Editing Community Data Science Workshops (Winter 2020) (section)

=== Session 1: Introduction to Programming (January 18) ===

Come to '''[http://uw.edu/maps/?sav Savery Hall (SAV) 260] by 9:45am'''.
Plan to be on UW campus by 9:45am. You will need time to get settled and setup. We will start lecturing promptly at 10am. There will be coffee!

: '''Time:''' 9:45am-4pm
: '''Location:''' [http://uw.edu/maps/?sav Savery Hall (SAV)]

: '''Schedule'''
:: '''Morning, 10am-12:20 (SAV 260)''': [[CDSW/Day_1_lecture|A 2.5 hour lecture-based introduction to the Python programming language]]
:: '''Lunch, 12:20-1pm (Savery Hall in the downstairs hallway)''': We'll provide lunch (pizza!)
:: '''Afternoon, 1pm-3:30pm (SAV 130, 137, 138, 156):''' Python practice through short projects (see below) on a variety of fun and practical topics:
::* [[Baby_Names | Baby Names]]
::* [[Learnpython.org exercises]]
:: '''Wrap-up, 3:30pm-4pm (SAV 260):''' Wrap-up, next steps, and upcoming opportunities for learning and practicing Python

: '''Objectives''': Programming is an essential tool for data science and is useful for solving many other problems. The goal of this session will be to introduce programming in the [http://www.python.org/ Python programming language]. Each participant will leave having solved a real problem and will have built their first real programming project.