Anaconda Jupyter Notebooks

The course will use the Jupyter notebook interface available through the Anaconda Python 3.8 distribution, a free distribution that bundles Python, Jupyter notebooks and a host of useful Python libraries like scipy, numpy, etc. To ensure uniformity, students should install this specific distribution on their computer/laptop from the link above. They may also be asked to install other third-party Python packages during the semester as needed.

In addition, some basic familiarity with command-line Unix (or Linux) shells is highly encouraged. Windows users can (and should) install a command-line shell like Git bash or install/activate the Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).