Data Science Track

A Revised Course Outline:

Introduction to Python
Module 1: Introduction to Programming and Python
* What is Programming?
* Definition and basic concepts
* Importance and applications
* Introduction to Python
* History and features
* Python vs. other programming languages
* Using Google Colab
* Introduction to Google Colab
* Navigating the Colab interface
* Python Interpreter
* Interactive mode vs. script mode

Module 2: Basic Python Syntax and Operations

* Comments
* Single-line comments using #
* Multi-line comments using triple quotes (''' or """)
* Variables and Data Types
* Introduction to variables
* Common data types: integers, floats, strings, booleans
* Choosing valid variable names
* Casting
* Converting one data type to another using int(), float(), and str()
* Basic Input/Output Operations
* Using print() for output
* Using input() for user input
* Operators
* Arithmetic operators
* Comparison operators
* Logical operators
* Assignment operators
input handling

* Module 3: Data Structures

* Lists
* Creating and accessing lists
* Common list operations
* List comprehensions
* Tuples
* Creating and using tuples
* Dictionaries
* Creating and accessing dictionaries
* Common dictionary operations
* Sets
* Creating and using sets

Module 4: Control Structures

* Conditional Statements
* if, elif, else statements
* Loops
* for loops
* while loops
* break and continue statements

Module 5: Functions and Modules

* Functions
* Defining and calling functions
* Parameters and return values
* Scope of variables
* Modules
* Importing modules
* Using built-in modules (e.g., math, random)

Module 6: File Handling

* Reading from Files
* Opening and reading text files
* Writing to Files
* Writing data to text files
* Working with CSV Files
* Using the csv module

Module 7: Error Handling and Debugging

* Error Types
* Syntax errors, runtime errors, and logical errors
* Exception Handling
* try, except, finally statements
* Debugging Techniques
* Using print statements
* Using debugging tools in Colab

Module 8: Introduction to Classes and Basics of OOP

* Basic Concepts
* Classes and objects
* Attributes and methods
* Creating and Using Classes
* Defining a class
* Creating objects
* Using attributes and methods
* Inheritance
* Simple inheritance
 Course Outline:
B
Data Analysis Using Python
Module 1: Introduction to Data Analysis
* Overview of Data Analysis
* Definition and importance
* Steps in the data analysis process
* Python for Data Analysis
* Why Python?
* Key libraries: NumPy, Pandas, Matplotlib, Seaborn

Module 2: Introduction to Basic Statistics

* Mean (Average)
* Median
* Mode
* Standard Deviation (Std)
* Variance
* Differences and Use Cases
* Differences Between Mean, Median, and Mode
* When to Use Mean, Median, and Mode
* Standard Deviation vs. Variance
* Additional Basic Math Concepts
* Range
* Percentiles
* Interquartile Range (IQR)
* Z-Scores

Module 3: Working with NumPy

* Introduction to NumPy
* Why use NumPy?
* NumPy arrays vs. Python lists
* Basic Operations with NumPy
* Creating arrays
* Array indexing and slicing
* Array operations (mathematical, statistical)
* Advanced NumPy
* Broadcasting
* Working with multi-dimensional arrays

Module 4: Data Manipulation with Pandas

* Introduction to Pandas
* Series and DataFrames
* Why use Pandas?
* Data Loading and Storage
* Reading and writing data (CSV, Excel, JSON)
* Data Exploration and Cleaning
* Handling missing data
* Data filtering and selection
* Data transformation and aggregation
* Advanced Pandas
* Merging and joining DataFrames
* Grouping data
* Pivot tables

Module 5: Data Visualization with Matplotlib and Seaborn

* Introduction to Data Visualization
* Importance of data visualization
* Basic concepts and best practices
* Matplotlib Basics
* Creating simple plots (line, bar, scatter)
* Customizing plots (labels, titles, legends)
* Saving and exporting plots
* Seaborn for Advanced Visualization
* Creating advanced plots (heatmaps, pair plots, categorical plots)
* Customizing Seaborn plots
* Combining Matplotlib and Seaborn

Module 6: Practical Data Analysis Project

* Project Overview
* Selecting a dataset
* Defining the problem statement
* Step-by-Step Analysis
* Data loading and cleaning
* Exploratory data analysis (EDA)
* Data visualization
* Drawing conclusions and insights
* Presentation of Results
* Summarizing findings
* Creating a final report/notebook
C Databases and SQL for Data Science

Module 1: Introduction to SQL

* Introduction to Databases
* Access Databases Using Python
* Creating tables, loading data and querying data using Python

Course Outline:
D
Machine Learning and Introduction to Deep Learning
Module 1: Introduction to Machine Learning
* What is Machine Learning?
* Types of Machine Learning (Supervised, Unsupervised,
Semi-supervised, Reinforcement)
* The Machine Learning Pipeline
* Applications of Machine Learning

Module 2: End-to-End Machine Learning Project

* Working with Real Data
* Feature Engineering and Selection
* Data Preprocessing and Cleaning
* Model Selection and Training
* Model Evaluation and Tuning

Module 3: Supervised Learning - Regression

* Linear Regression
* Polynomial Regression
* Regularization Techniques (Ridge, Lasso)
* Evaluation Metrics for Regression

Module 4: Supervised Learning - Classification

* Logistic Regression
* K-Nearest Neighbors
* Support Vector Machines
* Decision Trees and Random Forests
* Evaluation Metrics for Classification

Module 5: Unsupervised Learning

* Clustering (K-Means, Hierarchical, DBSCAN)
* Dimensionality Reduction (PCA, LDA)
* Anomaly Detection
* Association Rule Learning

Module 6: Model Fine-Tuning and Evaluation

* Hyperparameter Tuning (Grid Search, Random Search)
* Cross-Validation
* Confusion Matrix and ROC Curve
* Precision, Recall, F1 Score

Module 7: Introduction to Deep Learning with Keras

* Basics of Neural Networks
* Activation Functions
* Training Neural Networks
* Introduction to Keras
* Building and Training a Neural Network with Keras

Module 8: Advanced Deep Learning Techniques

* Transfer Learning
* Practical Applications of Transfer Learning
* Intro to Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs)
* Basic Architecture
* Applications (Image Classification)
* Intro to Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs)
* Basic Architecture
* Applications (Time Series Forecasting, NLP)

Module 9: Final Project

* End-to-End Machine Learning/Deep Learning Project