Princeton Institute for Computational Science and Engineering (PICSciE) Mini-course - ADDED

This free mini-course is an introduction to Python for those with little or no programming experience. Python is a programming language used for a wide variety of applications including scientific computation, text processing, file handling, graphics, database, and web interfaces. It is designed to be elegant, concise, and easy to learn, while offering many advanced features. This course will introduce you to Python programming, showing you how to perform basic tasks. It will also serve as an introduction to the more advanced Python mini-courses offered by the Princeton Institute for Computational Science and Engineering (PICSciE). Participants will use the free Anaconda Python distribution on their own laptops. The course will include in-class exercises so participants can begin to experience Python for themselves. Matthew Cahn is a programmer and Linux system administrator in the Department of Molecular Biology. He has been programming in Python for over 15 years in the fields of scientific instrumentation, drug discovery, and molecular biology.