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Syllabus for NYCastroML

Introduction

Warning! There are no instructors! This is not a course!

NYCastroML coordinators are:

• Josh Peek ([email protected])
• Federica Bianco ([email protected])
• Adrian Price-Whelan ([email protected])

January 24

• Introduction: Josh, General idea behind structure of reading group: Mouth and Fingers
• Example of how to present a section
• Presentations on Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.3: Josh
• Decide on time we are meeting (bring your calendar): All
• Homework:
  • If you don't know Python, install it (Anaconda) and give it a whirl on Codeacademy.com
  • If you don't have Git, get it, clone NYCastroML
  • Install astroML
Read Chapter 1

January 28

• Adrian presents 1.5
• Fed presents 1.6
• Josh presents 1.6.3
• Sign up to present Chapter 2 Sections
• Test Hack / Setup Fest (?)
• Homework:
  • Read Chapter 2
  • Finalize your Setup

February 4

• Present Chapter 2
• Hack Chapter 2
• Homework:
  • Read Chapter 3

February 11

• Present Chapter 3
  • Or: Sections 3.1-3.2
  • APW: Section 3.3
  • Andrews: Sections 3.4-3.7
  • Random Numbers, Monty Hall

February 18

• Hack Chapter 3

February 25

• Present Chapter 4
  • Corrales: Sections 4.1-4.4
  • Bianco: Sections 4.5-4.7, 4.8-4.10

March 4

• Hack Chapter 4

March 11

• Present Chapter 5
  • Hogg: Section 5.1
  • Weaver: Sections 5.2-5.4
  • DFM: Section 5.8
  • APW: Fitting with MCMC

March 18

• Spring break for some institutions.
• Hack Chapter 5

March 25

• More Chapter 5

April 1

• Hack Chapter 5

April 8

• Present Chapter 6
  • Petri: Sections 6.1-6.2
  • APW: Section 6.3
  • Corrales: Sections 6.4-6.6

April 15

• Hack Chapter 6

April 22

• Present Chapter 7

April 29

• Hack Chapter 7

May 6

• Present Chapter 8
  • Peek: Sections 8.1-8.4
  • APW: Section 8.5-8.7
  • Cruz: Sections 8.8-8.12

May 13

• Hack Chapter 8

May 23 - All Day Hackathon

• Present Chapter 9
• Hack!
• Pizza!
• Hack!
• Drink!

June 6 - All Day Hackathon

• Present Chapter 10

  • Peek: Sections 10.1 -- 10.2
  • DF-M: Section 10.3
  • Corrales: 10.4 -- 10.6

• Group Discussion: Do the Right Thing?

• Hack