Lecture 1: Introduction
Contents
Lecture 1: Introduction¶
Learning objectives¶
Define data science.
Highlight some applications of data science in mechanical engineering.
Explain the lecture book structure.
Explain why we will be using Python.
Introduce Jupyter notebooks.
Demonstrate how to run Jupyter notebooks on Google Colab.
Introduce Python expressions, names.
Introduce the basics of function calling.
Introduce the basic Python data types.
Demonstrate how one can get help on a Python function.
Show students how they can complete and submit the first homework assignment.