Useful resources and materials

This page contains a number of materials related to the various topics covered in the ISC course. It covers the sessions:

Algorithmic thinking

Resource	Description	Link	Last reviewed
"What is algorithmic thinking?" video	Introduction to algorithmic thinking	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoTYX4-Z-jA	22/11/2021

Resource	Description	Link	Last reviewed
Linux Journey website	Simple intros and quiz questions to check understanding of basic linux	https://linuxjourney.com/lesson/the-shell	01/07/2022

Resource	Description	Link	Last reviewed
Blog post about "Mercury"	Describes how to use Mercury to quickly build a web app from a Jupyter Notebook	https://mljar.com/mercury/	01/07/2022

Resource	Description	Link	Last reviewed
Git Cheat Sheet	Cheat Sheet for basic Git commands and workflows	https://education.github.com/git-cheat-sheet-education.pdf	22/11/2021
Git workflow diagram	Nice diagram of the interactions between the local repo, staging and remote	https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fh6bl4DWIAAZxse?format=jpg&name=4096x4096	21/11/2022

Resource	Description	Link	Last reviewed
Python docs	Online documentation for Python	https://docs.python.org/	22/11/2021
Python tutorial	The official Python tutorial	https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/	22/11/2021
Free Code Camp Python course	Online Scientific Computing with Python course (free)	https://www.freecodecamp.org/learn/scientific-computing-with-python/	22/11/2021
Code Academy Python course	Online Learning Python course from Code Academy	https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-python	22/11/2021
Python glossary	An official glossary of Python-related terms	https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html	15/09/2022
Pandas DataFrame Indexing Explained: from .loc to .iloc and beyond	Useful tips on indexing/selecting in Pandas	https://lucytalksdata.com/how-to-effectively-index-pandas-dataframes/	29/09/2022