COMPTNG 16A
Python with Applications
Description: (Formerly numbered 16.) Lecture, three hours; discussion, two hours. Requisites: course 10A, Computer Science 31, or equivalent, with grades of C- or better. In-depth introduction to Python programming language for students who have already taken beginning programming course in strongly typed, compiled language (C++, C, or Fortran). Core Python language constructs, applications, text processing, data visualization, interaction with spreadsheets and SQL databases, and creation of graphical user interfaces. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
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Spring 2021 - Professor Perlmutter is super helpful! I think he is the best coding professor! We have pre-recorded videos posted every week, and he also holds live sessions to address useful real-life cases. I would say this class is not hard at all, as long as you work hard. Weekly homework(8 in total). Weekly live discussion assignments require group work. Same group throughout the quarter, in which the groups are randomly assigned by the professor. Midterm is very easy, we have 36 hours to do it. "The exam is a "90-minute exam," in the following sense: we've written the exam with the intention that, if all students spend 90 minutes on it, then the median exam grade would be around a 90. " Final exam is a bit more complicated, but it can be done in about 2-3 hours. There's a final project about building 3 machine learning models to predict species of penguins. Professor also offers several extra credit options: an extra credit essay, 2 extra credit surveys, and some extra points in the Midterm. I think everyone can do well in this class, even for people with no prior coding experience. Strongly recommend.
Spring 2021 - Professor Perlmutter is super helpful! I think he is the best coding professor! We have pre-recorded videos posted every week, and he also holds live sessions to address useful real-life cases. I would say this class is not hard at all, as long as you work hard. Weekly homework(8 in total). Weekly live discussion assignments require group work. Same group throughout the quarter, in which the groups are randomly assigned by the professor. Midterm is very easy, we have 36 hours to do it. "The exam is a "90-minute exam," in the following sense: we've written the exam with the intention that, if all students spend 90 minutes on it, then the median exam grade would be around a 90. " Final exam is a bit more complicated, but it can be done in about 2-3 hours. There's a final project about building 3 machine learning models to predict species of penguins. Professor also offers several extra credit options: an extra credit essay, 2 extra credit surveys, and some extra points in the Midterm. I think everyone can do well in this class, even for people with no prior coding experience. Strongly recommend.
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