Published by Pearson (November 29, 2021) © 2022

Kennedy Behrman
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    ISBN-13: 9780136624318

    Foundational Python for Data Science ,1st edition

    Language: English

    Learn all the foundational Python you'll need to solve real data science problems


    Data science and machine learning--two of the world's hottest fields--are attracting talent from a wide variety of technical, business, and liberal arts disciplines. Python, the world's #1 programming language, is also the most popular language for data science and machine learning. This is the first guide specifically designed to help millions of people with widely diverse backgrounds learn Python so they can use it for data science and machine learning. 


    Leading data science instructor and practitioner Kennedy Behrman first walks through the process of learning to code for the first time with Python and Jupyter notebook, then introduces key libraries every Python data science programmer needs to master. Once you've learned these foundations, Behrman introduces intermediate and applied Python techniques for real-world problem-solving.

    • Master Google colab notebook Data Science programming
    • Manipulate data with popular Python libraries such as: pandas and numpy
    • Apply Python Data Science recipes to real world projects
    • Learn functional programming essentials unique to Data Science
    • Access case studies, chapter exercises, learning assessments, comprehensive Jupyter based Notebooks, and a complete final project

    Throughout, Foundational Python for Data Science presents hands-on exercises, learning assessments, case studies, and more--all created with colab (Jupyter compatible) notebooks, so you can execute all coding examples interactively without installing or configuring any software.


    Preface xiii
    I:  Learning Python in a Notebook Environment 1
    1  Introduction to Notebooks 3
    2  Fundamentals of Python 13
    3  Sequences 25
    4  Other Data Structures 37
    5  Execution Control 55
    6  Functions 67
    II: Data Science Libraries 83
    7  NumPy 85
    8  SciPy 103
    9  Pandas 113
    10  Visualization Libraries 135
    11  Machine Learning Libraries 153
    12  Natural Language Toolkit 159
    III: Intermediate Python 171
    13  Functional Programming 173
    14  Object-Oriented Programming 187
    15  Other Topics 201
    A  Answers to End-of-Chapter Questions 215
    Index 221