By the end of this course, students will be be able to use the following Python language constructs and modules to solve problems:

• Standard Programming Constructs (e.g. sequential statements, iterative statements, functions)
• Object Oriented Programming Constructs
• Advanced Data Structures (e.g. lists and dictionaries)
• The Pygame Module (to create games)
• The NumPy and SciPy Modules (to perform scientific computing)
• The pandas Module (to manipulate data)
• The matplotlib Module (to visualize data)
• The scikit-learn Module (to learn from data)

• Students will learn the basics of the Python programming language.
• Students will learn to use Python libraries.
• Students will develop a fun and compelling Python assignment, suitable for high school or first-year university students.

This course is taught by guest professor John Paxton from the Montana State University. He is accompanied by students from Montana State University and offers additional participation to students from TU Wien depending on the room capacity.

The course takes place from May 15th, 2017 until June 9th, 2017, Monday-Friday, 9:30-12:30.

Registration in TISS opens March 1, 2017, 8:00am.

For further and up-to-date information please visit the course webpage: https://www.cs.montana.edu/paxton/classes/wien/

• Daily Assignments - 45%
• Final Project - 25%
• Final Project Presentation - 10%
• Daily Attendance - 20%

• Two or more semesters of programming experience.