Syllabus for NYCastroML
Introduction
Warning! There are no instructors! This is not a course!
NYCastroML coordinators are:
- Josh Peek (goldston@gmail.com)
- Federica Bianco (fb55@nyu.edu)
- Adrian Price-Whelan (adrianmpw@gmail.com)
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