This course will meet on Wednesdays, from 11am to 2pm, beginning on May 13 and ending on June 17. You will need a computer for this course.

Course Structure:

• 11am:  Scientific Programming
• 12pm: Professional Development
• 1pm: Hands-on Practice

Week 1:

• Introduction to the course
• Professional Development: Keynote Address
• Overview of scientific programming in Python by Dr. Dylan Wagner

Week 2:

• Scientific Programming:
  • Basics of Python programming I –strings & numbers
  • Tutorial & Assignment: Thinking with loops!
• Professional Development. What is graduate school? 

Week 3 :

• Scientific Programming:
  • Basics of Python programming II – Lists, dictionaries, and functions
  • Tutorial & Assignment: Using Python dictionaries to change the meaning of pop songs!
• Professional Development. Faculty Panel

Week 4:

• Scientific Programming:
  • Python packages I – Pandas for numeric data
  • Tutorial & Assignment: Charting meme stocks in Python!
• Professional Development. Lab Etiquette

Week 5:

• Scientific Programming:
  • Python packages II – Nilearn for brain data
  • Tutorial & Assignment: Visualize and manipulate fMRI data.
• Professional Development. Graduate Student Panel

Week 6:

• Scientific Programming:
  • Putting it all together – Do different people’s brains synchronize when watching movies?
  • In Class Tutorial: Using Python to measure similarities between different people’s brains.
• Professional Development.