Day 01: Introductions¶
Welcome to the first day of Module 2! We’re excited to learn with you. 🙌
Attention
If you haven’t done so already, please make sure that you’ve completed the introductory survey and completed the Setup instructions.
We also invite you to read through the Overview and the condensed Schedule to get a feel for what we’ll be doing in this module.
If you don’t have time to do so, not to worry—we will clarify everythingmost things today. 🙂
Goals for today¶
Get to know one another better and our motivations for being here.
Discuss the structure of this module and clarify the expectations.
Introduce materials informatics (MI) at a high level.
Introduce the Python programming language and how we will use it for MI.
Get ample practice with Python and the Jupyter environment, including:
Common syntax, data types, and data structures
Working with files
Scientific computing in NumPy
Timing for today¶
We will kick off the module on Zoom at 9:00AM PDT sharp.
We will have a mix of synchronous lectures and group exercises, interspersed with several short breaks.
We will take a longer break for lunch between 12:00PM and 1:00PM PDT.
Enze will hold drop-in office hours (OH) from 2:00PM to 3:00PM PDT at the same Zoom link if you want to chat about the reading, Python, or anything else in this module. Attendance is optional, as you need it.
We will convene for a quick debrief on Zoom at 4:00PM PDT.