Welcome

This is the landing page for the Summer 2025 UAMS DBMI Python Programming Bootcamp. The schedule of topics below contains links to pages for individual lab sessions.

Textbook

Python Crash Course, 3rd Edition: A Hands-On, Project-Based Introduction to Programming by Eric Matthes.

Please start by skimming Chapter 1, but do not follow any instructions in Chapter 1 for setting up software. We will use different software that needs to be configured differently.

Schedule of Topics

Date	Topic	Reading
Tuesday, July 8 2025	Introduction, basic concepts	Read Ch 2
Thursday, July 10 2025	Lists	Read Ch 3
Tuesday, July 15 2025	Lists & Loops	Read Ch 4
Thursday, July 17 2025	Selection statements	Read Ch 5
Tuesday, July 22 2025	Dictionaries	Read Ch 6
Thursday, July 24 2025	While loops & more	Read Ch 7
Tuesday, July 29 2025	Functions	Read Ch 8
Thursday, July 31 2025	Data science libraries & wrap-up

Assignments

Due Date	Item
July 10	HW00
July 15	HW00