BANA409 - Fall 2026

Python and VS Code Setup Introduction to AI and ML

Pandas Matplotlib

Kaggle and Model-Free Prediction

Data Preprocessing

Model Evaluation

Linear Regression

Gradient Descent Polynomial Regression and Regularization Logistic Regression Support Vector Machine Ensemble Learning

Code Management

Matplotlib

We covered all parts in the Matplotlib and Pandas Charting sections at https://www.harrywang.me/blog/data-science-intro#matplotlib

housing.csv.zip

Matplotlib Basics
Pandas Plotting
Line Plot
Bar Plot
Histogram
Box Plot
Scatter Plot

Pandas

We covered all parts in the Pandas section: https://www.harrywang.me/blog/data-science-intro#pandas

Kaggle and Model-Free Prediction

Kaggle hosts the datasets and competitions we use for the rest of the course. This lecture covers how a competition is set up — what files you are given and…