Week 1

Program:

• Organization.
• Basics of Python
  • Python introduction
  • Suggested Python textbook: Dive into Python (PDF)
  • Brief introduction to Python from the labs: Introduction to python (jupyter notebook)
• Basics of ML
  • ML introduction
  • ML introduction codes

Homework A:

• Install Python and PyCharm on your home computer.
• Familiarize yourself with the Python language: read the assignment description and learn the suggested parts.
• Ask questions on the Forum.
• Nothing to hand in.

Homework B:

• Read the assignment of exercise B from next week (Bayesian and Non-Bayesian tasks).
• Do your best to understand its solution. It does not matter if you do not understand everything. Next week we shall review the solution and clarify everything.
• Try to execute the commands yourself, try to write bayes.py script containing the commands.
• If needed, ask questions on the Forum.