GA Data Science 18 Course Repository

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Course Information

Class Dates: Mondays and Wednesdays from 7-10pm
Course Duration: (October 30th - January 18th, 2017)
Holiday(s): November 22nd, December 25th, December 27th, January 1st
Course materials for General Assembly's Data Science course

Instructor: Naumaan Nayyar.

Office hours:

TBD
Also available via Slack (#ds-sm) or Google Hangouts (by appointment)

Lesson Structure:

Class	Title	Class	Title
Lesson 1	What is Data Science	Lesson 11	Clustering
Lesson 2	Research Design & Pandas	Lesson 12	Decision Trees / Random Forest
Lesson 3	Statistics Fundamentals pt. 1	Lesson 13	NLP with Classification
Lesson 4	Statistics Fundamentals pt. 2	Lesson 14	Dimensionality Reduction
Lesson 5	Tool Review	Lesson 15	Time Series Data
Lesson 6	Intro to Linear Regression	Lesson 16	Modeling Time Series Data
Lesson 7	Evaluating Model Fit	Lesson 17	Data Science Databases
Lesson 8	Intro to Classification	Lesson 18	Data Science Careers
Lesson 9	Intro to Logistic Regression	Lesson 19	Neural Networks
Lesson 10	Communicating Model Results	Lesson 20	Final Project Demo Day

Project Overview

You will be doing four unit projects and one final project in this class. Have a look at the project timeline in the projects folder. Information about the projects will be announced in class and upploaded to the folder.

The final project should represent significant original work applying data science techniques to an interesting problem. Final projects are individual attainments, but you should be talking frequently with your instructor and classmates about them.

Address a data-related problem in your professional field or a field you're passionate about. If you have a strong interest in the subject matter, you'll create a better project and it will be a lot more fun for you!

Here's a collection of past projects from GA Data Science students that may help to stimulate your thinking. You're welcome to use Github public datasets, Kaggle Datasets or private data, though with private data, you'll have to be careful about what you release. Competing in a Kaggle competition (including past competitions) is also a project option, in which case the data will be provided for you.

Installation and Setup

Install the latest Anaconda distribution -- Python 2.7.
Create a GitHub account.
Install Git and SourceTree.
Once you receive an email invitation from Slack, join our "ds-sm team" and add your photo!

Development Environment

Start with your Windows or Mac Terminal app:

Type the following into your terminal...

Navigate to the folder in which you have your python notebook (using cd).
Run jupyter notebook 'filename.ipynb' (Alternatively, you can run jupyter notebook and browse for the file using the web interface)
Kill Jupyter after you’re done by doing a Ctrl-C on the same window terminal you ran jupyter notebook from. Then type 'y' and press Enter.

GA Part-Time Graduation Requirements:

General Assembly's Part-time courses are pass/fail programs. We have certain requirements in order to be considered a graduate of our programs which are outlined in our GA Catalog

Missing no more than 2 class sessions over the duration of the course
Completion of 80% of assigned homework
Completion of the final project
Participating in GA’s mid-course and end-of-course feedback surveys

All assignments must be submitted by the final day of the course in order to receive credit. When you do complete our program with passing status, you unlock our alumni perks:

Receive a GA Letter of Completion (via email 1 week after graduation)
$150 credit towards GA’s Classes & Workshop for 1 year from your start date (enter code: lapt1 at checkout). Please note once you are enrolled, cancellations are not permitted so please make sure you are able to attend the class or workshop prior to applying your code
30% off Classes and Workshops after your $150 has expired (enter code: back2school-la at checkout)
Access to our Alumni Community:
- Check out some awesome discounts on our Alumni Perks Page
- Join our GA LA Alumni Facebook channel for networking and job opportunities
- Look out for a Monthly Alumni Newsletter sent to your email about upcoming alumni events

Part-Time Parking Options:

Address: Santa Monica Campus: 1520 2nd St, Santa Monica, CA 90401
Most students park in structure #8 across the street for around $6.00/night
Santa Monica Bike Center: $15/month to park your bike accross the street
Metro stop: Downtown Santa Monica (Metro Blue Line)

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