Lesson overview#
During the second week we will dive into Python and learn some basic elements of Python programming language. We will also continue learning how to use the Course Environment and version control with Git + GitHub. The main components of today’s lesson can be found in the navigation bar to the left.
Learning goals#
After this week you will be able to:
conduct basic data type conversions
store and access values in a list
explain the concept of an index value
understand the basics of version control
use Git and GitHub to record changes to your files
use Jupyter notebooks for writing and documenting your code
Lesson videos#
Lesson 2.1 - Course introduction and computing basics
Dave Whipp & Kamyar Hasanzadeh, University of Helsinki @ Geo-Python channel on Youtube.
Lesson 2.2 - Course environment and a taste of Python
Dave Whipp & Kamyar Hasanzadeh, University of Helsinki @ Geo-Python channel on Youtube.