Foundations

Python Essentials for ML

Build a solid foundation in Python programming with focus on data structures, libraries like NumPy and Pandas, and scientific computing. This module prepares you for machine learning workflows.

Estimated Time 30 hours

Introduction

Build a solid foundation in Python programming with focus on data structures, libraries like NumPy and Pandas, and scientific computing. This module prepares you for machine learning workflows.

4 Lessons
30h Est. Time
4 Objectives
1 Assessment

By completing this module you will be able to:

Master Python fundamentals and object-oriented programming
Work with NumPy arrays and Pandas DataFrames
Perform data cleaning and exploratory analysis
Understand computational complexity and optimization

Lessons

Work through each lesson in order. Each one builds on the concepts from the previous lesson.

1

Python Data Structures for ML

45 min

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2

Data Loading, Cleaning, and Preprocessing

45 min

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3

Data Visualization for Analysis

40 min

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4

Scientific Python Ecosystem

40 min

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Recommended Reading

Supplement your learning with these selected chapters from the course library.

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Learn Python Programming 4e

Chapters 1-10

Module Assessment

Python Essentials for ML

Question 1 of 3

When performing data transformation on a Pandas DataFrame with 1 million rows, which approach is most efficient?