ABE 65100 Environmental Informatics Course Resources

Course Books

Links to textbooks used for teaching the course:

• Downey, A. B. (2015), Think Python: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist is the book I use to teach basic programming and Python concepts. The second edition is available for download at Green Tea Press. First edition is for Python 2, now long retired. The third edition came out in 2024 and uses Jupyter notebooks, I have not evaluated whether I will switch the class to it.
• Downey, A. B. (2018), Python for Data Analysis, 2nd Edition. I use this to dig deeper into Python structures and methods for data analysis. Available on-line through the Purdue library.
• Janert, P. K. (2011), Data Analysis with Open Source Tools, is my preferred book for teaching the basic concepts of data analysis. Available on-line through the Purdue library.

Supplemental Materials Shared with the Class

• Example of effective comments in code.
• Working with Python's built-in file methods tutorial.
• Assignment 3 Supplemental - Using Python's Built-in File Methods.