), normalizing data, sampling, missing value treatment, outliers, coding
nominal and ordinal variables.

2
Unit 4 (4 weeks)
Exploratory data analysis: Data visualization using matplotlib, seaborn libraries, creating
graphs (bar/line/pie/boxplot/histogram, etc.), summarizing data, descriptive statistics,
univariate analysis (distribution of data), bivariate analysis (cross tabs, distributions and
relationships, graphical analysis)

Practical component (if any) - The entire syllabus is based on practical exercise i.e. learning
through specified software’s like Python or R.

Essential/recommended readings
1. Machine Learning using Python, Manaranjan Pradhan, U Dinesh Kumar, ISBN:
9788126579907

2. Ethem Alpaydin, "Introduction to Machine Learning" 2nd Edition, The MIT Press, 2009.

3. Tom M. Mitchell, "Machine Learning", First Edition by Tata McGraw-Hill Education,


2013.

4. Christopher M. Bishop, "Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning" by Springer,


2007.

5. Mevin P. Murphy, "Machine Learning: A Probabilistic Perspective" by The MIT Press,


2012.

Note: Examination scheme and mode shall be as prescribed by the Examination


Branch, University of Delhi, from time to time.

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