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UnderstandBuildAutomate

Python Programming Basics

13 lectures →

01 Data and Variable
02 Work with List
03 Functions
04 Conditional Execution
05 Loop - For Loop
06 Loop - While Loop
07 Loop - Other Techniques
08 Numpy Array
09 Vectorization Programming
10 Matrix Operation
11 Pandas DataFrame Part 1
12 Pandas DataFrame Part 2
13 JSON

Python Financial Modeling

01 Optimization
02 Linear Regression Part I
03 Linear Regression Part II
04 Root Finding

Python NLP and LLMs

01 Work with Strings
02 Process Textual Data
03 NLP Applications
04 HuggingFace Pipeline
05 LLM Embedding Model
06 API Calls to LLM
07 Robo Advising

Throughout the course

Lecture Slides Coding Practice & In-class Workplace Course Projects Vibe Coding

Course contents

Select a part to see its topics.

01 Understand · Programming Basics

1.1 Python Foundations
1.2 Programming Logic
- 04 Conditional Execution
- 05 Loop - For Loop
1.3 Structured Data

02 Build · Vibe Coding & API

Discussed in class

2.1 NLP Applications
2.2 LLM & Vibe Coding
2.3 LLM & API

03 Automate · Agentic AI

3.1 Agentic AI Concepts
- Slides: Agentic AI
3.2 Capstone Project

Assignments

01 · Understand

1 Mini Project 1
2 Mini Project 2
3 Mini Project 3
4 Mini Project 4

02 · Build

Course Project 1 Coming soon
Course Project 2_1
Course Project 2_2

03 · Automate

Course Project 3 Coming soon

All projects are also on the Course Projects page.

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© Dr. Huan Kuang.

Department of Finance • Bryant University